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-.. _encode:
-
ENCODING
========
You can encode files from one format/codec to another using this facility.
--o <filename>
+``-o <filename>``
Enables encoding mode and specifies the output file name.
---of=<format>
- Specifies the output format (overrides autodetection by the 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.
+``--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>
+``--ofopts=<options>``
Specifies the output format options for libavformat.
- See --ofopts=help for a full list of supported options.
+ 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,...]>
+ ``--ofopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --ofopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>
+ ``--ofopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --ofopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>
+ ``--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
+ ``--ofopts-clr``
Completely empties the options list.
---ofps=<float value>
+``--ofps=<float value>``
Specifies the output format time base (default: 24000). Low values like 25
limit video fps by dropping frames.
---oautofps
+``--oautofps``
Sets the output format time base to the guessed frame rate of the input
- video (simulates mencoder behaviour, 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.
+ 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>
+``--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
+``--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
+``--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.
+ 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>
+``--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.
+ possible codecs to try. See ``--oac=help`` for a full list of supported
+ codecs.
---oaoffset=<value>
+``--oaoffset=<value>``
Shifts audio data by the given time (in seconds) by adding/removing
samples at the start.
---oacopts=<options>
+``--oacopts=<options>``
Specifies the output audio codec options for libavcodec.
- See --oacopts=help for a full list of supported options.
+ See ``--oacopts=help`` for a full list of supported options.
+
+ .. admonition:: Example
- EXAMPLE: "--oac=libmp3lame --oacopts=b=128000" selects 128kbps MP3
- encoding.
+ "``--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,...]>
+ ``--oacopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --oacopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>
+ ``--oacopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --oacopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>
+ ``--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
+ ``--oacopts-clr``
Completely empties the options list.
---oafirst
+``--oafirst``
Force the audio stream to become the first stream in the output. By default
the order is unspecified.
---ovc=<codec>
+``--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.
+ possible codecs to try. See ``--ovc=help`` for a full list of supported
+ codecs.
---ovoffset=<value>
+``--ovoffset=<value>``
Shifts video data by the given time (in seconds) by shifting the pts
values.
---ovcopts <options>
+``--ovcopts <options>``
Specifies the output video codec options for libavcodec.
See --ovcopts=help for a full list of supported options.
- EXAMPLE: "--ovc=mpeg4 --oacopts=qscale=5" selects constant quantizer scale
- 5 for MPEG-4 encoding.
+ .. admonition:: Examples
+
+ ``"--ovc=mpeg4 --oacopts=qscale=5"``
+ selects constant quantizer scale 5 for MPEG-4 encoding.
- EXAMPLE: "--ovc=libx264 --ovcopts=crf=23" selects VBR quality factor 23 for
- H.264 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,...]>
+ ``--ovcopts-add=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Appends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --ovcopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>
+ ``--ovcopts-pre=<options1[,options2,...]>``
Prepends the options given as arguments to the options list.
- --ovcopts-del=<index1[,index2,...]>
+ ``--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
+ ``--ovcopts-clr``
Completely empties the options list.
---ovfirst
+``--ovfirst``
Force the video stream to become the first stream in the output. By default
the order is unspecified.
---ocopyts
+``--ocopyts``
Copies input pts to the output video (not supported by some output
- container formats, e.g. avi). Discontinuities are still fixed.
+ 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
+``--orawts``
Copies input pts to the output video (not supported by some output
- container formats, e.g. avi). In this modem discontinuities are not fixed
+ 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!