---
title: Node information atom container
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: quicktime-file-format/node_information_atom_container
---

# Node information atom container

An atom container that includes general information about the node such as the node’s type, ID, and name.

## Overview

Overview important: VR Media is deprecated in the QuickTime file format. The information that follows documents existing content containing VR Media and should not be used for new development. The node information atom container includes general information about the node such as the node’s type, ID, and name. The node information atom container also contains the list of hot spot atoms for the node. A QuickTime VR movie contains one node information atom container for each node in the file. The routine QTVRGetNodeInfo allows you to obtain the node information atom container for the current node or for any other node in the movie. The following shows the structure of the node information atom container. Node information ├── Node header ├── Name string ├── Comment string └── Hot spot parent     ├── Hot spot     │   ├── Hot spot information     │   ├── Name string     │   ├── Comment string     │   └── Link hot spot information     ├── Hot spot     │   ├── Hot spot information     │   ├── Name string     │   ├── Comment string     │   └── Link hot spot information     ├── ...

## Topics

### Specifying node information

- [Node header atom ('ndhd')](quicktime-file-format/node_header_atom.md)
- [Hot spot parent atom ('hspa')](quicktime-file-format/hot_spot_parent_atom.md)
- [Hot spot information atom ('hsin')](quicktime-file-format/hot_spot_information_atom.md)
- [Specific information atom](quicktime-file-format/specific_information_atom.md)
- [Link hot spot atom ('link')](quicktime-file-format/link_hot_spot_atom.md)

## See Also

### Media data atom types

- [Sprite media](quicktime-file-format/sprite_media.md)
- [Sprite track properties](quicktime-file-format/sprite_track_properties.md)
- [Sprite track media format](quicktime-file-format/sprite_track_media_format.md)
- [Sprite media atom and data types](quicktime-file-format/sprite_media_atom_and_data_types.md)
- [Sprite button behaviors](quicktime-file-format/sprite_button_behaviors.md)
- [QT atom container description key](quicktime-file-format/qt_atom_container_description_key.md)
- [Sprite media handler track properties QT atom container format](quicktime-file-format/sprite_media_handler_track_properties_qt_atom_container_format.md)
- [Sprite media handler sample QT atom container formats](quicktime-file-format/sprite_media_handler_sample_qt_atom_container_formats.md)
- [Wired action grammar](quicktime-file-format/wired_action_grammar.md)
- [Tween media](quicktime-file-format/tween_media.md)
- [3D media](quicktime-file-format/3d_media.md)
- [VR media](quicktime-file-format/vr_media.md)
- [Node parent atom](quicktime-file-format/node_parent_atom.md)
- [Node location atom structure ('nloc')](quicktime-file-format/node_location_atom_structure.md)
- [Custom cursor atom](quicktime-file-format/custom_cursor_atom.md)