The startOffsetTime parameter.

src/com/videojs/VideoJSModel.as

@@ -367,6 +367,18 @@ package com.videojs{
             return 0;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Return a video start time.
+         * @return 
+         * 
+         */
+        public function get startOffsetTime():Number{
+            if(_provider){
+                return _provider.startOffsetTime;
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Returns the pixel width of the currently playing video as interpreted by the decompressor.
          * @return 
@@ -411,10 +423,9 @@ package com.videojs{
 
         /**
          * Allows this model to act as a centralized event bus to which other classes can subscribe.
-         *  
          * @param e
          * 
-         */        
+         */
         public function broadcastEvent(e:Event):void {
             dispatchEvent(e); 
         }

src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPAudioProvider.as

@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
             return _audioBytesTotal;
         }
 
+        public function get startOffsetTime():Number{
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         public function get playing():Boolean{
             return _audioPlaybackStarted;
         }

src/com/videojs/providers/HTTPVideoProvider.as

@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
             return 0;
         }
 
+        public function get startOffsetTime():Number{
+            return _startOffset;
+        }
+
         public function get playing():Boolean{
             return _isPlaying;
         }

src/com/videojs/providers/IProvider.as

@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
          */
         function get bytesTotal():int;
 
+        /**
+         * Should return a video start time
+         */
+        function get startOffsetTime():Number;
+
         /**
          * Should return a boolean value that indicates whether or not the current media
          * asset is playing.

src/com/videojs/providers/RTMPVideoProvider.as

@@ -161,12 +161,14 @@ package com.videojs.providers{
         }
 
         public function get bytesLoaded():int{
-
             return 0;
         }
 
         public function get bytesTotal():int{
-
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        public function get startOffsetTime():Number{
             return 0;
         }