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# kVTCompressionPreset_HighQuality

```
let kVTCompressionPreset_HighQuality: CFString
```

## Discussion

\abstract A preset to achieve a high compression quality.
\discussion An encoder configured using this preset is expected to achieve a higher quality with a slower encoding than an encoder configured with the preset kVTCompressionPreset_Balanced or kVTCompressionPreset_HighSpeed.
The presets kVTCompressionPreset_Balanced and kVTCompressionPreset_HighSpeed may be preferred for a faster encoding.

```
See also kVTCompressionPreset_Balanced, kVTCompressionPreset_HighSpeed, kVTCompressionPreset_VideoConferencing, kVTCompressionPreset_ConsistentQuality.
```

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