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# imageWithCVImageBuffer:

Creates and returns an image object from the contents of  `CVImageBuffer` object.

```
+ (CIImage *) imageWithCVImageBuffer:(CVImageBufferRef) imageBuffer;
```

## Parameters

`imageBuffer`

A  `CVImageBuffer` object. For more information, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreVideo>.

## Return Value

An image object initialized with the contents of the image buffer object.

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