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# init(data:options:)

Creates a movie object from a movie file’s data.

```
init(data: Data, options: [String : Any]? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`data`

A data object that contains a movie header.

`options`

A dictionary of options to use to initialize the movie.

## Discussion

Use this method to create movies from movie headers that aren’t stored in files, which can include movies that the pasteboard contains.

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