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# isCinematicVideoCaptureEnabled

A BOOL value specifying whether the Cinematic Video effect is being applied to any movie file output, video data output, metadata output, or video preview layer added to the capture session.

```
var isCinematicVideoCaptureEnabled: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Default is `false`. Set to `true` to enable support for Cinematic Video capture.

When you set this property to `true`, your input’s associated [`focusMode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDevice/focusMode-swift.property) changes to `AVCaptureFocusModeContinuousAutoFocus`. While Cinematic Video capture is enabled, you are not permitted to change your device’s focus mode, and any attempt to do so results in an `NSInvalidArgumentException`. You may only set this property to `true` if [`isCinematicVideoCaptureSupported`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDeviceInput/isCinematicVideoCaptureSupported) is `true`.

> Note: Enabling Cinematic Video capture requires a lengthy reconfiguration of the capture render pipeline, so if you intend to capture Cinematic Video, you should set this property to `true` before calling ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/startRunning()`` or within ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/beginConfiguration()`` and ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/commitConfiguration()`` while running.

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