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# image

The image content of the frame to be processed.

```
var image: CIImage { get }
```

## Discussion

Core Image provides several ways to perform your adjustments to this image:

- Create a single <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class> object, or a chain of filters. Set this image as the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/kCIInputImageKey> parameter of the first filter in the chain, and use the last filter’s <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/outputImage> property to access the result. Each <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class> object can be a built-in filter or a custom filter subclass that you create.
- Use the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIImage/applyingFilter(_:parameters:)> method to conveniently apply one of the many built-in Core Image filters.
- Access pixel buffers directly and apply custom image processing using a custom <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIImageProcessorKernel> subclass.

In all cases, you obtain another <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreImage/CIImage> object representing the result of your adjustments. Return that image from your [`frameProcessor`](/documentation/Photos/PHLivePhotoEditingContext/frameProcessor) block. (See the [`frameProcessor`](/documentation/Photos/PHLivePhotoEditingContext/frameProcessor) description for example code.)

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