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# CMPixelFormatType

A pixel format type.

```
typealias CMPixelFormatType = FourCharCode
```

## Discussion

Only some codec types are pixel formats.

## Topics

### Constants

[`kCMPixelFormat_32ARGB`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_32ARGB)

A type that describes 32-bit ARGB.

[`kCMPixelFormat_32BGRA`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_32BGRA)

A type that describes 32-bit BGRA.

[`kCMPixelFormat_24RGB`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_24RGB)

A type that describes 24-bit RGB.

[`kCMPixelFormat_16BE555`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_16BE555)

A type that describes 16-bit big-endian 5-5-5.

[`kCMPixelFormat_16BE565`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_16BE565)

A type that describes 16-bit big-endian 5-6-5.

[`kCMPixelFormat_16LE555`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_16LE555)

A type that describes 16-bit little-endian 5-5-5.

[`kCMPixelFormat_16LE565`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_16LE565)

A type that describes 16-bit little-endian 5-6-5.

[`kCMPixelFormat_16LE5551`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_16LE5551)

A type that describes 16-bit little-endian 5-5-5-1.

[`kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr8`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr8)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:2:2 ordered Cb Y’0 Cr Y’1.

[`kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr8_yuvs`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr8_yuvs)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:2:2 ordered Y’0 Cb Y’1 Cr.

[`kCMPixelFormat_444YpCbCr8`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_444YpCbCr8)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:4:4.

[`kCMPixelFormat_4444YpCbCrA8`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_4444YpCbCrA8)

A type that describes component Y’CbCrA 8-bit 4:4:4:4.

[`kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr16`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr16)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 10,12,14,16-bit 4:2:2.

[`kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr10`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_422YpCbCr10)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 10-bit 4:2:2.

[`kCMPixelFormat_444YpCbCr10`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_444YpCbCr10)

A type that describes component Y’CbCr 10-bit 4:4:4

[`kCMPixelFormat_8IndexedGray_WhiteIsZero`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMPixelFormat_8IndexedGray_WhiteIsZero)

A type that describes 8-bit indexed gray, white is zero.


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