+ * @brief Creates an initialized VideoView.
+ * @SINCE_1_3_9
+ * @param[in] swCodec Video rendering by H/W codec if false
+ * @return A handle to a newly allocated Dali ImageView
+ *
+ * @note If platform or target does not support sw codec, video-view shows an error message and video by default codec type
+ */
+ static VideoView New( bool swCodec );
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Creates an initialized VideoView.
+ * If the string is empty, VideoView will not display anything.
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_3_9
+ * @REMARK_INTERNET
+ * @REMARK_STORAGE
+ * @param[in] url The url of the video resource to display
+ * @param[in] swCodec Video rendering by H/W codec if false
+ * @return A handle to a newly allocated Dali VideoView
+ *
+ * @note If platform or target does not support sw codec, video-view shows an error message and video by default codec type
+ */
+ static VideoView New( const std::string& url, bool swCodec );
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Creates an uninitialized VideoView.