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@@ -879,12 +879,19 @@ Deprecated see -bsf |
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@item -force_key_frames[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{time}[,@var{time}...] (@emph{output,per-stream}) |
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@item -force_key_frames[:@var{stream_specifier}] expr:@var{expr} (@emph{output,per-stream}) |
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Force key frames at the specified timestamps, more precisely at the first |
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frames after each specified time. |
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@item -force_key_frames[:@var{stream_specifier}] source (@emph{output,per-stream}) |
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If the argument is prefixed with @code{expr:}, the string @var{expr} |
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is interpreted like an expression and is evaluated for each frame. A |
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key frame is forced in case the evaluation is non-zero. |
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@var{force_key_frames} can take arguments of the following form: |
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@table @option |
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@item @var{time}[,@var{time}...] |
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If the argument consists of timestamps, ffmpeg will round the specified times to the nearest |
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output timestamp as per the encoder time base and force a keyframe at the first frame having |
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timestamp equal or greater than the computed timestamp. Note that if the encoder time base is too |
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coarse, then the keyframes may be forced on frames with timestamps lower than the specified time. |
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The default encoder time base is the inverse of the output framerate but may be set otherwise |
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via @code{-enc_time_base}. |
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If one of the times is "@code{chapters}[@var{delta}]", it is expanded into |
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the time of the beginning of all chapters in the file, shifted by |
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@@ -898,6 +905,11 @@ before the beginning of every chapter: |
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-force_key_frames 0:05:00,chapters-0.1 |
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@end example |
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@item expr:@var{expr} |
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If the argument is prefixed with @code{expr:}, the string @var{expr} |
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is interpreted like an expression and is evaluated for each frame. A |
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key frame is forced in case the evaluation is non-zero. |
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The expression in @var{expr} can contain the following constants: |
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@table @option |
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@item n |
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@@ -925,6 +937,12 @@ starting from second 13: |
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-force_key_frames expr:if(isnan(prev_forced_t),gte(t,13),gte(t,prev_forced_t+5)) |
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@end example |
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@item source |
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If the argument is @code{source}, ffmpeg will force a key frame if |
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the current frame being encoded is marked as a key frame in its source. |
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@end table |
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Note that forcing too many keyframes is very harmful for the lookahead |
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algorithms of certain encoders: using fixed-GOP options or similar |
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would be more efficient. |
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