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@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@ ffmpeg [@var{global_options}] @{[@var{input_file_options}] -i @file{input_file}@ |
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@chapter Description |
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION |
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ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from |
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@command{ffmpeg} is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from |
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a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample |
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rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter. |
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ffmpeg reads from an arbitrary number of input "files" (which can be regular |
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@command{ffmpeg} reads from an arbitrary number of input "files" (which can be regular |
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files, pipes, network streams, grabbing devices, etc.), specified by the |
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@code{-i} option, and writes to an arbitrary number of output "files", which are |
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specified by a plain output filename. Anything found on the command line which |
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cannot be interpreted as an option is considered to be an output filename. |
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Each input or output file can in principle contain any number of streams of |
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different types (video/audio/subtitle/attachment/data). Allowed number and/or |
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types of streams can be limited by the container format. Selecting, which |
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streams from which inputs go into output, is done either automatically or with |
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the @code{-map} option (see the Stream selection chapter). |
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Each input or output file can, in principle, contain any number of streams of |
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different types (video/audio/subtitle/attachment/data). The allowed number and/or |
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types of streams may be limited by the container format. Selecting which |
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streams from which inputs will go into which output is either done automatically |
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or with the @code{-map} option (see the Stream selection chapter). |
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To refer to input files in options, you must use their indices (0-based). E.g. |
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the first input file is @code{0}, the second is @code{1} etc. Similarly, streams |
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the first input file is @code{0}, the second is @code{1}, etc. Similarly, streams |
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within a file are referred to by their indices. E.g. @code{2:3} refers to the |
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fourth stream in the third input file. See also the Stream specifiers chapter. |
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fourth stream in the third input file. Also see the Stream specifiers chapter. |
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As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified |
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file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same |
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ options apply ONLY to the next input or output file and are reset between files. |
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@itemize |
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@item |
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To set the video bitrate of the output file to 64kbit/s: |
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To set the video bitrate of the output file to 64 kbit/s: |
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@example |
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ffmpeg -i input.avi -b:v 64k -bufsize 64k output.avi |
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@end example |
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