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# AVVideoDecompressionPropertiesKey

The key that indicates the video decompression properties to pass to the video decoder.

```
let AVVideoDecompressionPropertiesKey: String
```

## Discussion

The value for this key is specified as an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSDictionary> object containing other keys to pass to the video decoder.

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