---
title: photoTime
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: photos/phlivephotoeditingcontext/phototime
---

# photoTime

The offset, in seconds, from the beginning of the Live Photo’s duration to the time corresponding to its still photo.

## Declaration

```swift
var photoTime: CMTime { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion To create time-based effects in your frameProcessor block, use this property together with the duration property.

## See Also

### Examining an Editing Context’s Live Photo

- [fullSizeImage](photos/phlivephotoeditingcontext/fullsizeimage.md)
- [duration](photos/phlivephotoeditingcontext/duration.md)
- [orientation](photos/phlivephotoeditingcontext/orientation.md)