Duration Settings

Encoding.com permits frame-accurate editing of output material. These jobs can be chained to perform full assembly workflows.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<query>
    <userid><<id>></userid> <!-- required-->
    <userkey><<key>></userkey> <!-- required-->
    <action>addMedia</action> <!-- required-->
    <source>[SourceFile]</source> <!-- required-->
    <format> <!-- required -->
        <output>[output]</output> <!-- required -->
        <start>[StartTimecode]</start>
        <finish>[FinishTimecode]</finish>
        <duration>[Duration]</duration>
        <apply_timecode>[yes|no]</apply_timecode>
    </format>
</query>

{
    "query": {
        "userid": "<<id>>", // required
        "userkey": "<<key>>", // required
        "action": "addMedia", // required
        "source": "[SourceFile]", // required
        "format": {
            "output": "[output]", // required
            "start": "[StartTimecode]",
            "finish": "[FinishTimecode]",
            "duration": "[Duration]",
            "apply_timecode": "[yes|no]"
        }
    }
}

Parameter	Description	Allowed Value	Default
start	Time of source media that will be used as starting time of output media.	positive float number in seconds timecode in format HH:MM:SS[:;]FF HH – hours MM – minutes SS – seconds FF – frames [:;] – : – non drop-frame, ; – drop-frame;	none
finish	Time of source media that will be used as finishing time of output media.	positive float number in seconds timecode in format HH:MM:SS[:;]FF HH – hours MM – minutes SS – seconds FF – frames [:;] – : – non drop-frame, ; – drop-frame;	none
duration	Duration of resulting output media.	* positive float number in seconds	none
apply_timecode	Use source media muxed timecode to calculate start and finish points.	yes, no	no

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Note
If the <duration /> parameter is specified, the <finish /> parameter will be ignored.

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Note regarding use of apply_timecode when using ad signal insertion (SCTE35)
Specifying<apply_timecode /> will apply timecode value conversion of the <start /> and <end /> parameters of <ad_break />/<cue_insert />.