---
title: percentLostOnPause()
framework: Professional Video Applications
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [provideo encoder extensions 1.0+]
path: professional_video_applications/compressorextensionencoder/percentlostonpause()
---

# percentLostOnPause()

Returns the percentage of the encoding job lost on pausing.

## Declaration

```swift
func percentLostOnPause() -> Double
```

## Discussion

Discussion When a user requests to pause an encoding job, the Compressor app displays a value between 0 and 100 to indicate the percentage of the encoding job lost on pausing.

## See Also

### Canceling or Pausing the Encoding Process

- [cancel(forPause:)](professional_video_applications/compressorextensionencoder/cancel(forpause:).md)
- [setStateFromPause(_:)](professional_video_applications/compressorextensionencoder/setstatefrompause(_:).md)