---
title: format
framework: coreimage
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/format
---

# format

The pixel format of the CPU memory that your Core Image Processor Kernel can read pixels from.

## Declaration

```swift
var format: CIFormat { get }
```

## See Also

### Getting Supplemental Information for Image Processing

- [region](coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/region.md)
- [bytesPerRow](coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/bytesperrow.md)