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+ENCODING
+========
+
+You can encode files from one format/codec to another using this facility.
+
+``--o=<filename>``
+ Enables encoding mode and specifies the output file name.
+
+``--of=<format>``
+ Specifies the output format (overrides autodetection by the file name
+ extension of the file specified by ``-o``). This can be a comma separated
+ list of possible formats to try. See ``--of=help`` for a full list of
+ supported formats.
+
+``--ofopts=<options>``
+ Specifies the output format options for libavformat.
+ See ``--ofopts=help`` for a full list of supported options.
+
+ Options are managed in lists. There are a few commands to manage the
+ options list.
+
+ ``--ofopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--ofopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--ofopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>``
+ Deletes the options at the given indexes. Index numbers start at 0,
+ negative numbers address the end of the list (-1 is the last).
+
+ ``--ofopts-clr``
+ Completely empties the options list.
+
+``--ofps=<float value>``
+ Specifies the output format time base (default: 24000). Low values like 25
+ limit video fps by dropping frames.
+
+``--oautofps``
+ Sets the output format time base to the guessed frame rate of the input
+ video (simulates mencoder behavior, useful for AVI; may cause frame drops).
+ Note that not all codecs and not all formats support VFR encoding, and some
+ which do have bugs when a target bitrate is specified - use ``--ofps`` or
+ ``--oautofps`` to force CFR encoding in these cases.
+
+``--omaxfps=<float value>``
+ Specifies the minimum distance of adjacent frames (default: 0, which means
+ unset). Content of lower frame rate is not readjusted to this frame rate;
+ content of higher frame rate is decimated to this frame rate.
+
+``--oharddup``
+ If set, the frame rate given by ``--ofps`` is attained not by skipping time
+ codes, but by duplicating frames (constant frame rate mode).
+
+``--oneverdrop``
+ If set, frames are never dropped. Instead, time codes of video are
+ readjusted to always increase. This may cause AV desync, though; to work
+ around this, use a high-fps time base using ``--ofps`` and absolutely
+ avoid ``--oautofps``.
+
+``--oac=<codec>``
+ Specifies the output audio codec. This can be a comma separated list of
+ possible codecs to try. See ``--oac=help`` for a full list of supported
+ codecs.
+
+``--oaoffset=<value>``
+ Shifts audio data by the given time (in seconds) by adding/removing
+ samples at the start.
+
+``--oacopts=<options>``
+ Specifies the output audio codec options for libavcodec.
+ See ``--oacopts=help`` for a full list of supported options.
+
+ .. admonition:: Example
+
+ "``--oac=libmp3lame --oacopts=b=128000``"
+ selects 128kbps MP3 encoding.
+
+ Options are managed in lists. There are a few commands to manage the
+ options list.
+
+ ``--oacopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--oacopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--oacopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>``
+ Deletes the options at the given indexes. Index numbers start at 0,
+ negative numbers address the end of the list (-1 is the last).
+
+ ``--oacopts-clr``
+ Completely empties the options list.
+
+``--oafirst``
+ Force the audio stream to become the first stream in the output. By default
+ the order is unspecified.
+
+``--ovc=<codec>``
+ Specifies the output video codec. This can be a comma separated list of
+ possible codecs to try. See ``--ovc=help`` for a full list of supported
+ codecs.
+
+``--ovoffset=<value>``
+ Shifts video data by the given time (in seconds) by shifting the pts
+ values.
+
+``--ovcopts <options>``
+ Specifies the output video codec options for libavcodec.
+ See --ovcopts=help for a full list of supported options.
+
+ .. admonition:: Examples
+
+ ``"--ovc=mpeg4 --oacopts=qscale=5"``
+ selects constant quantizer scale 5 for MPEG-4 encoding.
+
+ ``"--ovc=libx264 --ovcopts=crf=23"``
+ selects VBR quality factor 23 for H.264 encoding.
+
+ Options are managed in lists. There are a few commands to manage the
+ options list.
+
+ ``--ovcopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--ovcopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
+ Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
+
+ ``--ovcopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>``
+ Deletes the options at the given indexes. Index numbers start at 0,
+ negative numbers address the end of the list (-1 is the last).
+
+ ``--ovcopts-clr``
+ Completely empties the options list.
+
+``--ovfirst``
+ Force the video stream to become the first stream in the output. By default
+ the order is unspecified.
+
+``--ocopyts``
+ Copies input pts to the output video (not supported by some output
+ container formats, e.g. AVI). Discontinuities are still fixed.
+ By default, audio pts are set to playback time and video pts are
+ synchronized to match audio pts, as some output formats do not support
+ anything else.
+
+``--orawts``
+ Copies input pts to the output video (not supported by some output
+ container formats, e.g. AVI). In this mode, discontinuities are not fixed
+ and all pts are passed through as-is. Never seek backwards or use multiple
+ input files in this mode!
+
+``--no-ometadata``
+ Turns off copying of metadata from input files to output files when
+ encoding (which is enabled by default).