def _get_video_info(self):
        """
        Returns basic information about the video as dictionary.
        """
        if not hasattr(self, '_info_cache'):
            encoding_backend = get_backend()
            try:
                path = os.path.abspath(self.path)
            except AttributeError:
                path = os.path.abspath(self.name)
            self._info_cache = encoding_backend.get_media_info(path)
        return self._info_cache
Returns basic information about the video as dictionary.