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# NSCIImageRep

An object that can render an image from a Core Image object.

```
class NSCIImageRep
```

## Topics

### Creating Representations of Core Image Objects

[`+  imageRepWithCIImage:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCIImageRep/imageRepWithCIImage:)

Creates and returns a representation of an image initialized to the specified Core Image instance.

[`-  initWithCIImage:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCIImageRep/init(ciImage:)-60ghw)

Returns a representation of an image initialized to the specified Core Image instance.

### Getting Data

[`CIImage`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCIImageRep/ciImage)

The Core Image instance.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

### Inherits From

[`NSImageRep`](/documentation/AppKit/NSImageRep)

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