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# isRecordingPaused

Indicates whether recording to the current output file is paused.

```
var isRecordingPaused: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

This property indicates recording to the file returned by [`outputFileURL`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/outputFileURL) has been previously paused using the [`pauseRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/pauseRecording()) method. When a recording is paused, captured samples are not written to the output file, but new samples can be written to the same file in the future by calling [`resumeRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/resumeRecording()).

## See Also

[`pauseRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/pauseRecording())

Pauses recording to the current output file.

[`stopRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/stopRecording())

Tells the receiver to stop recording to the current file.


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