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# AVAssetVariant

An object that represents a bit rate variant.

```
class AVAssetVariant
```

## Topics

### Configuring attributes

[`audioAttributes`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/audioAttributes-swift.property)

The audio rendition attributes for the variant.

[`AVAssetVariant.AudioAttributes`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/AudioAttributes-swift.class)

An object that defines the audio attributes for an asset variant.

[`videoAttributes`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/videoAttributes-swift.property)

The video rendition attributes for the variant.

[`AVAssetVariant.VideoAttributes`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/VideoAttributes-swift.class)

An object that defines the video attributes for an asset variant.

### Configuring bit rate

[`averageBitRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/averageBitRate-5p1oh)

The average bit rate for the variant.

[`peakBitRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/peakBitRate-9hzpi)

The peak bit rate for the variant.

[`averageBitRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/averageBitRate-7bnsq)

The average bit rate for the variant.

[`peakBitRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/peakBitRate-38p2b)

The peak bit rate for the variant.

### Accessing the URL

[`url`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVAssetVariant/url)

Provides URL to media playlist corresponding to variant


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