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# Text media information atom ('text')

An atom that contains information about text media.

## Overview

The text media also requires a text media information atom. This media information atom is stored in a base media information atom (`'minf'`) in the base media information header atom (`'gmhd'`) (see [`Base media information atom`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Base_media_information_atom)). The type of the text media information atom is `'text'`.

## Topics

### Data fields

[`Size`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Text_media_information_atom/Size)

A 32-bit integer that specifies the number of bytes in this text media information atom.

[`Type`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Text_media_information_atom/Type)

A 32-bit integer that identifies the atom type.

[`Matrix structure`](/documentation/quicktime-file-format/Text_media_information_atom/Matrix_structure)

A matrix structure associated with this text media.


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