# Video Codec Constants Types that identify video codecs. ## Topics ### Constants [`var kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8: CMVideoCodecType`](/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. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_422YpCbCr8: CMVideoCodecType`](/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. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_Animation: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Animation) A type that identifies the apple animation format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_Animation: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Animation) A type that identifies the apple animation format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422HQ: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422HQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 HQ format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422LT: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422LT) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 LT format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422Proxy: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes422Proxy) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 422 proxy format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 4444 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444XQ: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProRes4444XQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes 4444 XQ format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAW: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAW) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes RAW format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAWHQ: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AppleProResRAWHQ) A type that identifies the Apple ProRes RAW HQ format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_AV1: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_AV1) [`var kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak) A type that identifies the cinepak format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_Cinepak) A type that identifies the cinepak format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DepthHEVC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DepthHEVC) A type that identifies the depth HEVC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DisparityHEVC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DisparityHEVC) A type that identifies the disparity HEVC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DolbyVisionHEVC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DolbyVisionHEVC) A type that identifies the Dolby Vision HEVC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC) A type that identifies the DV NTSC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCNTSC) A type that identifies the DV NTSC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL) A type that identifies the DV PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPAL) A type that identifies the DV PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 NTSC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50NTSC) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 NTSC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPro50PAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-50 PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i50 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i50 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i60 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080i60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080i60 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p25 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p25) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p25 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p30 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD1080p30) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 1080p30 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p50 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p50) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p50 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p60 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCPROHD720p60) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro-HD 720p60 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_DVCProPAL) A type that identifies the Panasonic DVCPro PAL format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_H263: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H263) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.263 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_H263: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H263) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.263 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_H264: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H264) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.264 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_H264: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_H264) A type that identifies the ITU-T H.264 format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC) A type that identifies the ITU-T HEVC format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha) A type that identifies the HEVC format with alpha support. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML) A type that identifies the JPEG format with Open-DML extensions. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_OpenDML) A type that identifies the JPEG format with Open-DML extensions. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_XL: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG_XL) [`var kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG) A type that identifies the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_JPEG) A type that identifies the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-1 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG1Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-1 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-2 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG2Video) A type that identifies the MPEG-2 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video) A type that identifies the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) MPEG-4 Part 2 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video) A type that identifies the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) MPEG-4 Part 2 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3) A type that identifies the sorenson 3 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo3) A type that identifies the sorenson 3 video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo) A type that identifies the sorenson video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_SorensonVideo) A type that identifies the sorenson video format. [`var kCMVideoCodecType_VP9: CMVideoCodecType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMVideoCodecType_VP9) A type that identifies the VP9 format. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)