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# doNotOutputFrame

A Boolean value that hints to the decoder whether or not it should emit an image buffer for the frame.

```
var doNotOutputFrame: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

If <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the decoder emits <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/ObjectiveC/nil-227m0> instead of a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreVideo/cvimagebuffer-q40> instance.

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