---
title: mattingImage
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avportraiteffectsmatte/mattingimage
---

# mattingImage

The portrait effects matte’s internal image, formatted as a pixel buffer.

## Declaration

```swift
var mattingImage: CVPixelBuffer { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Query the pixel format using the pixelFormatType property.

## See Also

### Examining a Portrait Effects matte

- [Extracting Portrait Effects matte image data from a photo](avfoundation/extracting-portrait-effects-matte-image-data-from-a-photo.md)
- [pixelFormatType](avfoundation/avportraiteffectsmatte/pixelformattype.md)
- [dictionaryRepresentation(forAuxiliaryDataType:)](avfoundation/avportraiteffectsmatte/dictionaryrepresentation(forauxiliarydatatype:).md)