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# AVVideoCodecType

A set of constants that describe the codecs the system supports for video capture.

```
struct AVVideoCodecType
```

## Topics

### Video codecs

[`h264`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/h264)

The H.264 video codec.

[`hevc`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/hevc)

The HEVC video codec.

[`hevcWithAlpha`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/hevcWithAlpha)

The HEVC video codec that supports an alpha channel.

[`jpeg`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/jpeg)

The JPEG video codec.

[`JPEGXL`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/JPEGXL)

The JPEG XL video codec.

[`proRes422`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proRes422)

The Apple ProRes 422 video codec.

[`proRes422LT`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proRes422LT)

The Apple ProRes 422 LT video codec.

[`proRes422HQ`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proRes422HQ)

The Apple ProRes 422 HQ video codec.

[`proRes422Proxy`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proRes422Proxy)

The Apple ProRes 422 Proxy video codec.

[`proRes4444`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proRes4444)

The Apple ProRes 4444 video codec.

[`proResRAW`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proResRAW)

[`proResRAWHQ`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/proResRAWHQ)

[`appleProRes4444XQ`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecType/appleProRes4444XQ)

The Apple ProRes 4444 XQ video codec.

### Deprecated

[`AVVideoCodecH264`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecH264)

A key to access the name of the H.264 codec for compressing video.

[`AVVideoCodecHEVC`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecHEVC)

A key to access the name of the HEVC codec used to encode the video.

[`AVVideoCodecJPEG`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecJPEG)

A key to access the name of the JPEG codec for compressing video.

[`AVVideoCodecAppleProRes422`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecAppleProRes422)

A key to access the name of the Apple ProRes422 codec used to encode the video.

[`AVVideoCodecAppleProRes4444`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVVideoCodecAppleProRes4444)

A key to access the name of the Apple ProRes4444 codec used to encode the video.

### Initializers

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

Creates a codec type from its raw string value.


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