---
title: Imaging parent atom
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Atom
path: quicktime-file-format/imaging_parent_atom
---

# Imaging parent atom

An atom that is the parent atom of one or more node-specific imaging atoms.

## Overview

Overview The imaging parent atom is the parent atom of one or more node-specific imaging atoms. Its atom type is kQTVRImagingParentAtomType ('imgp'). Only panoramas have an imaging atom defined.

## See Also

### Describing VR worlds

- [QTVR string atom](quicktime-file-format/qtvr_string_atom.md)
- [VR world atom container](quicktime-file-format/vr_world_atom_container.md)
- [VR world header atom](quicktime-file-format/vr_world_header_atom.md)
- [Panorama imaging atom](quicktime-file-format/panorama_imaging_atom.md)