---
title: scalingMode
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/scalingmode
---

# scalingMode

The scaling mode to use when displaying the movie.

## Declaration

```swift
var scalingMode: MPMovieScalingMode { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Changing this property while the movie player is visible causes the current movie to animate to the new scaling mode. The default value of this property is MPMovieScalingMode.aspectFit. For a list of available scaling modes, see MPMovieScalingMode.

## See Also

### Accessing movie properties

- [contentURL](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/contenturl.md)
- [movieSourceType](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/moviesourcetype.md)
- [movieMediaTypes](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/moviemediatypes.md)
- [allowsAirPlay](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/allowsairplay.md)
- [isAirPlayVideoActive](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/isairplayvideoactive.md)
- [naturalSize](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/naturalsize.md)
- [isFullscreen](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/isfullscreen.md)
- [setFullscreen(_:animated:)](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/setfullscreen(_:animated:).md)
- [controlStyle](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/controlstyle.md)
- [useApplicationAudioSession](mediaplayer/mpmovieplayercontroller/useapplicationaudiosession.md)