---
title: CMVideoFormatDescription
framework: coremedia
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: coremedia/cmvideoformatdescription
---

# CMVideoFormatDescription

A type you use to interact with video format descriptions.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias CMVideoFormatDescription = CMFormatDescription
```

## See Also

### Format Description Types

- [CMFormatDescription](coremedia/cmformatdescription.md)
- [CMAudioFormatDescription](coremedia/cmaudioformatdescription.md)
- [CMClosedCaptionFormatDescription](coremedia/cmclosedcaptionformatdescription.md)
- [CMMetadataFormatDescription](coremedia/cmmetadataformatdescription.md)
- [CMMuxedFormatDescription](coremedia/cmmuxedformatdescription.md)
- [CMTextFormatDescription](coremedia/cmtextformatdescription.md)
- [CMTimeCodeFormatDescription](coremedia/cmtimecodeformatdescription.md)