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			|  |  |  | The option @code{-codecs} of the ff* tools will display the list of | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | enabled encoders. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | A description of some of the currently available encoders follows. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @chapter Audio Encoders | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @c man begin AUDIO ENCODERS | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @section Audio Encoders | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | A description of some of the currently available audio encoders | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsection ac3 and ac3_fixed | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @section ac3 and ac3_fixed | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | AC-3 audio encoders. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | using the option @code{-acodec ac3_fixed} in order to use it. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subheading AC-3 Metadata | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @subsection AC-3 Metadata | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | The AC-3 metadata options are used to set parameters that describe the audio, | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | but in most cases do not affect the audio encoding itself. Some of the options | 
		
	
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @item @uref{http://www.dolby.com/uploadedFiles/zz-_Shared_Assets/English_PDFs/Professional/46_DDEncodingGuidelines.pdf,Dolby Digital Professional Encoding Guidelines} | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Metadata Control Options | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @subsubsection Metadata Control Options | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @table @option | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Downmix Levels | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @subsubsection Downmix Levels | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Audio Production Information | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @subsubsection Audio Production Information | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | Audio Production Information is optional information describing the mixing | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | environment.  Either none or both of the fields are written to the bitstream. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Other Metadata Options | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | @subsubsection Other Metadata Options | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Extended Bitstream Information | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | The extended bitstream options are part of the Alternate Bit Stream Syntax as | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | specified in Annex D of the A/52:2010 standard. It is grouped into 2 parts. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | and @code{surround_mixlev} options if it supports the Alternate Bit Stream | 
		
	
		
			
			|  |  |  | Syntax. | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Extended Bitstream Information - Part 1 | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subsubheading Extended Bitstream Information - Part 2 | 
		
	
		
			
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			|  |  |  | @subheading Other AC-3 Encoding Options | 
		
	
		
			
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