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# AVAssetImageGenerator.Images.Element

An element that provides the result of an image generation request.

```
@frozen enum Element
```

## Topics

### Cases

[`case success(requestedTime: CMTime, image: CGImage, actualTime: CMTime)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetImageGenerator/Images/Element/success(requestedTime:image:actualTime:))

A result that indicates an image generation request succeeded.

[`case failure(requestedTime: CMTime, error: any Error)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetImageGenerator/Images/Element/failure(requestedTime:error:))

A result that indicates an image generation request failed.

### Accessing image data

[`var image: CGImage`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetImageGenerator/Images/Element/image)

An image for a requested time.

[`var requestedTime: CMTime`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetImageGenerator/Images/Element/requestedTime)

A time in the video timeline at which you request an image.

[`var actualTime: CMTime`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetImageGenerator/Images/Element/actualTime)

The actual time in the video timeline at which the image generator creates the image.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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