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# CVPixelFormatDescription.Compatibility

A set of options that control compatibility between different pixel formats.

```
struct Compatibility
```

## Topics

### Type Properties

[`static let cgBitmapContext: CVPixelFormatDescription.Compatibility`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVPixelFormatDescription/Compatibility/cgBitmapContext)

The pixel format is compatible with a Core Graphics bitmap context.

[`static let cgImage: CVPixelFormatDescription.Compatibility`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVPixelFormatDescription/Compatibility/cgImage)

The pixel format is compatible with a Core Graphics image.

[`static let ioSurfaceCoreAnimation: CVPixelFormatDescription.Compatibility`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVPixelFormatDescription/Compatibility/ioSurfaceCoreAnimation)

The CVPixelBuffer’s IOSurface is compatible with CoreAnimation CALayer.

[`static let metalTexture: CVPixelFormatDescription.Compatibility`](/documentation/CoreVideo/CVPixelFormatDescription/Compatibility/metalTexture)

The pixel format is compatible with a Metal texture.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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