The position in the video at which to start processing. For example, to ignore the first minute of a video file, set this parameter to 60seconds
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This parameter is only supported when you process files (it is not supported if you ingest a stream).
Media Server must still demux the video up to the time that you specify, so if you choose to process the last few seconds of a long video file, be aware that the action could take a significant amount of time.
Type: |
![]() The value of this parameter is a time duration. Specify the duration in the following format: 1years 2months 3weeks 4days 5hours 6minutes 7.8seconds You can omit any of the individual durations when they are not required: 6minutes 7seconds You can also shorten the string by abbreviating the units to their first letter (months abbreviates to m, minutes to n): 6n 7s If you want to specify the value in seconds, no units are required: 60 The following are all equivalent: 1minute 3seconds |
Default: | 0 |
Required: | No |
Configuration Section: | TaskName |
Example: | StartOffset=30seconds
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See Also: | MaximumDuration |