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# CMDroppedFrameReason

```
enum CMDroppedFrameReason
```

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`case discontinuity`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMDroppedFrameReason/discontinuity)

An unknown number of frames were dropped.

[`case frameWasLate`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMDroppedFrameReason/frameWasLate)

The frame was dropped because it was late.

[`case outOfBuffers`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMDroppedFrameReason/outOfBuffers)

The frame was dropped because the module providing frames is out of buffers.

### Enumerations

[`enum Info`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMDroppedFrameReason/Info)

Provides additional information regarding the dropped video frame.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CVAttachmentValueRepresentable`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVAttachmentValueRepresentable)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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