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

# startTimeCodeForMedia()

Returns the source media timecode details.

## Declaration

```swift
func startTimeCodeForMedia() -> [AnyHashable : Any]!
```

## Return Value

Return Value A dictionary with key-value pairs specifying the source media timecode information.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this timecode information if you plan to encode the source media timecode. The dictionary has the following keys:

## See Also

### Getting Decoding Attributes

- [decodingAttributes()](professional_video_applications/compressormediadecoder/decodingattributes().md)