API Notes: CoreMedia framework

The full API is described in Apple’s documentation, both the C and Objective-C APIs are available (but see the API Notes below).

These bindings are accessed through the CoreMedia package (that is, import CoreMedia).

Note

This framework was introduced in macOS 10.7

API Notes

CMBlockBufferCustomBlockSource

This structure is not exposed to Python.

CMBlockBufferCreateWithMemoryBlock

The argument customBlockSource must be None. Please file an issue if you a usecase for a custom block source.

CMBlockBufferCreateContiguous

The argument customBlockSource must be None. Please file an issue if you a usecase for a custom block source.

CMBlockBufferAppendMemoryBlock

The argument customBlockSource must be None. Please file an issue if you a usecase for a custom block source.

CMBlockBufferAccessDataBytes

This function cannot be used from Python at this time. Please file an issue if you have a usecase for this, in general you should use CMBlockBufferCopyDataBytes instead.

CMBlockBufferGetDataPointer

This function cannot be used from Python at this time. Please file an issue if you have a usecase for this.

CMTIME_COMPARE_INLINE

This API is not available in Python.

CMSampleBufferGetAudioStreamPacketDescriptionsPtr

This API is not available in Python.

CMVideoFormatDescriptionGetH264ParameterSetAtIndex, CMVideoFormatDescriptionGetHEVCParameterSetAtIndex

These functions are not supported from Python at this time

CMBufferQueueGetCallbacksForUnsortedSampleBuffers, CMBufferQueueGetCallbacksForSampleBuffersSortedByOutputPTS, CMBufferQueueCreate

These functions are not supported from Python at this time

CMBlockBufferCreateWithMemoryBlock, CMBlockBufferCreateContiguous, CMBlockBufferAppendMemoryBlock, CMBlockBufferAccessDataBytes, CMBlockBufferGetDataPointer

These functions are not supported from Python at this time

CMBufferQueueCreateWithHandlers

This function is not yet exposed to python.