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# AVMediaType

An identifier for various media types.

```
struct AVMediaType
```

## Topics

### Media types

[`audio`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/audio)

The media contains audio media.

[`auxiliaryPicture`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/auxiliaryPicture)

[`closedCaption`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/closedCaption)

The media contains closed-caption content.

[`depthData`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/depthData)

The media contains depth data.

[`haptic`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/haptic)

The media contains haptic content.

[`metadata`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/metadata)

The media contains metadata.

[`metadataObject`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/metadataObject)

The media contains metadata objects.

[`muxed`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/muxed)

The media contains muxed media.

[`subtitle`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/subtitle)

The media contains subtitles.

[`text`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/text)

The media contains text.

[`timecode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/timecode)

The media contains a time code.

[`video`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/video)

The media contains video.

### Initializers

[`init(_:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/init(_:))

Creates a media type with a string.

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaType/init(rawValue:))

Creates a media type with a raw string value.


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