doc/ffmpeg.texi

Merge changes done to avconv.texi since the last merge into ffmpeg.texi

Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>

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@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from
 a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample
 rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
 
+ffmpeg reads from an arbitrary number of input "files" (which can be regular
+files, pipes, network streams, grabbing devices, etc.), specified by the
+@code{-i} option, and writes to an arbitrary number of output "files", which are
+specified by a plain output filename. Anything found on the commandline which
+cannot be interpreted as an option is considered to be an output filename.
+
+Each input or output file can in principle contain any number of streams of
+different types (video/audio/subtitle/attachment/data). Allowed number and/or
+types of streams can be limited by the container format. Selecting, which
+streams from which inputs go into output, is done either automatically or with
+the @code{-map} option (see the Stream selection chapter).
+
+To refer to input files in options, you must use their indices (0-based). E.g.
+the first input file is @code{0}, the second is @code{1} etc. Similarly, streams
+within a file are referred to by their indices. E.g. @code{2:3} refers to the
+fourth stream in the third input file. See also the Stream specifiers chapter.
+
 As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified
 file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same
 option on the command line multiple times. Each occurrence is
@@ -33,6 +50,10 @@ then applied to the next input or output file.
 Exceptions from this rule are the global options (e.g. verbosity level),
 which should be specified first.
 
+Do not mix input and output files -- first specify all input files, then all
+output files. Also do not mix options which belong to different files. All
+options apply ONLY to the next input or output file and are reset between files.
+
 @itemize
 @item
 To set the video bitrate of the output file to 64kbit/s:
@@ -171,10 +192,6 @@ To set the language of the second stream:
 ffmpeg -i INPUT -metadata:s:1 language=eng OUTPUT
 @end example
 
-@item -v @var{number} (@emph{global})
-This option is deprecated and has no effect, use -loglevel
-to set verbosity level.
-
 @item -target @var{type} (@emph{output})
 Specify target file type (@code{vcd}, @code{svcd}, @code{dvd}, @code{dv},
 @code{dv50}). @var{type} may be prefixed with @code{pal-}, @code{ntsc-} or
@@ -203,10 +220,48 @@ Stop writing to the stream after @var{framecount} frames.
 Use fixed quality scale (VBR). The meaning of @var{q} is
 codec-dependent.
 
-@item -filter[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{filter_graph}
+@item -filter[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{filter_graph} (@emph{output,per-stream})
 @var{filter_graph} is a description of the filter graph to apply to
 the stream. Use @code{-filters} to show all the available filters
 (including also sources and sinks).
+@item -pre[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{preset_name} (@emph{output,per-stream})
+Specify the preset for matching stream(s).
+
+@item -stats (@emph{global})
+Print encoding progress/statistics. On by default.
+
+@item -attach @var{filename} (@emph{output})
+Add an attachment to the output file. This is supported by a few formats
+like Matroska for e.g. fonts used in rendering subtitles. Attachments
+are implemented as a specific type of stream, so this option will add
+a new stream to the file. It is then possible to use per-stream options
+on this stream in the usual way. Attachment streams created with this
+option will be created after all the other streams (i.e. those created
+with @code{-map} or automatic mappings).
+
+Note that for Matroska you also have to set the mimetype metadata tag:
+@example
+ffmpeg -i INPUT -attach DejaVuSans.ttf -metadata:s:2 mimetype=application/x-truetype-font out.mkv
+@end example
+(assuming that the attachment stream will be third in the output file).
+
+@item -dump_attachment[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{filename} (@emph{input,per-stream})
+Extract the matching attachment stream into a file named @var{filename}. If
+@var{filename} is empty, then the value of the @code{filename} metadata tag
+will be used.
+
+E.g. to extract the first attachment to a file named 'out.ttf':
+@example
+ffmpeg -dump_attachment:t:0 out.ttf INPUT
+@end example
+To extract all attachments to files determined by the @code{filename} tag:
+@example
+ffmpeg -dump_attachment:t "" INPUT
+@end example
+
+Technical note -- attachments are implemented as codec extradata, so this
+option can actually be used to extract extradata from any stream, not just
+attachments.
 
 @end table
 
@@ -218,7 +273,7 @@ Set the number of video frames to record. This is an alias for @code{-frames:v}.
 @item -r[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{fps} (@emph{input/output,per-stream})
 Set frame rate (Hz value, fraction or abbreviation), (default = 25).
 @item -s[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{size} (@emph{input/output,per-stream})
-Set frame size. The format is @samp{wxh} (ffserver default = 160x128, ffmpeg default = same as source).
+Set frame size. The format is @samp{wxh} (default - same as source).
 The following abbreviations are recognized:
 @table @samp
 @item sqcif
@@ -593,6 +648,10 @@ frames after each specified time.
 This option can be useful to ensure that a seek point is present at a
 chapter mark or any other designated place in the output file.
 The timestamps must be specified in ascending order.
+
+@item -copyinkf[:@var{stream_specifier}] (@emph{output,per-stream})
+When doing stream copy, copy also non-key frames found at the
+beginning.
 @end table
 
 @section Audio Options
@@ -617,7 +676,7 @@ Disable audio recording.
 @item -acodec @var{codec} (@emph{input/output})
 Set the audio codec. This is an alias for @code{-codec:a}.
 @item -sample_fmt[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{sample_fmt} (@emph{output,per-stream})
-Set the audio sample format. Use @code{-help sample_fmts} to get a list
+Set the audio sample format. Use @code{-sample_fmts} to get a list
 of supported sample formats.
 @end table
 
@@ -995,6 +1054,21 @@ quality).
 @chapter Examples
 @c man begin EXAMPLES
 
+@section Preset files
+
+A preset file contains a sequence of @var{option=value} pairs, one for
+each line, specifying a sequence of options which can be specified also on
+the command line. Lines starting with the hash ('#') character are ignored and
+are used to provide comments. Empty lines are also ignored. Check the
+@file{presets} directory in the FFmpeg source tree for examples.
+
+Preset files are specified with the @code{pre} option, this option takes a
+preset name as input.  FFmpeg searches for a file named @var{preset_name}.avpreset in
+the directories @file{$AVCONV_DATADIR} (if set), and @file{$HOME/.ffmpeg}, and in
+the data directory defined at configuration time (usually @file{$PREFIX/share/ffmpeg})
+in that order.  For example, if the argument is @code{libx264-max}, it will
+search for the file @file{libx264-max.avpreset}.
+
 @section Video and Audio grabbing
 
 If you specify the input format and device then ffmpeg can grab video