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

# format

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

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Getting Supplemental Information for Image Processing

- [region](coreimage/ciimageprocessoroutput/region.md)
- [metalCommandBuffer](coreimage/ciimageprocessoroutput/metalcommandbuffer.md)
- [bytesPerRow](coreimage/ciimageprocessoroutput/bytesperrow.md)