---
title: AVCaptureTimecode.Source
framework: AVFoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
platforms: [iOS 26.0+, iPadOS 26.0+, Mac Catalyst 26.0+, macOS 26.0+, tvOS 26.0+]
path: avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/source
---

# AVCaptureTimecode.Source

Describes a timecode source that a timecode generator can synchronize to.

## Declaration

```swift
class Source
```

## Overview

Overview AVCaptureTimecodeSource provides information about a specific timecode source available for synchronization in AVCaptureTimecodeGenerator. It includes metadata such as the source’s name, type, and unique identifier.

## Topics

### Inspecting the source

- [displayName](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/source/displayname.md)
- [type](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/source/type.md)
- [uuid](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/source/uuid.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSCopying](foundation/nscopying.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Timecode generation

- [AVCaptureTimecodeGenerator](avfoundation/avcapturetimecodegenerator.md)
- [AVCaptureTimecodeGeneratorDelegate](avfoundation/avcapturetimecodegeneratordelegate.md)
- [AVCaptureTimecodeGenerator.SynchronizationStatus](avfoundation/avcapturetimecodegenerator/synchronizationstatus.md)
- [AVCaptureTimecode.SourceType](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/sourcetype-swift.enum.md)
- [AVCaptureTimecode](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode.md)
- [advanced(_:by:)](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/advanced(_:by:).md)
- [createMetadataSampleBuffer(from:associatedWithPresentationTimeStamp:)](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/createmetadatasamplebuffer(from:associatedwithpresentationtimestamp:).md)
- [createMetadataSampleBuffer(from:forDuration:)](avfoundation/avcapturetimecode/createmetadatasamplebuffer(from:forduration:).md)