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# startForwardAnalysis(_:)

Requests that the application begin a forwards analysis of a clip from start to end.

```
func startForwardAnalysis(_ location: FxAnalysisLocation) throws
```

## Parameters

`location`

FxAnalysisLocation type to choose to do analysis on either GPU or CPU.

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