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Note
Maximum number of “black” segments to clip out is limited to 150.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid>&lt;UserID&gt;</userid> {/* required */}
    <userkey>&lt;UserKey&gt;</userkey> {/* required */}
    <action>&lt;Action&gt;</action> {/* required */}
    <source>&lt;SourceFile&gt;</source> {/* required */}
    <format>
        <output>&lt;output&gt;</output> {/* required */}
        <cut_black>
            <enable>&lt;yes|no&gt;</enable>
            <black_min_duration>&lt;Duration&gt;</black_min_duration>
            <pixel_black>&lt;PixelThreshold&gt;</pixel_black>
            <picture_black_ratio>&lt;PictureThreshold&gt;</picture_black_ratio>
            <trim>&lt;yes|no&gt;</trim>
            <pixel_black_mv>&lt;PixelMillivoltsThreshold&gt;</pixel_black_mv>
            <silence_check>&lt;yes|no&gt;</silence_check>
            <silence_threshold>&lt;SilenceThreshold&gt;</silence_threshold>
        </cut_black>
        {/* format parameters */}
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<UserID>", // required
        "userkey": "<UserKey>", // required
        "action": "<Action>", // required
        "source": "<SourceFile>", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "<output>", // required
            "cut_black": {
                "enable": "<yes|no>",
                "black_min_duration": "<Duration>",
                "pixel_black": "<PixelThreshold>",
                "picture_black_ratio": "<PictureThreshold>",
                "trim": "<yes|no>",
                "pixel_black_mv": "<PixelMillivoltsThreshold>",
                "silence_check": "<yes|no>",
                "silence_threshold": "<SilenceThreshold>"
            }
            // format parameters
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Values	Default Value
enable	Enable black frame detection and clipping.	yes, no	no
black_min_duration	Specify the shortest black frame duration in seconds.	Positive float number	2.0
pixel_black	Threshold for classification pixels as black.	Positive float number less than 1. 0 – Pixel must be absolutely black to be classified as black. 0.99 – The lightest pixels would be classified as black.	0.00
picture_black_ratio	Threshold for classification frame as black.	Positive float number less or equals to 1. 1 – Frame must have only “black” pixels to be classified as “black” frame. 0 – Frame can have no black pixels to be classified as “black” frame.	1
trim	Trim black frames only from start and end of the video	yes, no	no
pixel_black_mv	Threshold for classification pixels as black in millivolts.	Float number between 0.00 and 714.00 inclusive	0
silence_check	Detect black frames only if audio recognized as silent	yes, no	no
silence_threshold	Noise tolerance in dB	Integer number	-60