# CMVideoCodecType A video codec type. ``` typealias CMVideoCodecType = FourCharCode ``` ## Discussion Certain codec types are also pixel formats. There is no “kCMVideoCodecType_Raw”; you should use the appropriate pixel format type as the codec type. ## Topics [`kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8) A type that identifies a component with the format of Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:2:2 ordered Cb Y’0 Cr Y’1. [`kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8) A type that identifies a component with the format of Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:2:2 ordered Cb Y’0 Cr Y’1. [`kCMVideoCodecType_Animation`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Animation) A type that identifies the apple animation format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_Animation`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Animation) A type that identifies the apple animation format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422HQ`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422HQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 HQ format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422LT`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422LT) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 LT format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422Proxy`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422Proxy) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 proxy format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 4444 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444XQ`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444XQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 4444 XQ format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAW`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAW) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes RAW format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAWHQ`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAWHQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes RAW HQ format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_AV1`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AV1) [`kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak) A type that identifies the cinepak format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak) A type that identifies the cinepak format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DepthHEVC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DepthHEVC) A type that identifies the depth HEVC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DisparityHEVC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DisparityHEVC) A type that identifies the disparity HEVC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DolbyVisionHEVC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DolbyVisionHEVC) A type that identifies the Dolby Vision HEVC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC) A type that identifies the DV NTSC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC) A type that identifies the DV NTSC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL) A type that identifies the DV PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL) A type that identifies the DV PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 NTSC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 NTSC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i50 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i50 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i60 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i60 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p25 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p25 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p30 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p30 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p50 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p50 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p60 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p60 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro PAL format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_H263`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H263) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.263 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_H263`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H263) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.263 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_H264`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H264) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.264 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_H264`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H264) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.264 format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC) A type that identifies the ITU-T HEVC format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha) A type that identifies the HEVC format with alpha support. [`kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML) A type that identifies the JPEG format with Open-DML extensions. [`kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML) A type that identifies the JPEG format with Open-DML extensions. [`kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_XL`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_XL) [`kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG) A type that identifies the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG) A type that identifies the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-1 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-1 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-2 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-2 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video) A type that identifies the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) MPEG-4 Part 2 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video) A type that identifies the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) MPEG-4 Part 2 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3) A type that identifies the sorenson 3 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3) A type that identifies the sorenson 3 video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo) A type that identifies the sorenson video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo) A type that identifies the sorenson video format. [`kCMVideoCodecType_VP9`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_VP9) A type that identifies the VP9 format. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. 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