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# VTFrameProcessorFrame

An object that wraps video frames to send to the processor, as source, reference, or output frames.

```
class VTFrameProcessorFrame
```

## Overview

Instances retain the buffer backing them.

## Topics

### Creating a frame object

[`-  initWithBuffer:presentationTimeStamp:`](/documentation/VideoToolbox/VTFrameProcessorFrame/init(buffer:presentationTimeStamp:))

Creates a frame object with a pixel buffer and presentation time.

### Inspecting the frame

[`buffer`](/documentation/VideoToolbox/VTFrameProcessorFrame/buffer)

The pixel buffer specified when the object was created.

[`presentationTimeStamp`](/documentation/VideoToolbox/VTFrameProcessorFrame/presentationTimeStamp)

The presentation timestamp specified when the object was created.

### Structures

[`ReadOnlyFrame`](/documentation/VideoToolbox/VTFrameProcessorFrame/ReadOnlyFrame)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

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

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