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# CMPackingType

The type of packing within each video frame, if any.

```
enum CMPackingType
```

## Overview

Frame-packed video contains both the left and right eye images on a single video track. With frame-packed video, use the appropriate Frame Arrangement.

## Topics

### Frame Arrangement

[`kCMPackingType_None`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMPackingType/none)

Each frame contains only a single image, and isn’t frame-packed.

[`kCMPackingType_SideBySide`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMPackingType/sideBySide)

The video contains packed frames that have a left eye image on the left and right eye image on the right.

[`kCMPackingType_OverUnder`](/documentation/CoreMedia/CMPackingType/overUnder)

The video contains packed frames that have a left eye image on the top and right eye image on the bottom.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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