# StartOffset

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`.

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: | Time duration The value of this parameter is a time duration. Specify a value using one or more of the following units:
         years      y
         months     m
         weeks      w
         days       d
         hours      h
         minutes    n
         seconds    s
Note that months abbreviates to m, minutes to n. If you want to specify the value in seconds, units are not required. For example, all of the following are equivalent:
         1minute 3seconds
         1n 3s
         63s
         63
Default: | 0
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | `StartOffset=30seconds`
See Also: | MaximumDuration

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