diff --git "a/ffmpeg/manpages/ffmpeg-formats.txt" "b/ffmpeg/manpages/ffmpeg-formats.txt" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/ffmpeg/manpages/ffmpeg-formats.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,4973 @@ +FFMPEG-FORMATS(1) FFMPEG-FORMATS(1) + +NAME + ffmpeg-formats - FFmpeg formats + +DESCRIPTION + This document describes the supported formats (muxers and demuxers) + provided by the libavformat library. + +FORMAT OPTIONS + The libavformat library provides some generic global options, which can + be set on all the muxers and demuxers. In addition each muxer or + demuxer may support so-called private options, which are specific for + that component. + + Options may be set by specifying -option value in the FFmpeg tools, or + by setting the value explicitly in the "AVFormatContext" options or + using the libavutil/opt.h API for programmatic use. + + The list of supported options follows: + + avioflags flags (input/output) + Possible values: + + direct + Reduce buffering. + + probesize integer (input) + Set probing size in bytes, i.e. the size of the data to analyze to + get stream information. A higher value will enable detecting more + information in case it is dispersed into the stream, but will + increase latency. Must be an integer not lesser than 32. It is + 5000000 by default. + + max_probe_packets integer (input) + Set the maximum number of buffered packets when probing a codec. + Default is 2500 packets. + + packetsize integer (output) + Set packet size. + + fflags flags + Set format flags. Some are implemented for a limited number of + formats. + + Possible values for input files: + + discardcorrupt + Discard corrupted packets. + + fastseek + Enable fast, but inaccurate seeks for some formats. + + genpts + Generate missing PTS if DTS is present. + + igndts + Ignore DTS if PTS is also set. In case the PTS is set, the DTS + value is set to NOPTS. This is ignored when the "nofillin" flag + is set. + + ignidx + Ignore index. + + nobuffer + Reduce the latency introduced by buffering during initial input + streams analysis. + + nofillin + Do not fill in missing values in packet fields that can be + exactly calculated. + + noparse + Disable AVParsers, this needs "+nofillin" too. + + sortdts + Try to interleave output packets by DTS. At present, available + only for AVIs with an index. + + Possible values for output files: + + autobsf + Automatically apply bitstream filters as required by the output + format. Enabled by default. + + bitexact + Only write platform-, build- and time-independent data. This + ensures that file and data checksums are reproducible and match + between platforms. Its primary use is for regression testing. + + flush_packets + Write out packets immediately. + + shortest + Stop muxing at the end of the shortest stream. It may be + needed to increase max_interleave_delta to avoid flushing the + longer streams before EOF. + + seek2any integer (input) + Allow seeking to non-keyframes on demuxer level when supported if + set to 1. Default is 0. + + analyzeduration integer (input) + Specify how many microseconds are analyzed to probe the input. A + higher value will enable detecting more accurate information, but + will increase latency. It defaults to 5,000,000 microseconds = 5 + seconds. + + cryptokey hexadecimal string (input) + Set decryption key. + + indexmem integer (input) + Set max memory used for timestamp index (per stream). + + rtbufsize integer (input) + Set max memory used for buffering real-time frames. + + fdebug flags (input/output) + Print specific debug info. + + Possible values: + + ts + max_delay integer (input/output) + Set maximum muxing or demuxing delay in microseconds. + + fpsprobesize integer (input) + Set number of frames used to probe fps. + + audio_preload integer (output) + Set microseconds by which audio packets should be interleaved + earlier. + + chunk_duration integer (output) + Set microseconds for each chunk. + + chunk_size integer (output) + Set size in bytes for each chunk. + + err_detect, f_err_detect flags (input) + Set error detection flags. "f_err_detect" is deprecated and should + be used only via the ffmpeg tool. + + Possible values: + + crccheck + Verify embedded CRCs. + + bitstream + Detect bitstream specification deviations. + + buffer + Detect improper bitstream length. + + explode + Abort decoding on minor error detection. + + careful + Consider things that violate the spec and have not been seen in + the wild as errors. + + compliant + Consider all spec non compliancies as errors. + + aggressive + Consider things that a sane encoder should not do as an error. + + max_interleave_delta integer (output) + Set maximum buffering duration for interleaving. The duration is + expressed in microseconds, and defaults to 10000000 (10 seconds). + + To ensure all the streams are interleaved correctly, libavformat + will wait until it has at least one packet for each stream before + actually writing any packets to the output file. When some streams + are "sparse" (i.e. there are large gaps between successive + packets), this can result in excessive buffering. + + This field specifies the maximum difference between the timestamps + of the first and the last packet in the muxing queue, above which + libavformat will output a packet regardless of whether it has + queued a packet for all the streams. + + If set to 0, libavformat will continue buffering packets until it + has a packet for each stream, regardless of the maximum timestamp + difference between the buffered packets. + + use_wallclock_as_timestamps integer (input) + Use wallclock as timestamps if set to 1. Default is 0. + + avoid_negative_ts integer (output) + Possible values: + + make_non_negative + Shift timestamps to make them non-negative. Also note that + this affects only leading negative timestamps, and not non- + monotonic negative timestamps. + + make_zero + Shift timestamps so that the first timestamp is 0. + + auto (default) + Enables shifting when required by the target format. + + disabled + Disables shifting of timestamp. + + When shifting is enabled, all output timestamps are shifted by the + same amount. Audio, video, and subtitles desynching and relative + timestamp differences are preserved compared to how they would have + been without shifting. + + skip_initial_bytes integer (input) + Set number of bytes to skip before reading header and frames if set + to 1. Default is 0. + + correct_ts_overflow integer (input) + Correct single timestamp overflows if set to 1. Default is 1. + + flush_packets integer (output) + Flush the underlying I/O stream after each packet. Default is -1 + (auto), which means that the underlying protocol will decide, 1 + enables it, and has the effect of reducing the latency, 0 disables + it and may increase IO throughput in some cases. + + output_ts_offset offset (output) + Set the output time offset. + + offset must be a time duration specification, see the Time duration + section in the ffmpeg-utils(1) manual. + + The offset is added by the muxer to the output timestamps. + + Specifying a positive offset means that the corresponding streams + are delayed bt the time duration specified in offset. Default value + is 0 (meaning that no offset is applied). + + format_whitelist list (input) + "," separated list of allowed demuxers. By default all are allowed. + + dump_separator string (input) + Separator used to separate the fields printed on the command line + about the Stream parameters. For example, to separate the fields + with newlines and indentation: + + ffprobe -dump_separator " + " -i ~/videos/matrixbench_mpeg2.mpg + + max_streams integer (input) + Specifies the maximum number of streams. This can be used to reject + files that would require too many resources due to a large number + of streams. + + skip_estimate_duration_from_pts bool (input) + Skip estimation of input duration when calculated using PTS. At + present, applicable for MPEG-PS and MPEG-TS. + + strict, f_strict integer (input/output) + Specify how strictly to follow the standards. "f_strict" is + deprecated and should be used only via the ffmpeg tool. + + Possible values: + + very + strictly conform to an older more strict version of the spec or + reference software + + strict + strictly conform to all the things in the spec no matter what + consequences + + normal + unofficial + allow unofficial extensions + + experimental + allow non standardized experimental things, experimental + (unfinished/work in progress/not well tested) decoders and + encoders. Note: experimental decoders can pose a security + risk, do not use this for decoding untrusted input. + + Format stream specifiers + Format stream specifiers allow selection of one or more streams that + match specific properties. + + The exact semantics of stream specifiers is defined by the + "avformat_match_stream_specifier()" function declared in the + libavformat/avformat.h header and documented in the Stream specifiers + section in the ffmpeg(1) manual. + +DEMUXERS + Demuxers are configured elements in FFmpeg that can read the multimedia + streams from a particular type of file. + + When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported demuxers are + enabled by default. You can list all available ones using the configure + option "--list-demuxers". + + You can disable all the demuxers using the configure option + "--disable-demuxers", and selectively enable a single demuxer with the + option "--enable-demuxer=DEMUXER", or disable it with the option + "--disable-demuxer=DEMUXER". + + The option "-demuxers" of the ff* tools will display the list of + enabled demuxers. Use "-formats" to view a combined list of enabled + demuxers and muxers. + + The description of some of the currently available demuxers follows. + + aa + Audible Format 2, 3, and 4 demuxer. + + This demuxer is used to demux Audible Format 2, 3, and 4 (.aa) files. + + aac + Raw Audio Data Transport Stream AAC demuxer. + + This demuxer is used to demux an ADTS input containing a single AAC + stream alongwith any ID3v1/2 or APE tags in it. + + apng + Animated Portable Network Graphics demuxer. + + This demuxer is used to demux APNG files. All headers, but the PNG + signature, up to (but not including) the first fcTL chunk are + transmitted as extradata. Frames are then split as being all the + chunks between two fcTL ones, or between the last fcTL and IEND chunks. + + -ignore_loop bool + Ignore the loop variable in the file if set. Default is enabled. + + -max_fps int + Maximum framerate in frames per second. Default of 0 imposes no + limit. + + -default_fps int + Default framerate in frames per second when none is specified in + the file (0 meaning as fast as possible). Default is 15. + + asf + Advanced Systems Format demuxer. + + This demuxer is used to demux ASF files and MMS network streams. + + -no_resync_search bool + Do not try to resynchronize by looking for a certain optional start + code. + + concat + Virtual concatenation script demuxer. + + This demuxer reads a list of files and other directives from a text + file and demuxes them one after the other, as if all their packets had + been muxed together. + + The timestamps in the files are adjusted so that the first file starts + at 0 and each next file starts where the previous one finishes. Note + that it is done globally and may cause gaps if all streams do not have + exactly the same length. + + All files must have the same streams (same codecs, same time base, + etc.). + + The duration of each file is used to adjust the timestamps of the next + file: if the duration is incorrect (because it was computed using the + bit-rate or because the file is truncated, for example), it can cause + artifacts. The "duration" directive can be used to override the + duration stored in each file. + + Syntax + + The script is a text file in extended-ASCII, with one directive per + line. Empty lines, leading spaces and lines starting with '#' are + ignored. The following directive is recognized: + + "file path" + Path to a file to read; special characters and spaces must be + escaped with backslash or single quotes. + + All subsequent file-related directives apply to that file. + + "ffconcat version 1.0" + Identify the script type and version. + + To make FFmpeg recognize the format automatically, this directive + must appear exactly as is (no extra space or byte-order-mark) on + the very first line of the script. + + "duration dur" + Duration of the file. This information can be specified from the + file; specifying it here may be more efficient or help if the + information from the file is not available or accurate. + + If the duration is set for all files, then it is possible to seek + in the whole concatenated video. + + "inpoint timestamp" + In point of the file. When the demuxer opens the file it instantly + seeks to the specified timestamp. Seeking is done so that all + streams can be presented successfully at In point. + + This directive works best with intra frame codecs, because for non- + intra frame ones you will usually get extra packets before the + actual In point and the decoded content will most likely contain + frames before In point too. + + For each file, packets before the file In point will have + timestamps less than the calculated start timestamp of the file + (negative in case of the first file), and the duration of the files + (if not specified by the "duration" directive) will be reduced + based on their specified In point. + + Because of potential packets before the specified In point, packet + timestamps may overlap between two concatenated files. + + "outpoint timestamp" + Out point of the file. When the demuxer reaches the specified + decoding timestamp in any of the streams, it handles it as an end + of file condition and skips the current and all the remaining + packets from all streams. + + Out point is exclusive, which means that the demuxer will not + output packets with a decoding timestamp greater or equal to Out + point. + + This directive works best with intra frame codecs and formats where + all streams are tightly interleaved. For non-intra frame codecs you + will usually get additional packets with presentation timestamp + after Out point therefore the decoded content will most likely + contain frames after Out point too. If your streams are not tightly + interleaved you may not get all the packets from all streams before + Out point and you may only will be able to decode the earliest + stream until Out point. + + The duration of the files (if not specified by the "duration" + directive) will be reduced based on their specified Out point. + + "file_packet_metadata key=value" + Metadata of the packets of the file. The specified metadata will be + set for each file packet. You can specify this directive multiple + times to add multiple metadata entries. This directive is + deprecated, use "file_packet_meta" instead. + + "file_packet_meta key value" + Metadata of the packets of the file. The specified metadata will be + set for each file packet. You can specify this directive multiple + times to add multiple metadata entries. + + "option key value" + Option to access, open and probe the file. Can be present multiple + times. + + "stream" + Introduce a stream in the virtual file. All subsequent stream- + related directives apply to the last introduced stream. Some + streams properties must be set in order to allow identifying the + matching streams in the subfiles. If no streams are defined in the + script, the streams from the first file are copied. + + "exact_stream_id id" + Set the id of the stream. If this directive is given, the string + with the corresponding id in the subfiles will be used. This is + especially useful for MPEG-PS (VOB) files, where the order of the + streams is not reliable. + + "stream_meta key value" + Metadata for the stream. Can be present multiple times. + + "stream_codec value" + Codec for the stream. + + "stream_extradata hex_string" + Extradata for the string, encoded in hexadecimal. + + "chapter id start end" + Add a chapter. id is an unique identifier, possibly small and + consecutive. + + Options + + This demuxer accepts the following option: + + safe + If set to 1, reject unsafe file paths and directives. A file path + is considered safe if it does not contain a protocol specification + and is relative and all components only contain characters from the + portable character set (letters, digits, period, underscore and + hyphen) and have no period at the beginning of a component. + + If set to 0, any file name is accepted. + + The default is 1. + + auto_convert + If set to 1, try to perform automatic conversions on packet data to + make the streams concatenable. The default is 1. + + Currently, the only conversion is adding the h264_mp4toannexb + bitstream filter to H.264 streams in MP4 format. This is necessary + in particular if there are resolution changes. + + segment_time_metadata + If set to 1, every packet will contain the lavf.concat.start_time + and the lavf.concat.duration packet metadata values which are the + start_time and the duration of the respective file segments in the + concatenated output expressed in microseconds. The duration + metadata is only set if it is known based on the concat file. The + default is 0. + + Examples + + o Use absolute filenames and include some comments: + + # my first filename + file /mnt/share/file-1.wav + # my second filename including whitespace + file '/mnt/share/file 2.wav' + # my third filename including whitespace plus single quote + file '/mnt/share/file 3'\''.wav' + + o Allow for input format auto-probing, use safe filenames and set the + duration of the first file: + + ffconcat version 1.0 + + file file-1.wav + duration 20.0 + + file subdir/file-2.wav + + dash + Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP demuxer. + + This demuxer presents all AVStreams found in the manifest. By setting + the discard flags on AVStreams the caller can decide which streams to + actually receive. Each stream mirrors the "id" and "bandwidth" + properties from the "" as metadata keys named "id" and + "variant_bitrate" respectively. + + Options + + This demuxer accepts the following option: + + cenc_decryption_key + 16-byte key, in hex, to decrypt files encrypted using ISO Common + Encryption (CENC/AES-128 CTR; ISO/IEC 23001-7). + + dvdvideo + DVD-Video demuxer, powered by libdvdnav and libdvdread. + + Can directly ingest DVD titles, specifically sequential PGCs, into a + conversion pipeline. Menu assets, such as background video or audio, + can also be demuxed given the menu's coordinates (at best effort). + Seeking is not supported at this time. + + Block devices (DVD drives), ISO files, and directory structures are + accepted. Activate with "-f dvdvideo" in front of one of these inputs. + + This demuxer does NOT have decryption code of any kind. You are on your + own working with encrypted DVDs, and should not expect support on the + matter. + + Underlying playback is handled by libdvdnav, and structure parsing by + libdvdread. FFmpeg must be built with GPL library support available as + well as the configure switches "--enable-libdvdnav" and + "--enable-libdvdread". + + You will need to provide either the desired "title number" or exact + PGC/PG coordinates. Many open-source DVD players and tools can aid in + providing this information. If not specified, the demuxer will default + to title 1 which works for many discs. However, due to the flexibility + of the format, it is recommended to check manually. There are many + discs that are authored strangely or with invalid headers. + + If the input is a real DVD drive, please note that there are some + drives which may silently fail on reading bad sectors from the disc, + returning random bits instead which is effectively corrupt data. This + is especially prominent on aging or rotting discs. A second pass and + integrity checks would be needed to detect the corruption. This is not + an FFmpeg issue. + + Background + + DVD-Video is not a directly accessible, linear container format in the + traditional sense. Instead, it allows for complex and programmatic + playback of carefully muxed MPEG-PS streams that are stored in + headerless VOB files. To the end-user, these streams are known simply + as "titles", but the actual logical playback sequence is defined by one + or more "PGCs", or Program Group Chains, within the title. The PGC is + in turn comprised of multiple "PGs", or Programs", which are the actual + video segments (and for a typical video feature, sequentially ordered). + The PGC structure, along with stream layout and metadata, are stored in + IFO files that need to be parsed. PGCs can be thought of as playlists + in easier terms. + + An actual DVD player relies on user GUI interaction via menus and an + internal VM to drive the direction of demuxing. Generally, the user + would either navigate (via menus) or automatically be redirected to the + PGC of their choice. During this process and the subsequent playback, + the DVD player's internal VM also maintains a state and executes + instructions that can create jumps to different sectors during + playback. This is why libdvdnav is involved, as a linear read of the + MPEG-PS blobs on the disc (VOBs) is not enough to produce the right + sequence in many cases. + + There are many other DVD structures (a long subject) that will not be + discussed here. NAV packets, in particular, are handled by this + demuxer to build accurate timing but not emitted as a stream. For a + good high-level understanding, refer to: + + + Options + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + title int + The title number to play. Must be set if pgc and pg are not set. + Not applicable to menus. Default is 0 (auto), which currently only + selects the first available title (title 1) and notifies the user + about the implications. + + chapter_start int + The chapter, or PTT (part-of-title), number to start at. Not + applicable to menus. Default is 1. + + chapter_end int + The chapter, or PTT (part-of-title), number to end at. Not + applicable to menus. Default is 0, which is a special value to + signal end at the last possible chapter. + + angle int + The video angle number, referring to what is essentially an + additional video stream that is composed from alternate frames + interleaved in the VOBs. Not applicable to menus. Default is 1. + + region int + The region code to use for playback. Some discs may use this to + default playback at a particular angle in different regions. This + option will not affect the region code of a real DVD drive, if used + as an input. Not applicable to menus. Default is 0, "world". + + menu bool + Demux menu assets instead of navigating a title. Requires exact + coordinates of the menu (menu_lu, menu_vts, pgc, pg). Default is + false. + + menu_lu int + The menu language to demux. In DVD, menus are grouped by language. + Default is 0, the first language unit. + + menu_vts int + The VTS where the menu lives, or 0 if it is a VMG menu (root- + level). Default is 0, VMG menu. + + pgc int + The entry PGC to start playback, in conjunction with pg. + Alternative to setting title. Chapter markers are not supported at + this time. Must be explicitly set for menus. Default is 0, + automatically resolve from value of title. + + pg int + The entry PG to start playback, in conjunction with pgc. + Alternative to setting title. Chapter markers are not supported at + this time. Default is 0, automatically resolve from value of + title, or start from the beginning (PG 1) of the menu. + + preindex bool + Enable this to have accurate chapter (PTT) markers and duration + measurement, which requires a slow second pass read in order to + index the chapter marker timestamps from NAV packets. This is non- + ideal extra work for real optical drives. It is recommended and + faster to use this option with a backup of the DVD structure stored + on a hard drive. Not compatible with pgc and pg. Not applicable to + menus. Default is 0, false. + + trim bool + Skip padding cells (i.e. cells shorter than 1 second) from the + beginning. There exist many discs with filler segments at the + beginning of the PGC, often with junk data intended for controlling + a real DVD player's buffering speed and with no other material data + value. Not applicable to menus. Default is 1, true. + + Examples + + o Open title 3 from a given DVD structure: + + ffmpeg -f dvdvideo -title 3 -i ... + + o Open chapters 3-6 from title 1 from a given DVD structure: + + ffmpeg -f dvdvideo -chapter_start 3 -chapter_end 6 -title 1 -i ... + + o Open only chapter 5 from title 1 from a given DVD structure: + + ffmpeg -f dvdvideo -chapter_start 5 -chapter_end 5 -title 1 -i ... + + o Demux menu with language 1 from VTS 1, PGC 1, starting at PG 1: + + ffmpeg -f dvdvideo -menu 1 -menu_lu 1 -menu_vts 1 -pgc 1 -pg 1 -i ... + + ea + Electronic Arts Multimedia format demuxer. + + This format is used by various Electronic Arts games. + + Options + + merge_alpha bool + Normally the VP6 alpha channel (if exists) is returned as a + secondary video stream, by setting this option you can make the + demuxer return a single video stream which contains the alpha + channel in addition to the ordinary video. + + imf + Interoperable Master Format demuxer. + + This demuxer presents audio and video streams found in an IMF + Composition, as specified in + . + + ffmpeg [-assetmaps ,,...] -i ... + + If "-assetmaps" is not specified, the demuxer looks for a file called + ASSETMAP.xml in the same directory as the CPL. + + flv, live_flv, kux + Adobe Flash Video Format demuxer. + + This demuxer is used to demux FLV files and RTMP network streams. In + case of live network streams, if you force format, you may use live_flv + option instead of flv to survive timestamp discontinuities. KUX is a + flv variant used on the Youku platform. + + ffmpeg -f flv -i myfile.flv ... + ffmpeg -f live_flv -i rtmp:///anything/key .... + + -flv_metadata bool + Allocate the streams according to the onMetaData array content. + + -flv_ignore_prevtag bool + Ignore the size of previous tag value. + + -flv_full_metadata bool + Output all context of the onMetadata. + + gif + Animated GIF demuxer. + + It accepts the following options: + + min_delay + Set the minimum valid delay between frames in hundredths of + seconds. Range is 0 to 6000. Default value is 2. + + max_gif_delay + Set the maximum valid delay between frames in hundredth of seconds. + Range is 0 to 65535. Default value is 65535 (nearly eleven + minutes), the maximum value allowed by the specification. + + default_delay + Set the default delay between frames in hundredths of seconds. + Range is 0 to 6000. Default value is 10. + + ignore_loop + GIF files can contain information to loop a certain number of times + (or infinitely). If ignore_loop is set to 1, then the loop setting + from the input will be ignored and looping will not occur. If set + to 0, then looping will occur and will cycle the number of times + according to the GIF. Default value is 1. + + For example, with the overlay filter, place an infinitely looping GIF + over another video: + + ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ignore_loop 0 -i input.gif -filter_complex overlay=shortest=1 out.mkv + + Note that in the above example the shortest option for overlay filter + is used to end the output video at the length of the shortest input + file, which in this case is input.mp4 as the GIF in this example loops + infinitely. + + hls + HLS demuxer + + Apple HTTP Live Streaming demuxer. + + This demuxer presents all AVStreams from all variant streams. The id + field is set to the bitrate variant index number. By setting the + discard flags on AVStreams (by pressing 'a' or 'v' in ffplay), the + caller can decide which variant streams to actually receive. The total + bitrate of the variant that the stream belongs to is available in a + metadata key named "variant_bitrate". + + It accepts the following options: + + live_start_index + segment index to start live streams at (negative values are from + the end). + + prefer_x_start + prefer to use #EXT-X-START if it's in playlist instead of + live_start_index. + + allowed_extensions + ',' separated list of file extensions that hls is allowed to + access. + + max_reload + Maximum number of times a insufficient list is attempted to be + reloaded. Default value is 1000. + + m3u8_hold_counters + The maximum number of times to load m3u8 when it refreshes without + new segments. Default value is 1000. + + http_persistent + Use persistent HTTP connections. Applicable only for HTTP streams. + Enabled by default. + + http_multiple + Use multiple HTTP connections for downloading HTTP segments. + Enabled by default for HTTP/1.1 servers. + + http_seekable + Use HTTP partial requests for downloading HTTP segments. 0 = + disable, 1 = enable, -1 = auto, Default is auto. + + seg_format_options + Set options for the demuxer of media segments using a list of + key=value pairs separated by ":". + + seg_max_retry + Maximum number of times to reload a segment on error, useful when + segment skip on network error is not desired. Default value is 0. + + image2 + Image file demuxer. + + This demuxer reads from a list of image files specified by a pattern. + The syntax and meaning of the pattern is specified by the option + pattern_type. + + The pattern may contain a suffix which is used to automatically + determine the format of the images contained in the files. + + The size, the pixel format, and the format of each image must be the + same for all the files in the sequence. + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + framerate + Set the frame rate for the video stream. It defaults to 25. + + loop + If set to 1, loop over the input. Default value is 0. + + pattern_type + Select the pattern type used to interpret the provided filename. + + pattern_type accepts one of the following values. + + none + Disable pattern matching, therefore the video will only contain + the specified image. You should use this option if you do not + want to create sequences from multiple images and your + filenames may contain special pattern characters. + + sequence + Select a sequence pattern type, used to specify a sequence of + files indexed by sequential numbers. + + A sequence pattern may contain the string "%d" or "%0Nd", which + specifies the position of the characters representing a + sequential number in each filename matched by the pattern. If + the form "%d0Nd" is used, the string representing the number in + each filename is 0-padded and N is the total number of 0-padded + digits representing the number. The literal character '%' can + be specified in the pattern with the string "%%". + + If the sequence pattern contains "%d" or "%0Nd", the first + filename of the file list specified by the pattern must contain + a number inclusively contained between start_number and + start_number+start_number_range-1, and all the following + numbers must be sequential. + + For example the pattern "img-%03d.bmp" will match a sequence of + filenames of the form img-001.bmp, img-002.bmp, ..., + img-010.bmp, etc.; the pattern "i%%m%%g-%d.jpg" will match a + sequence of filenames of the form i%m%g-1.jpg, i%m%g-2.jpg, + ..., i%m%g-10.jpg, etc. + + Note that the pattern must not necessarily contain "%d" or + "%0Nd", for example to convert a single image file img.jpeg you + can employ the command: + + ffmpeg -i img.jpeg img.png + + glob + Select a glob wildcard pattern type. + + The pattern is interpreted like a "glob()" pattern. This is + only selectable if libavformat was compiled with globbing + support. + + glob_sequence (deprecated, will be removed) + Select a mixed glob wildcard/sequence pattern. + + If your version of libavformat was compiled with globbing + support, and the provided pattern contains at least one glob + meta character among "%*?[]{}" that is preceded by an unescaped + "%", the pattern is interpreted like a "glob()" pattern, + otherwise it is interpreted like a sequence pattern. + + All glob special characters "%*?[]{}" must be prefixed with + "%". To escape a literal "%" you shall use "%%". + + For example the pattern "foo-%*.jpeg" will match all the + filenames prefixed by "foo-" and terminating with ".jpeg", and + "foo-%?%?%?.jpeg" will match all the filenames prefixed with + "foo-", followed by a sequence of three characters, and + terminating with ".jpeg". + + This pattern type is deprecated in favor of glob and sequence. + + Default value is glob_sequence. + + pixel_format + Set the pixel format of the images to read. If not specified the + pixel format is guessed from the first image file in the sequence. + + start_number + Set the index of the file matched by the image file pattern to + start to read from. Default value is 0. + + start_number_range + Set the index interval range to check when looking for the first + image file in the sequence, starting from start_number. Default + value is 5. + + ts_from_file + If set to 1, will set frame timestamp to modification time of image + file. Note that monotonity of timestamps is not provided: images go + in the same order as without this option. Default value is 0. If + set to 2, will set frame timestamp to the modification time of the + image file in nanosecond precision. + + video_size + Set the video size of the images to read. If not specified the + video size is guessed from the first image file in the sequence. + + export_path_metadata + If set to 1, will add two extra fields to the metadata found in + input, making them also available for other filters (see drawtext + filter for examples). Default value is 0. The extra fields are + described below: + + lavf.image2dec.source_path + Corresponds to the full path to the input file being read. + + lavf.image2dec.source_basename + Corresponds to the name of the file being read. + + Examples + + o Use ffmpeg for creating a video from the images in the file + sequence img-001.jpeg, img-002.jpeg, ..., assuming an input frame + rate of 10 frames per second: + + ffmpeg -framerate 10 -i 'img-%03d.jpeg' out.mkv + + o As above, but start by reading from a file with index 100 in the + sequence: + + ffmpeg -framerate 10 -start_number 100 -i 'img-%03d.jpeg' out.mkv + + o Read images matching the "*.png" glob pattern , that is all the + files terminating with the ".png" suffix: + + ffmpeg -framerate 10 -pattern_type glob -i "*.png" out.mkv + + libgme + The Game Music Emu library is a collection of video game music file + emulators. + + See for more + information. + + It accepts the following options: + + track_index + Set the index of which track to demux. The demuxer can only export + one track. Track indexes start at 0. Default is to pick the first + track. Number of tracks is exported as tracks metadata entry. + + sample_rate + Set the sampling rate of the exported track. Range is 1000 to + 999999. Default is 44100. + + max_size (bytes) + The demuxer buffers the entire file into memory. Adjust this value + to set the maximum buffer size, which in turn, acts as a ceiling + for the size of files that can be read. Default is 50 MiB. + + libmodplug + ModPlug based module demuxer + + See + + It will export one 2-channel 16-bit 44.1 kHz audio stream. Optionally, + a "pal8" 16-color video stream can be exported with or without printed + metadata. + + It accepts the following options: + + noise_reduction + Apply a simple low-pass filter. Can be 1 (on) or 0 (off). Default + is 0. + + reverb_depth + Set amount of reverb. Range 0-100. Default is 0. + + reverb_delay + Set delay in ms, clamped to 40-250 ms. Default is 0. + + bass_amount + Apply bass expansion a.k.a. XBass or megabass. Range is 0 (quiet) + to 100 (loud). Default is 0. + + bass_range + Set cutoff i.e. upper-bound for bass frequencies. Range is 10-100 + Hz. Default is 0. + + surround_depth + Apply a Dolby Pro-Logic surround effect. Range is 0 (quiet) to 100 + (heavy). Default is 0. + + surround_delay + Set surround delay in ms, clamped to 5-40 ms. Default is 0. + + max_size + The demuxer buffers the entire file into memory. Adjust this value + to set the maximum buffer size, which in turn, acts as a ceiling + for the size of files that can be read. Range is 0 to 100 MiB. 0 + removes buffer size limit (not recommended). Default is 5 MiB. + + video_stream_expr + String which is evaluated using the eval API to assign colors to + the generated video stream. Variables which can be used are "x", + "y", "w", "h", "t", "speed", "tempo", "order", "pattern" and "row". + + video_stream + Generate video stream. Can be 1 (on) or 0 (off). Default is 0. + + video_stream_w + Set video frame width in 'chars' where one char indicates 8 pixels. + Range is 20-512. Default is 30. + + video_stream_h + Set video frame height in 'chars' where one char indicates 8 + pixels. Range is 20-512. Default is 30. + + video_stream_ptxt + Print metadata on video stream. Includes "speed", "tempo", "order", + "pattern", "row" and "ts" (time in ms). Can be 1 (on) or 0 (off). + Default is 1. + + libopenmpt + libopenmpt based module demuxer + + See for more information. + + Some files have multiple subsongs (tracks) this can be set with the + subsong option. + + It accepts the following options: + + subsong + Set the subsong index. This can be either 'all', 'auto', or the + index of the subsong. Subsong indexes start at 0. The default is + 'auto'. + + The default value is to let libopenmpt choose. + + layout + Set the channel layout. Valid values are 1, 2, and 4 channel + layouts. The default value is STEREO. + + sample_rate + Set the sample rate for libopenmpt to output. Range is from 1000 + to INT_MAX. The value default is 48000. + + mov/mp4/3gp + Demuxer for Quicktime File Format & ISO/IEC Base Media File Format + (ISO/IEC 14496-12 or MPEG-4 Part 12, ISO/IEC 15444-12 or JPEG 2000 Part + 12). + + Registered extensions: mov, mp4, m4a, 3gp, 3g2, mj2, psp, m4b, ism, + ismv, isma, f4v + + Options + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + enable_drefs + Enable loading of external tracks, disabled by default. Enabling + this can theoretically leak information in some use cases. + + use_absolute_path + Allows loading of external tracks via absolute paths, disabled by + default. Enabling this poses a security risk. It should only be + enabled if the source is known to be non-malicious. + + seek_streams_individually + When seeking, identify the closest point in each stream + individually and demux packets in that stream from identified + point. This can lead to a different sequence of packets compared to + demuxing linearly from the beginning. Default is true. + + ignore_editlist + Ignore any edit list atoms. The demuxer, by default, modifies the + stream index to reflect the timeline described by the edit list. + Default is false. + + advanced_editlist + Modify the stream index to reflect the timeline described by the + edit list. "ignore_editlist" must be set to false for this option + to be effective. If both "ignore_editlist" and this option are set + to false, then only the start of the stream index is modified to + reflect initial dwell time or starting timestamp described by the + edit list. Default is true. + + ignore_chapters + Don't parse chapters. This includes GoPro 'HiLight' tags/moments. + Note that chapters are only parsed when input is seekable. Default + is false. + + use_mfra_for + For seekable fragmented input, set fragment's starting timestamp + from media fragment random access box, if present. + + Following options are available: + + auto + Auto-detect whether to set mfra timestamps as PTS or DTS + (default) + + dts Set mfra timestamps as DTS + + pts Set mfra timestamps as PTS + + 0 Don't use mfra box to set timestamps + + use_tfdt + For fragmented input, set fragment's starting timestamp to + "baseMediaDecodeTime" from the "tfdt" box. Default is enabled, + which will prefer to use the "tfdt" box to set DTS. Disable to use + the "earliest_presentation_time" from the "sidx" box. In either + case, the timestamp from the "mfra" box will be used if it's + available and "use_mfra_for" is set to pts or dts. + + export_all + Export unrecognized boxes within the udta box as metadata entries. + The first four characters of the box type are set as the key. + Default is false. + + export_xmp + Export entire contents of XMP_ box and uuid box as a string with + key "xmp". Note that if "export_all" is set and this option isn't, + the contents of XMP_ box are still exported but with key "XMP_". + Default is false. + + activation_bytes + 4-byte key required to decrypt Audible AAX and AAX+ files. See + Audible AAX subsection below. + + audible_fixed_key + Fixed key used for handling Audible AAX/AAX+ files. It has been + pre-set so should not be necessary to specify. + + decryption_key + 16-byte key, in hex, to decrypt files encrypted using ISO Common + Encryption (CENC/AES-128 CTR; ISO/IEC 23001-7). + + max_stts_delta + Very high sample deltas written in a trak's stts box may + occasionally be intended but usually they are written in error or + used to store a negative value for dts correction when treated as + signed 32-bit integers. This option lets the user set an upper + limit, beyond which the delta is clamped to 1. Values greater than + the limit if negative when cast to int32 are used to adjust onward + dts. + + Unit is the track time scale. Range is 0 to UINT_MAX. Default is + "UINT_MAX - 48000*10" which allows up to a 10 second dts correction + for 48 kHz audio streams while accommodating 99.9% of "uint32" + range. + + interleaved_read + Interleave packets from multiple tracks at demuxer level. For badly + interleaved files, this prevents playback issues caused by large + gaps between packets in different tracks, as MOV/MP4 do not have + packet placement requirements. However, this can cause excessive + seeking on very badly interleaved files, due to seeking between + tracks, so disabling it may prevent I/O issues, at the expense of + playback. + + Audible AAX + + Audible AAX files are encrypted M4B files, and they can be decrypted by + specifying a 4 byte activation secret. + + ffmpeg -activation_bytes 1CEB00DA -i test.aax -vn -c:a copy output.mp4 + + mpegts + MPEG-2 transport stream demuxer. + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + resync_size + Set size limit for looking up a new synchronization. Default value + is 65536. + + skip_unknown_pmt + Skip PMTs for programs not defined in the PAT. Default value is 0. + + fix_teletext_pts + Override teletext packet PTS and DTS values with the timestamps + calculated from the PCR of the first program which the teletext + stream is part of and is not discarded. Default value is 1, set + this option to 0 if you want your teletext packet PTS and DTS + values untouched. + + ts_packetsize + Output option carrying the raw packet size in bytes. Show the + detected raw packet size, cannot be set by the user. + + scan_all_pmts + Scan and combine all PMTs. The value is an integer with value from + -1 to 1 (-1 means automatic setting, 1 means enabled, 0 means + disabled). Default value is -1. + + merge_pmt_versions + Re-use existing streams when a PMT's version is updated and + elementary streams move to different PIDs. Default value is 0. + + max_packet_size + Set maximum size, in bytes, of packet emitted by the demuxer. + Payloads above this size are split across multiple packets. Range + is 1 to INT_MAX/2. Default is 204800 bytes. + + mpjpeg + MJPEG encapsulated in multi-part MIME demuxer. + + This demuxer allows reading of MJPEG, where each frame is represented + as a part of multipart/x-mixed-replace stream. + + strict_mime_boundary + Default implementation applies a relaxed standard to multi-part + MIME boundary detection, to prevent regression with numerous + existing endpoints not generating a proper MIME MJPEG stream. + Turning this option on by setting it to 1 will result in a stricter + check of the boundary value. + + rawvideo + Raw video demuxer. + + This demuxer allows one to read raw video data. Since there is no + header specifying the assumed video parameters, the user must specify + them in order to be able to decode the data correctly. + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + framerate + Set input video frame rate. Default value is 25. + + pixel_format + Set the input video pixel format. Default value is "yuv420p". + + video_size + Set the input video size. This value must be specified explicitly. + + For example to read a rawvideo file input.raw with ffplay, assuming a + pixel format of "rgb24", a video size of "320x240", and a frame rate of + 10 images per second, use the command: + + ffplay -f rawvideo -pixel_format rgb24 -video_size 320x240 -framerate 10 input.raw + + sbg + SBaGen script demuxer. + + This demuxer reads the script language used by SBaGen + to generate binaural beats sessions. A SBG + script looks like that: + + -SE + a: 300-2.5/3 440+4.5/0 + b: 300-2.5/0 440+4.5/3 + off: - + NOW == a + +0:07:00 == b + +0:14:00 == a + +0:21:00 == b + +0:30:00 off + + A SBG script can mix absolute and relative timestamps. If the script + uses either only absolute timestamps (including the script start time) + or only relative ones, then its layout is fixed, and the conversion is + straightforward. On the other hand, if the script mixes both kind of + timestamps, then the NOW reference for relative timestamps will be + taken from the current time of day at the time the script is read, and + the script layout will be frozen according to that reference. That + means that if the script is directly played, the actual times will + match the absolute timestamps up to the sound controller's clock + accuracy, but if the user somehow pauses the playback or seeks, all + times will be shifted accordingly. + + tedcaptions + JSON captions used for . + + TED does not provide links to the captions, but they can be guessed + from the page. The file tools/bookmarklets.html from the FFmpeg source + tree contains a bookmarklet to expose them. + + This demuxer accepts the following option: + + start_time + Set the start time of the TED talk, in milliseconds. The default is + 15000 (15s). It is used to sync the captions with the downloadable + videos, because they include a 15s intro. + + Example: convert the captions to a format most players understand: + + ffmpeg -i http://www.ted.com/talks/subtitles/id/1/lang/en talk1-en.srt + + vapoursynth + Vapoursynth wrapper. + + Due to security concerns, Vapoursynth scripts will not be autodetected + so the input format has to be forced. For ff* CLI tools, add "-f + vapoursynth" before the input "-i yourscript.vpy". + + This demuxer accepts the following option: + + max_script_size + The demuxer buffers the entire script into memory. Adjust this + value to set the maximum buffer size, which in turn, acts as a + ceiling for the size of scripts that can be read. Default is 1 + MiB. + + w64 + Sony Wave64 Audio demuxer. + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + max_size + See the same option for the wav demuxer. + + wav + RIFF Wave Audio demuxer. + + This demuxer accepts the following options: + + max_size + Specify the maximum packet size in bytes for the demuxed packets. + By default this is set to 0, which means that a sensible value is + chosen based on the input format. + +MUXERS + Muxers are configured elements in FFmpeg which allow writing multimedia + streams to a particular type of file. + + When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported muxers are + enabled by default. You can list all available muxers using the + configure option "--list-muxers". + + You can disable all the muxers with the configure option + "--disable-muxers" and selectively enable / disable single muxers with + the options "--enable-muxer=MUXER" / "--disable-muxer=MUXER". + + The option "-muxers" of the ff* tools will display the list of enabled + muxers. Use "-formats" to view a combined list of enabled demuxers and + muxers. + + A description of some of the currently available muxers follows. + + Raw muxers + This section covers raw muxers. They accept a single stream matching + the designated codec. They do not store timestamps or metadata. The + recognized extension is the same as the muxer name unless indicated + otherwise. + + It comprises the following muxers. The media type and the eventual + extensions used to automatically selects the muxer from the output + extensions are also shown. + + ac3 audio + Dolby Digital, also known as AC-3. + + adx audio + CRI Middleware ADX audio. + + This muxer will write out the total sample count near the start of + the first packet when the output is seekable and the count can be + stored in 32 bits. + + aptx audio + aptX (Audio Processing Technology for Bluetooth) + + aptx_hd audio (aptxdh) + aptX HD (Audio Processing Technology for Bluetooth) audio + + avs2 video (avs, avs2) + AVS2-P2 (Audio Video Standard - Second generation - Part 2) / IEEE + 1857.4 video + + avs3 video (avs3) + AVS3-P2 (Audio Video Standard - Third generation - Part 2) / IEEE + 1857.10 video + + cavsvideo video (cavs) + Chinese AVS (Audio Video Standard - First generation) + + codec2raw audio + Codec 2 audio. + + No extension is registered so format name has to be supplied e.g. + with the ffmpeg CLI tool "-f codec2raw". + + data any + Generic data muxer. + + This muxer accepts a single stream with any codec of any type. The + input stream has to be selected using the "-map" option with the + ffmpeg CLI tool. + + No extension is registered so format name has to be supplied e.g. + with the ffmpeg CLI tool "-f data". + + dfpwm audio (dfpwm) + Raw DFPWM1a (Dynamic Filter Pulse With Modulation) audio muxer. + + dirac video (drc, vc2) + BBC Dirac video. + + The Dirac Pro codec is a subset and is standardized as SMPTE VC-2. + + dnxhd video (dnxhd, dnxhr) + Avid DNxHD video. + + It is standardized as SMPTE VC-3. Accepts DNxHR streams. + + dts audio + DTS Coherent Acoustics (DCA) audio + + eac3 audio + Dolby Digital Plus, also known as Enhanced AC-3 + + evc video (evc) + MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) / EVC / MPEG-5 Part 1 EVC video + + g722 audio + ITU-T G.722 audio + + g723_1 audio (tco, rco) + ITU-T G.723.1 audio + + g726 audio + ITU-T G.726 big-endian ("left-justified") audio. + + No extension is registered so format name has to be supplied e.g. + with the ffmpeg CLI tool "-f g726". + + g726le audio + ITU-T G.726 little-endian ("right-justified") audio. + + No extension is registered so format name has to be supplied e.g. + with the ffmpeg CLI tool "-f g726le". + + gsm audio + Global System for Mobile Communications audio + + h261 video + ITU-T H.261 video + + h263 video + ITU-T H.263 / H.263-1996, H.263+ / H.263-1998 / H.263 version 2 + video + + h264 video (h264, 264) + ITU-T H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC video. Bitstream shall be + converted to Annex B syntax if it's in length-prefixed mode. + + hevc video (hevc, h265, 265) + ITU-T H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 HEVC video. Bitstream shall be + converted to Annex B syntax if it's in length-prefixed mode. + + m4v video + MPEG-4 Part 2 video + + mjpeg video (mjpg, mjpeg) + Motion JPEG video + + mlp audio + Meridian Lossless Packing, also known as Packed PCM + + mp2 audio (mp2, m2a, mpa) + MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio + + mpeg1video video (mpg, mpeg, m1v) + MPEG-1 Part 2 video. + + mpeg2video video (m2v) + ITU-T H.262 / MPEG-2 Part 2 video + + obu video + AV1 low overhead Open Bitstream Units muxer. + + Temporal delimiter OBUs will be inserted in all temporal units of + the stream. + + rawvideo video (yuv, rgb) + Raw uncompressed video. + + sbc audio (sbc, msbc) + Bluetooth SIG low-complexity subband codec audio + + truehd audio (thd) + Dolby TrueHD audio + + vc1 video + SMPTE 421M / VC-1 video + + Examples + + o Store raw video frames with the rawvideo muxer using ffmpeg: + + ffmpeg -f lavfi -i testsrc -t 10 -s hd1080p testsrc.yuv + + Since the rawvideo muxer do not store the information related to + size and format, this information must be provided when demuxing + the file: + + ffplay -video_size 1920x1080 -pixel_format rgb24 -f rawvideo testsrc.rgb + + Raw PCM muxers + This section covers raw PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) audio muxers. + + They accept a single stream matching the designated codec. They do not + store timestamps or metadata. The recognized extension is the same as + the muxer name. + + It comprises the following muxers. The optional additional extension + used to automatically select the muxer from the output extension is + also shown in parentheses. + + alaw (al) + PCM A-law + + f32be + PCM 32-bit floating-point big-endian + + f32le + PCM 32-bit floating-point little-endian + + f64be + PCM 64-bit floating-point big-endian + + f64le + PCM 64-bit floating-point little-endian + + mulaw (ul) + PCM mu-law + + s16be + PCM signed 16-bit big-endian + + s16le + PCM signed 16-bit little-endian + + s24be + PCM signed 24-bit big-endian + + s24le + PCM signed 24-bit little-endian + + s32be + PCM signed 32-bit big-endian + + s32le + PCM signed 32-bit little-endian + + s8 (sb) + PCM signed 8-bit + + u16be + PCM unsigned 16-bit big-endian + + u16le + PCM unsigned 16-bit little-endian + + u24be + PCM unsigned 24-bit big-endian + + u24le + PCM unsigned 24-bit little-endian + + u32be + PCM unsigned 32-bit big-endian + + u32le + PCM unsigned 32-bit little-endian + + u8 (ub) + PCM unsigned 8-bit + + vidc + PCM Archimedes VIDC + + MPEG-1/MPEG-2 program stream muxers + This section covers formats belonging to the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Systems + family. + + The MPEG-1 Systems format (also known as ISO/IEEC 11172-1 or MPEG-1 + program stream) has been adopted for the format of media track stored + in VCD (Video Compact Disc). + + The MPEG-2 Systems standard (also known as ISO/IEEC 13818-1) covers two + containers formats, one known as transport stream and one known as + program stream; only the latter is covered here. + + The MPEG-2 program stream format (also known as VOB due to the + corresponding file extension) is an extension of MPEG-1 program stream: + in addition to support different codecs for the audio and video + streams, it also stores subtitles and navigation metadata. MPEG-2 + program stream has been adopted for storing media streams in SVCD and + DVD storage devices. + + This section comprises the following muxers. + + mpeg (mpg,mpeg) + MPEG-1 Systems / MPEG-1 program stream muxer. + + vcd MPEG-1 Systems / MPEG-1 program stream (VCD) muxer. + + This muxer can be used to generate tracks in the format accepted by + the VCD (Video Compact Disc) storage devices. + + It is the same as the mpeg muxer with a few differences. + + vob MPEG-2 program stream (VOB) muxer. + + dvd MPEG-2 program stream (DVD VOB) muxer. + + This muxer can be used to generate tracks in the format accepted by + the DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) storage devices. + + This is the same as the vob muxer with a few differences. + + svcd (vob) + MPEG-2 program stream (SVCD VOB) muxer. + + This muxer can be used to generate tracks in the format accepted by + the SVCD (Super Video Compact Disc) storage devices. + + This is the same as the vob muxer with a few differences. + + Options + + muxrate rate + Set user-defined mux rate expressed as a number of bits/s. If not + specied the automatically computed mux rate is employed. Default + value is 0. + + preload delay + Set initial demux-decode delay in microseconds. Default value is + 500000. + + MOV/MPEG-4/ISOMBFF muxers + This section covers formats belonging to the QuickTime / MOV family, + including the MPEG-4 Part 14 format and ISO base media file format + (ISOBMFF). These formats share a common structure based on the ISO base + media file format (ISOBMFF). + + The MOV format was originally developed for use with Apple QuickTime. + It was later used as the basis for the MPEG-4 Part 1 (later Part 14) + format, also known as ISO/IEC 14496-1. That format was then generalized + into ISOBMFF, also named MPEG-4 Part 12 format, ISO/IEC 14496-12, or + ISO/IEC 15444-12. + + It comprises the following muxers. + + 3gp Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) format for 3G UMTS + multimedia services + + 3g2 Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GP2 or 3GPP2) format for + 3G CDMA2000 multimedia services, similar to 3gp with extensions and + limitations + + f4v Adobe Flash Video format + + ipod + MPEG-4 audio file format, as MOV/MP4 but limited to contain only + audio streams, typically played with the Apple ipod device + + ismv + Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) Smooth Streaming + Audio/Video (ISMV or ISMA) format. This is based on MPEG-4 Part 14 + format with a few incompatible variants, used to stream media files + for the Microsoft IIS server. + + mov QuickTime player format identified by the ".mov" extension + + mp4 MP4 or MPEG-4 Part 14 format + + psp PlayStation Portable MP4/MPEG-4 Part 14 format variant. This is + based on MPEG-4 Part 14 format with a few incompatible variants, + used to play files on PlayStation devices. + + Fragmentation + + The mov, mp4, and ismv muxers support fragmentation. Normally, a + MOV/MP4 file has all the metadata about all packets stored in one + location. + + This data is usually written at the end of the file, but it can be + moved to the start for better playback by adding "+faststart" to the + "-movflags", or using the qt-faststart tool). + + A fragmented file consists of a number of fragments, where packets and + metadata about these packets are stored together. Writing a fragmented + file has the advantage that the file is decodable even if the writing + is interrupted (while a normal MOV/MP4 is undecodable if it is not + properly finished), and it requires less memory when writing very long + files (since writing normal MOV/MP4 files stores info about every + single packet in memory until the file is closed). The downside is that + it is less compatible with other applications. + + Fragmentation is enabled by setting one of the options that define how + to cut the file into fragments: + + frag_duration + frag_size + min_frag_duration + movflags +frag_keyframe + movflags +frag_custom + + If more than one condition is specified, fragments are cut when one of + the specified conditions is fulfilled. The exception to this is the + option min_frag_duration, which has to be fulfilled for any of the + other conditions to apply. + + Options + + brand brand_string + Override major brand. + + empty_hdlr_name bool + Enable to skip writing the name inside a "hdlr" box. Default is + "false". + + encryption_key key + set the media encryption key in hexadecimal format + + encryption_kid kid + set the media encryption key identifier in hexadecimal format + + encryption_scheme scheme + configure the encryption scheme, allowed values are none, and cenc- + aes-ctr + + frag_duration duration + Create fragments that are duration microseconds long. + + frag_interleave number + Interleave samples within fragments (max number of consecutive + samples, lower is tighter interleaving, but with more overhead. It + is set to 0 by default. + + frag_size size + create fragments that contain up to size bytes of payload data + + iods_audio_profile profile + specify iods number for the audio profile atom (from -1 to 255), + default is "-1" + + iods_video_profile profile + specify iods number for the video profile atom (from -1 to 255), + default is "-1" + + ism_lookahead num_entries + specify number of lookahead entries for ISM files (from 0 to 255), + default is 0 + + min_frag_duration duration + do not create fragments that are shorter than duration microseconds + long + + moov_size bytes + Reserves space for the moov atom at the beginning of the file + instead of placing the moov atom at the end. If the space reserved + is insufficient, muxing will fail. + + mov_gamma gamma + specify gamma value for gama atom (as a decimal number from 0 to + 10), default is 0.0, must be set together with "+ movflags" + + movflags flags + Set various muxing switches. The following flags can be used: + + cmaf + write CMAF (Common Media Application Format) compatible + fragmented MP4 output + + dash + write DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) compatible + fragmented MP4 output + + default_base_moof + Similarly to the omit_tfhd_offset flag, this flag avoids + writing the absolute base_data_offset field in tfhd atoms, but + does so by using the new default-base-is-moof flag instead. + This flag is new from 14496-12:2012. This may make the + fragments easier to parse in certain circumstances (avoiding + basing track fragment location calculations on the implicit end + of the previous track fragment). + + delay_moov + delay writing the initial moov until the first fragment is cut, + or until the first fragment flush + + disable_chpl + Disable Nero chapter markers (chpl atom). Normally, both Nero + chapters and a QuickTime chapter track are written to the file. + With this option set, only the QuickTime chapter track will be + written. Nero chapters can cause failures when the file is + reprocessed with certain tagging programs, like mp3Tag 2.61a + and iTunes 11.3, most likely other versions are affected as + well. + + faststart + Run a second pass moving the index (moov atom) to the beginning + of the file. This operation can take a while, and will not work + in various situations such as fragmented output, thus it is not + enabled by default. + + frag_custom + Allow the caller to manually choose when to cut fragments, by + calling "av_write_frame(ctx, NULL)" to write a fragment with + the packets written so far. (This is only useful with other + applications integrating libavformat, not from ffmpeg.) + + frag_discont + signal that the next fragment is discontinuous from earlier + ones + + frag_every_frame + fragment at every frame + + frag_keyframe + start a new fragment at each video keyframe + + global_sidx + write a global sidx index at the start of the file + + isml + create a live smooth streaming feed (for pushing to a + publishing point) + + negative_cts_offsets + Enables utilization of version 1 of the CTTS box, in which the + CTS offsets can be negative. This enables the initial sample to + have DTS/CTS of zero, and reduces the need for edit lists for + some cases such as video tracks with B-frames. Additionally, + eases conformance with the DASH-IF interoperability guidelines. + + This option is implicitly set when writing ismv (Smooth + Streaming) files. + + omit_tfhd_offset + Do not write any absolute base_data_offset in tfhd atoms. This + avoids tying fragments to absolute byte positions in the + file/streams. + + prefer_icc + If writing colr atom prioritise usage of ICC profile if it + exists in stream packet side data. + + rtphint + add RTP hinting tracks to the output file + + separate_moof + Write a separate moof (movie fragment) atom for each track. + Normally, packets for all tracks are written in a moof atom + (which is slightly more efficient), but with this option set, + the muxer writes one moof/mdat pair for each track, making it + easier to separate tracks. + + skip_sidx + Skip writing of sidx atom. When bitrate overhead due to sidx + atom is high, this option could be used for cases where sidx + atom is not mandatory. When the global_sidx flag is enabled, + this option is ignored. + + skip_trailer + skip writing the mfra/tfra/mfro trailer for fragmented files + + use_metadata_tags + use mdta atom for metadata + + write_colr + write colr atom even if the color info is unspecified. This + flag is experimental, may be renamed or changed, do not use + from scripts. + + write_gama + write deprecated gama atom + + movie_timescale scale + Set the timescale written in the movie header box ("mvhd"). Range + is 1 to INT_MAX. Default is 1000. + + rtpflags flags + Add RTP hinting tracks to the output file. + + The following flags can be used: + + h264_mode0 + use mode 0 for H.264 in RTP + + latm + use MP4A-LATM packetization instead of MPEG4-GENERIC for AAC + + rfc2190 + use RFC 2190 packetization instead of RFC 4629 for H.263 + + send_bye + send RTCP BYE packets when finishing + + skip_rtcp + do not send RTCP sender reports + + skip_iods bool + skip writing iods atom (default value is "true") + + use_editlist bool + use edit list (default value is "auto") + + use_stream_ids_as_track_ids bool + use stream ids as track ids (default value is "false") + + video_track_timescale scale + Set the timescale used for video tracks. Range is 0 to INT_MAX. If + set to 0, the timescale is automatically set based on the native + stream time base. Default is 0. + + write_btrt bool + Force or disable writing bitrate box inside stsd box of a track. + The box contains decoding buffer size (in bytes), maximum bitrate + and average bitrate for the track. The box will be skipped if none + of these values can be computed. Default is "-1" or "auto", which + will write the box only in MP4 mode. + + write_prft option + Write producer time reference box (PRFT) with a specified time + source for the NTP field in the PRFT box. Set value as wallclock to + specify timesource as wallclock time and pts to specify timesource + as input packets' PTS values. + + write_tmcd bool + Specify "on" to force writing a timecode track, "off" to disable it + and "auto" to write a timecode track only for mov and mp4 output + (default). + + Setting value to pts is applicable only for a live encoding use + case, where PTS values are set as as wallclock time at the source. + For example, an encoding use case with decklink capture source + where video_pts and audio_pts are set to abs_wallclock. + + Examples + + o Push Smooth Streaming content in real time to a publishing point on + IIS with the ismv muxer using ffmpeg: + + ffmpeg -re <> -movflags isml+frag_keyframe -f ismv http://server/publishingpoint.isml/Streams(Encoder1) + + a64 + A64 Commodore 64 video muxer. + + This muxer accepts a single "a64_multi" or "a64_multi5" codec video + stream. + + ac4 + Raw AC-4 audio muxer. + + This muxer accepts a single "ac4" audio stream. + + Options + + write_crc bool + when enabled, write a CRC checksum for each packet to the output, + default is "false" + + adts + Audio Data Transport Stream muxer. + + It accepts a single AAC stream. + + Options + + write_id3v2 bool + Enable to write ID3v2.4 tags at the start of the stream. Default is + disabled. + + write_apetag bool + Enable to write APE tags at the end of the stream. Default is + disabled. + + write_mpeg2 bool + Enable to set MPEG version bit in the ADTS frame header to 1 which + indicates MPEG-2. Default is 0, which indicates MPEG-4. + + aea + MD STUDIO audio muxer. + + This muxer accepts a single ATRAC1 audio stream with either one or two + channels and a sample rate of 44100Hz. + + As AEA supports storing the track title, this muxer will also write the + title from stream's metadata to the container. + + aiff + Audio Interchange File Format muxer. + + Options + + write_id3v2 bool + Enable ID3v2 tags writing when set to 1. Default is 0 (disabled). + + id3v2_version bool + Select ID3v2 version to write. Currently only version 3 and 4 (aka. + ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4) are supported. The default is version 4. + + alp + High Voltage Software's Lego Racers game audio muxer. + + It accepts a single ADPCM_IMA_ALP stream with no more than 2 channels + and a sample rate not greater than 44100 Hz. + + Extensions: "tun", "pcm" + + Options + + type type + Set file type. + + type accepts the following values: + + tun Set file type as music. Must have a sample rate of 22050 Hz. + + pcm Set file type as sfx. + + auto + Set file type as per output file extension. ".pcm" results in + type "pcm" else type "tun" is set. (default) + + amr + 3GPP AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) audio muxer. + + It accepts a single audio stream containing an AMR NB stream. + + amv + AMV (Actions Media Video) format muxer. + + apm + Ubisoft Rayman 2 APM audio muxer. + + It accepts a single ADPCM IMA APM audio stream. + + apng + Animated Portable Network Graphics muxer. + + It accepts a single APNG video stream. + + Options + + final_delay delay + Force a delay expressed in seconds after the last frame of each + repetition. Default value is 0.0. + + plays repetitions + specify how many times to play the content, 0 causes an infinte + loop, with 1 there is no loop + + Examples + + o Use ffmpeg to generate an APNG output with 2 repetitions, and with + a delay of half a second after the first repetition: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -final_delay 0.5 -plays 2 out.apng + + argo_asf + Argonaut Games ASF audio muxer. + + It accepts a single ADPCM audio stream. + + Options + + version_major version + override file major version, specified as an integer, default value + is 2 + + version_minor version + override file minor version, specified as an integer, default value + is 1 + + name name + Embed file name into file, if not specified use the output file + name. The name is truncated to 8 characters. + + argo_cvg + Argonaut Games CVG audio muxer. + + It accepts a single one-channel ADPCM 22050Hz audio stream. + + The loop and reverb options set the corresponding flags in the header + which can be later retrieved to process the audio stream accordingly. + + Options + + skip_rate_check bool + skip sample rate check (default is "false") + + loop bool + set loop flag (default is "false") + + reverb boolean + set reverb flag (default is "true") + + asf, asf_stream + Advanced / Active Systems (or Streaming) Format audio muxer. + + The asf_stream variant should be selected for streaming. + + Note that Windows Media Audio (wma) and Windows Media Video (wmv) use + this muxer too. + + Options + + packet_size size + Set the muxer packet size as a number of bytes. By tuning this + setting you may reduce data fragmentation or muxer overhead + depending on your source. Default value is 3200, minimum is 100, + maximum is "64Ki". + + ass + ASS/SSA (SubStation Alpha) subtitles muxer. + + It accepts a single ASS subtitles stream. + + Options + + ignore_readorder bool + Write dialogue events immediately, even if they are out-of-order, + default is "false", otherwise they are cached until the expected + time event is found. + + ast + AST (Audio Stream) muxer. + + This format is used to play audio on some Nintendo Wii games. + + It accepts a single audio stream. + + The loopstart and loopend options can be used to define a section of + the file to loop for players honoring such options. + + Options + + loopstart start + Specify loop start position expressesd in milliseconds, from "-1" + to "INT_MAX", in case "-1" is set then no loop is specified + (default -1) and the loopend value is ignored. + + loopend end + Specify loop end position expressed in milliseconds, from 0 to + "INT_MAX", default is 0, in case 0 is set it assumes the total + stream duration. + + au + SUN AU audio muxer. + + It accepts a single audio stream. + + avi + Audio Video Interleaved muxer. + + AVI is a proprietary format developed by Microsoft, and later formally + specified through the Open DML specification. + + Because of differences in players implementations, it might be required + to set some options to make sure that the generated output can be + correctly played by the target player. + + Options + + flipped_raw_rgb bool + If set to "true", store positive height for raw RGB bitmaps, which + indicates bitmap is stored bottom-up. Note that this option does + not flip the bitmap which has to be done manually beforehand, e.g. + by using the vflip filter. Default is "false" and indicates bitmap + is stored top down. + + reserve_index_space size + Reserve the specified amount of bytes for the OpenDML master index + of each stream within the file header. By default additional master + indexes are embedded within the data packets if there is no space + left in the first master index and are linked together as a chain + of indexes. This index structure can cause problems for some use + cases, e.g. third-party software strictly relying on the OpenDML + index specification or when file seeking is slow. Reserving enough + index space in the file header avoids these problems. + + The required index space depends on the output file size and should + be about 16 bytes per gigabyte. When this option is omitted or set + to zero the necessary index space is guessed. + + Default value is 0. + + write_channel_mask bool + Write the channel layout mask into the audio stream header. + + This option is enabled by default. Disabling the channel mask can + be useful in specific scenarios, e.g. when merging multiple audio + streams into one for compatibility with software that only supports + a single audio stream in AVI (see the "amerge" section in the + ffmpeg-filters manual). + + avif + AV1 (Alliance for Open Media Video codec 1) image format muxer. + + This muxers stores images encoded using the AV1 codec. + + It accepts one or two video streams. In case two video streams are + provided, the second one shall contain a single plane storing the alpha + mask. + + In case more than one image is provided, the generated output is + considered an animated AVIF and the number of loops can be specified + with the loop option. + + This is based on the specification by Alliance for Open Media at url + . + + Options + + loop count + number of times to loop an animated AVIF, 0 specify an infinite + loop, default is 0 + + movie_timescale timescale + Set the timescale written in the movie header box ("mvhd"). Range + is 1 to INT_MAX. Default is 1000. + + avm2 + ShockWave Flash (SWF) / ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) format + muxer. + + It accepts one audio stream, one video stream, or both. + + bit + G.729 (.bit) file format muxer. + + It accepts a single G.729 audio stream. + + caf + Apple CAF (Core Audio Format) muxer. + + It accepts a single audio stream. + + codec2 + Codec2 audio audio muxer. + + It accepts a single codec2 audio stream. + + chromaprint + Chromaprint fingerprinter muxers. + + To enable compilation of this filter you need to configure FFmpeg with + "--enable-chromaprint". + + This muxer feeds audio data to the Chromaprint library, which generates + a fingerprint for the provided audio data. See: + + + It takes a single signed native-endian 16-bit raw audio stream of at + most 2 channels. + + Options + + algorithm version + Select version of algorithm to fingerprint with. Range is 0 to 4. + Version 3 enables silence detection. Default is 1. + + fp_format format + Format to output the fingerprint as. Accepts the following options: + + base64 + Base64 compressed fingerprint (default) + + compressed + Binary compressed fingerprint + + raw Binary raw fingerprint + + silence_threshold threshold + Threshold for detecting silence. Range is from "-1" to 32767, where + "-1" disables silence detection. Silence detection can only be used + with version 3 of the algorithm. + + Silence detection must be disabled for use with the AcoustID + service. Default is "-1". + + crc + CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) muxer. + + This muxer computes and prints the Adler-32 CRC of all the input audio + and video frames. By default audio frames are converted to signed + 16-bit raw audio and video frames to raw video before computing the + CRC. + + The output of the muxer consists of a single line of the form: + CRC=0xCRC, where CRC is a hexadecimal number 0-padded to 8 digits + containing the CRC for all the decoded input frames. + + See also the framecrc muxer. + + Examples + + o Use ffmpeg to compute the CRC of the input, and store it in the + file out.crc: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f crc out.crc + + o Use ffmpeg to print the CRC to stdout with the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f crc - + + o You can select the output format of each frame with ffmpeg by + specifying the audio and video codec and format. For example, to + compute the CRC of the input audio converted to PCM unsigned 8-bit + and the input video converted to MPEG-2 video, use the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -c:a pcm_u8 -c:v mpeg2video -f crc - + + dash + Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) muxer. + + This muxer creates segments and manifest files according to the MPEG- + DASH standard ISO/IEC 23009-1:2014 and following standard updates. + + For more information see: + + o ISO DASH Specification: + + + o WebM DASH Specification: + + + This muxer creates an MPD (Media Presentation Description) manifest + file and segment files for each stream. Segment files are placed in the + same directory of the MPD manifest file. + + The segment filename might contain pre-defined identifiers used in the + manifest "SegmentTemplate" section as defined in section 5.3.9.4.4 of + the standard. + + Available identifiers are "$RepresentationID$", "$Number$", + "$Bandwidth$", and "$Time$". In addition to the standard identifiers, + an ffmpeg-specific "$ext$" identifier is also supported. When + specified, ffmpeg will replace "$ext$" in the file name with muxing + format's extensions such as "mp4", "webm" etc. + + Options + + adaptation_sets adaptation_sets + Assign streams to adaptation sets, specified in the MPD manifest + "AdaptationSets" section. + + An adaptation set contains a set of one or more streams accessed as + a single subset, e.g. corresponding streams encoded at different + size selectable by the user depending on the available bandwidth, + or to different audio streams with a different language. + + Each adaptation set is specified with the syntax: + + id=,streams= + + where index must be a numerical index, and streams is a sequence of + ","-separated stream indices. Multiple adaptation sets can be + specified, separated by spaces. + + To map all video (or audio) streams to an adaptation set, "v" (or + "a") can be used as stream identifier instead of IDs. + + When no assignment is defined, this defaults to an adaptation set + for each stream. + + The following optional fields can also be specified: + + descriptor + Define the descriptor as defined by ISO/IEC + 23009-1:2014/Amd.2:2015. + + For example: + + + + The descriptor string should be a self-closing XML tag. + + frag_duration + Override the global fragment duration specified with the + frag_duration option. + + frag_type + Override the global fragment type specified with the frag_type + option. + + seg_duration + Override the global segment duration specified with the + seg_duration option. + + trick_id + Mark an adaptation set as containing streams meant to be used + for Trick Mode for the referenced adaptation set. + + A few examples of possible values for the adaptation_sets option + follow: + + id=0,seg_duration=2,frag_duration=1,frag_type=duration,streams=v id=1,seg_duration=2,frag_type=none,streams=a + + id=0,seg_duration=2,frag_type=none,streams=0 id=1,seg_duration=10,frag_type=none,trick_id=0,streams=1 + + dash_segment_type type + Set DASH segment files type. + + Possible values: + + auto + The dash segment files format will be selected based on the + stream codec. This is the default mode. + + mp4 the dash segment files will be in ISOBMFF/MP4 format + + webm + the dash segment files will be in WebM format + + extra_window_size size + Set the maximum number of segments kept outside of the manifest + before removing from disk. + + format_options options_list + Set container format (mp4/webm) options using a ":"-separated list + of key=value parameters. Values containing ":" special characters + must be escaped. + + frag_duration duration + Set the length in seconds of fragments within segments, fractional + value can also be set. + + frag_type type + Set the type of interval for fragmentation. + + Possible values: + + auto + set one fragment per segment + + every_frame + fragment at every frame + + duration + fragment at specific time intervals + + pframes + fragment at keyframes and following P-Frame reordering (Video + only, experimental) + + global_sidx bool + Write global "SIDX" atom. Applicable only for single file, mp4 + output, non-streaming mode. + + hls_master_name file_name + HLS master playlist name. Default is master.m3u8. + + hls_playlist bool + Generate HLS playlist files. The master playlist is generated with + filename specified by the hls_master_name option. One media + playlist file is generated for each stream with filenames + media_0.m3u8, media_1.m3u8, etc. + + http_opts http_opts + Specify a list of ":"-separated key=value options to pass to the + underlying HTTP protocol. Applicable only for HTTP output. + + http_persistent bool + Use persistent HTTP connections. Applicable only for HTTP output. + + http_user_agent user_agent + Override User-Agent field in HTTP header. Applicable only for HTTP + output. + + ignore_io_errors bool + Ignore IO errors during open and write. Useful for long-duration + runs with network output. This is disabled by default. + + index_correction bool + Enable or disable segment index correction logic. Applicable only + when use_template is enabled and use_timeline is disabled. This is + disabled by default. + + When enabled, the logic monitors the flow of segment indexes. If a + streams's segment index value is not at the expected real time + position, then the logic corrects that index value. + + Typically this logic is needed in live streaming use cases. The + network bandwidth fluctuations are common during long run + streaming. Each fluctuation can cause the segment indexes fall + behind the expected real time position. + + init_seg_name init_name + DASH-templated name to use for the initialization segment. Default + is "init-stream$RepresentationID$.$ext$". "$ext$" is replaced with + the file name extension specific for the segment format. + + ldash bool + Enable Low-latency Dash by constraining the presence and values of + some elements. This is disabled by default. + + lhls bool + Enable Low-latency HLS (LHLS). Add "#EXT-X-PREFETCH" tag with + current segment's URI. hls.js player folks are trying to + standardize an open LHLS spec. The draft spec is available at + . + + This option tries to comply with the above open spec. It enables + streaming and hls_playlist options automatically. This is an + experimental feature. + + Note: This is not Apple's version LHLS. See + + + master_m3u8_publish_rate segment_intervals_count + Publish master playlist repeatedly every after specified number of + segment intervals. + + max_playback_rate rate + Set the maximum playback rate indicated as appropriate for the + purposes of automatically adjusting playback latency and buffer + occupancy during normal playback by clients. + + media_seg_name segment_name + DASH-templated name to use for the media segments. Default is + "chunk-stream$RepresentationID$-$Number%05d$.$ext$". "$ext$" is + replaced with the file name extension specific for the segment + format. + + method method + Use the given HTTP method to create output files. Generally set to + "PUT" or "POST". + + min_playback_rate rate + Set the minimum playback rate indicated as appropriate for the + purposes of automatically adjusting playback latency and buffer + occupancy during normal playback by clients. + + mpd_profile flags + Set one or more MPD manifest profiles. + + Possible values: + + dash + MPEG-DASH ISO Base media file format live profile + + dvb_dash + DVB-DASH profile + + Default value is "dash". + + remove_at_exit bool + Enable or disable removal of all segments when finished. This is + disabled by default. + + seg_duration duration + Set the segment length in seconds (fractional value can be set). + The value is treated as average segment duration when the + use_template option is enabled and the use_timeline option is + disabled and as minimum segment duration for all the other use + cases. + + Default value is 5. + + single_file bool + Enable or disable storing all segments in one file, accessed using + byte ranges. This is disabled by default. + + The name of the single file can be specified with the + single_file_name option, if not specified assume the basename of + the manifest file with the output format extension. + + single_file_name file_name + DASH-templated name to use for the manifest "baseURL" element. + Imply that the single_file option is set to true. In the template, + "$ext$" is replaced with the file name extension specific for the + segment format. + + streaming bool + Enable or disable chunk streaming mode of output. In chunk + streaming mode, each frame will be a "moof" fragment which forms a + chunk. This is disabled by default. + + target_latency target_latency + Set an intended target latency in seconds for serving (fractional + value can be set). Applicable only when the streaming and + write_prft options are enabled. This is an informative fields + clients can use to measure the latency of the service. + + timeout timeout + Set timeout for socket I/O operations expressed in seconds + (fractional value can be set). Applicable only for HTTP output. + + update_period period + Set the MPD update period, for dynamic content. The unit is second. + If set to 0, the period is automatically computed. + + Default value is 0. + + use_template bool + Enable or disable use of "SegmentTemplate" instead of "SegmentList" + in the manifest. This is enabled by default. + + use_timeline bool + Enable or disable use of "SegmentTimeline" within the + "SegmentTemplate" manifest section. This is enabled by default. + + utc_timing_url url + URL of the page that will return the UTC timestamp in ISO format, + for example "https://time.akamai.com/?iso" + + window_size size + Set the maximum number of segments kept in the manifest, discard + the oldest one. This is useful for live streaming. + + If the value is 0, all segments are kept in the manifest. Default + value is 0. + + write_prft write_prft + Write Producer Reference Time elements on supported streams. This + also enables writing prft boxes in the underlying muxer. Applicable + only when the utc_url option is enabled. It is set to auto by + default, in which case the muxer will attempt to enable it only in + modes that require it. + + Example + + Generate a DASH output reading from an input source in realtime using + ffmpeg. + + Two multimedia streams are generated from the input file, both + containing a video stream encoded through libx264, and an audio stream + encoded with libfdk_aac. The first multimedia stream contains video + with a bitrate of 800k and audio at the default rate, the second with + video scaled to 320x170 pixels at 300k and audio resampled at 22005 Hz. + + The window_size option keeps only the latest 5 segments with the + default duration of 5 seconds. + + ffmpeg -re -i -map 0 -map 0 -c:a libfdk_aac -c:v libx264 \ + -b:v:0 800k -profile:v:0 main \ + -b:v:1 300k -s:v:1 320x170 -profile:v:1 baseline -ar:a:1 22050 \ + -bf 1 -keyint_min 120 -g 120 -sc_threshold 0 -b_strategy 0 \ + -use_timeline 1 -use_template 1 -window_size 5 \ + -adaptation_sets "id=0,streams=v id=1,streams=a" \ + -f dash /path/to/out.mpd + + daud + D-Cinema audio muxer. + + It accepts a single 6-channels audio stream resampled at 96000 Hz + encoded with the pcm_24daud codec. + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to mux input audio to a 5.1 channel layout resampled at + 96000Hz: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -af aresample=96000,pan=5.1 slow.302 + + For ffmpeg versions before 7.0 you might have to use the asetnsamples + filter to limit the muxed packet size, because this format does not + support muxing packets larger than 65535 bytes (3640 samples). For + newer ffmpeg versions audio is automatically packetized to 36000 byte + (2000 sample) packets. + + dv + DV (Digital Video) muxer. + + It accepts exactly one dvvideo video stream and at most two pcm_s16 + audio streams. More constraints are defined by the property of the + video, which must correspond to a DV video supported profile, and on + the framerate. + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to convert the input: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -s:v 720x480 -pix_fmt yuv411p -r 29.97 -ac 2 -ar 48000 -y out.dv + + ffmetadata + FFmpeg metadata muxer. + + This muxer writes the streams metadata in the ffmetadata format. + + See the Metadata chapter for information about the format. + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to extract metadata from an input file to a metadata.ffmeta + file in ffmetadata format: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f ffmetadata metadata.ffmeta + + fifo + FIFO (First-In First-Out) muxer. + + The fifo pseudo-muxer allows the separation of encoding and muxing by + using a first-in-first-out queue and running the actual muxer in a + separate thread. + + This is especially useful in combination with the tee muxer and can be + used to send data to several destinations with different + reliability/writing speed/latency. + + The target muxer is either selected from the output name or specified + through the fifo_format option. + + The behavior of the fifo muxer if the queue fills up or if the output + fails (e.g. if a packet cannot be written to the output) is selectable: + + o Output can be transparently restarted with configurable delay + between retries based on real time or time of the processed stream. + + o Encoding can be blocked during temporary failure, or continue + transparently dropping packets in case the FIFO queue fills up. + + API users should be aware that callback functions + ("interrupt_callback", "io_open" and "io_close") used within its + "AVFormatContext" must be thread-safe. + + Options + + attempt_recovery bool + If failure occurs, attempt to recover the output. This is + especially useful when used with network output, since it makes it + possible to restart streaming transparently. By default this option + is set to "false". + + drop_pkts_on_overflow bool + If set to "true", in case the fifo queue fills up, packets will be + dropped rather than blocking the encoder. This makes it possible to + continue streaming without delaying the input, at the cost of + omitting part of the stream. By default this option is set to + "false", so in such cases the encoder will be blocked until the + muxer processes some of the packets and none of them is lost. + + fifo_format format_name + Specify the format name. Useful if it cannot be guessed from the + output name suffix. + + format_opts options + Specify format options for the underlying muxer. Muxer options can + be specified as a list of key=value pairs separated by ':'. + + max_recovery_attempts count + Set maximum number of successive unsuccessful recovery attempts + after which the output fails permanently. By default this option is + set to 0 (unlimited). + + queue_size size + Specify size of the queue as a number of packets. Default value is + 60. + + recover_any_error bool + If set to "true", recovery will be attempted regardless of type of + the error causing the failure. By default this option is set to + "false" and in case of certain (usually permanent) errors the + recovery is not attempted even when the attempt_recovery option is + set to "true". + + recovery_wait_streamtime bool + If set to "false", the real time is used when waiting for the + recovery attempt (i.e. the recovery will be attempted after the + time specified by the recovery_wait_time option). + + If set to "true", the time of the processed stream is taken into + account instead (i.e. the recovery will be attempted after + discarding the packets corresponding to the recovery_wait_time + option). + + By default this option is set to "false". + + recovery_wait_time duration + Specify waiting time in seconds before the next recovery attempt + after previous unsuccessful recovery attempt. Default value is 5. + + restart_with_keyframe bool + Specify whether to wait for the keyframe after recovering from + queue overflow or failure. This option is set to "false" by + default. + + timeshift duration + Buffer the specified amount of packets and delay writing the + output. Note that the value of the queue_size option must be big + enough to store the packets for timeshift. At the end of the input + the fifo buffer is flushed at realtime speed. + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to stream to an RTMP server, continue processing the stream + at real-time rate even in case of temporary failure (network outage) + and attempt to recover streaming every second indefinitely: + + ffmpeg -re -i ... -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -f fifo -fifo_format flv \ + -drop_pkts_on_overflow 1 -attempt_recovery 1 -recovery_wait_time 1 \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a rtmp://example.com/live/stream_name + + film_cpk + Sega film (.cpk) muxer. + + This format was used as internal format for several Sega games. + + For more information regarding the Sega film file format, visit + . + + It accepts at maximum one cinepak or raw video stream, and at maximum + one audio stream. + + filmstrip + Adobe Filmstrip muxer. + + This format is used by several Adobe tools to store a generated + filmstrip export. It accepts a single raw video stream. + + fits + Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) muxer. + + This image format is used to store astronomical data. + + For more information regarding the format, visit + . + + flac + Raw FLAC audio muxer. + + This muxer accepts exactly one FLAC audio stream. Additionally, it is + possible to add images with disposition attached_pic. + + Options + + write_header bool + write the file header if set to "true", default is "true" + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to store the audio stream from an input file, together with + several pictures used with attached_pic disposition: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -i pic1.png -i pic2.jpg -map 0:a -map 1 -map 2 -disposition:v attached_pic OUTPUT + + flv + Adobe Flash Video Format muxer. + + Options + + flvflags flags + Possible values: + + aac_seq_header_detect + Place AAC sequence header based on audio stream data. + + no_sequence_end + Disable sequence end tag. + + no_metadata + Disable metadata tag. + + no_duration_filesize + Disable duration and filesize in metadata when they are equal + to zero at the end of stream. (Be used to non-seekable living + stream). + + add_keyframe_index + Used to facilitate seeking; particularly for HTTP pseudo + streaming. + + framecrc + Per-packet CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) testing format. + + This muxer computes and prints the Adler-32 CRC for each audio and + video packet. By default audio frames are converted to signed 16-bit + raw audio and video frames to raw video before computing the CRC. + + The output of the muxer consists of a line for each audio and video + packet of the form: + + , , , , , 0x + + CRC is a hexadecimal number 0-padded to 8 digits containing the CRC of + the packet. + + Examples + + For example to compute the CRC of the audio and video frames in INPUT, + converted to raw audio and video packets, and store it in the file + out.crc: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framecrc out.crc + + To print the information to stdout, use the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framecrc - + + With ffmpeg, you can select the output format to which the audio and + video frames are encoded before computing the CRC for each packet by + specifying the audio and video codec. For example, to compute the CRC + of each decoded input audio frame converted to PCM unsigned 8-bit and + of each decoded input video frame converted to MPEG-2 video, use the + command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -c:a pcm_u8 -c:v mpeg2video -f framecrc - + + See also the crc muxer. + + framehash + Per-packet hash testing format. + + This muxer computes and prints a cryptographic hash for each audio and + video packet. This can be used for packet-by-packet equality checks + without having to individually do a binary comparison on each. + + By default audio frames are converted to signed 16-bit raw audio and + video frames to raw video before computing the hash, but the output of + explicit conversions to other codecs can also be used. It uses the + SHA-256 cryptographic hash function by default, but supports several + other algorithms. + + The output of the muxer consists of a line for each audio and video + packet of the form: + + , , , , , + + hash is a hexadecimal number representing the computed hash for the + packet. + + hash algorithm + Use the cryptographic hash function specified by the string + algorithm. Supported values include "MD5", "murmur3", "RIPEMD128", + "RIPEMD160", "RIPEMD256", "RIPEMD320", "SHA160", "SHA224", "SHA256" + (default), "SHA512/224", "SHA512/256", "SHA384", "SHA512", "CRC32" + and "adler32". + + Examples + + To compute the SHA-256 hash of the audio and video frames in INPUT, + converted to raw audio and video packets, and store it in the file + out.sha256: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framehash out.sha256 + + To print the information to stdout, using the MD5 hash function, use + the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framehash -hash md5 - + + See also the hash muxer. + + framemd5 + Per-packet MD5 testing format. + + This is a variant of the framehash muxer. Unlike that muxer, it + defaults to using the MD5 hash function. + + Examples + + To compute the MD5 hash of the audio and video frames in INPUT, + converted to raw audio and video packets, and store it in the file + out.md5: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framemd5 out.md5 + + To print the information to stdout, use the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f framemd5 - + + See also the framehash and md5 muxers. + + gif + Animated GIF muxer. + + Note that the GIF format has a very large time base: the delay between + two frames can therefore not be smaller than one centi second. + + Options + + loop bool + Set the number of times to loop the output. Use "-1" for no loop, 0 + for looping indefinitely (default). + + final_delay delay + Force the delay (expressed in centiseconds) after the last frame. + Each frame ends with a delay until the next frame. The default is + "-1", which is a special value to tell the muxer to re-use the + previous delay. In case of a loop, you might want to customize this + value to mark a pause for instance. + + Example + + Encode a gif looping 10 times, with a 5 seconds delay between the + loops: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -loop 10 -final_delay 500 out.gif + + Note 1: if you wish to extract the frames into separate GIF files, you + need to force the image2 muxer: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -c:v gif -f image2 "out%d.gif" + + gxf + General eXchange Format (GXF) muxer. + + GXF was developed by Grass Valley Group, then standardized by SMPTE as + SMPTE 360M and was extended in SMPTE RDD 14-2007 to include high- + definition video resolutions. + + It accepts at most one video stream with codec mjpeg, or mpeg1video, or + mpeg2video, or dvvideo with resolution 512x480 or 608x576, and several + audio streams with rate 48000Hz and codec pcm16_le. + + hash + Hash testing format. + + This muxer computes and prints a cryptographic hash of all the input + audio and video frames. This can be used for equality checks without + having to do a complete binary comparison. + + By default audio frames are converted to signed 16-bit raw audio and + video frames to raw video before computing the hash, but the output of + explicit conversions to other codecs can also be used. Timestamps are + ignored. It uses the SHA-256 cryptographic hash function by default, + but supports several other algorithms. + + The output of the muxer consists of a single line of the form: + algo=hash, where algo is a short string representing the hash function + used, and hash is a hexadecimal number representing the computed hash. + + hash algorithm + Use the cryptographic hash function specified by the string + algorithm. Supported values include "MD5", "murmur3", "RIPEMD128", + "RIPEMD160", "RIPEMD256", "RIPEMD320", "SHA160", "SHA224", "SHA256" + (default), "SHA512/224", "SHA512/256", "SHA384", "SHA512", "CRC32" + and "adler32". + + Examples + + To compute the SHA-256 hash of the input converted to raw audio and + video, and store it in the file out.sha256: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f hash out.sha256 + + To print an MD5 hash to stdout use the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f hash -hash md5 - + + See also the framehash muxer. + + hds + HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) muxer. + + HTTP dynamic streaming, or HDS, is an adaptive bitrate streaming method + developed by Adobe. HDS delivers MP4 video content over HTTP + connections. HDS can be used for on-demand streaming or live streaming. + + This muxer creates an .f4m (Adobe Flash Media Manifest File) manifest, + an .abst (Adobe Bootstrap File) for each stream, and segment files in a + directory specified as the output. + + These needs to be accessed by an HDS player throuhg HTTPS for it to be + able to perform playback on the generated stream. + + Options + + extra_window_size int + number of fragments kept outside of the manifest before removing + from disk + + min_frag_duration microseconds + minimum fragment duration (in microseconds), default value is 1 + second (10000000) + + remove_at_exit bool + remove all fragments when finished when set to "true" + + window_size int + number of fragments kept in the manifest, if set to a value + different from 0. By default all segments are kept in the output + directory. + + Example + + Use ffmpeg to generate HDS files to the output.hds directory in real- + time rate: + + ffmpeg -re -i INPUT -f hds -b:v 200k output.hds + + hls + Apple HTTP Live Streaming muxer that segments MPEG-TS according to the + HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) specification. + + It creates a playlist file, and one or more segment files. The output + filename specifies the playlist filename. + + By default, the muxer creates a file for each segment produced. These + files have the same name as the playlist, followed by a sequential + number and a .ts extension. + + Make sure to require a closed GOP when encoding and to set the GOP size + to fit your segment time constraint. + + For example, to convert an input file with ffmpeg: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -c:v h264 -flags +cgop -g 30 -hls_time 1 out.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and segment files: + out0.ts, out1.ts, out2.ts, etc. + + See also the segment muxer, which provides a more generic and flexible + implementation of a segmenter, and can be used to perform HLS + segmentation. + + Options + + This muxer supports the following options: + + hls_init_time duration + Set the initial target segment length. Default value is 0. + + duration must be a time duration specification, see the Time + duration section in the ffmpeg-utils(1) manual. + + Segment will be cut on the next key frame after this time has + passed on the first m3u8 list. After the initial playlist is + filled ffmpeg will cut segments at duration equal to "hls_time" + + hls_time duration + Set the target segment length. Default value is 2. + + duration must be a time duration specification, see the Time + duration section in the ffmpeg-utils(1) manual. Segment will be + cut on the next key frame after this time has passed. + + hls_list_size size + Set the maximum number of playlist entries. If set to 0 the list + file will contain all the segments. Default value is 5. + + hls_delete_threshold size + Set the number of unreferenced segments to keep on disk before + "hls_flags delete_segments" deletes them. Increase this to allow + continue clients to download segments which were recently + referenced in the playlist. Default value is 1, meaning segments + older than "hls_list_size+1" will be deleted. + + hls_start_number_source + Start the playlist sequence number ("#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE") + according to the specified source. Unless "hls_flags single_file" + is set, it also specifies source of starting sequence numbers of + segment and subtitle filenames. In any case, if "hls_flags + append_list" is set and read playlist sequence number is greater + than the specified start sequence number, then that value will be + used as start value. + + It accepts the following values: + + generic (default) + Set the starting sequence numbers according to start_number + option value. + + epoch + The start number will be the seconds since epoch (1970-01-01 + 00:00:00) + + epoch_us + The start number will be the microseconds since epoch + (1970-01-01 00:00:00) + + datetime + The start number will be based on the current date/time as + YYYYmmddHHMMSS. e.g. 20161231235759. + + start_number number + Start the playlist sequence number ("#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE") from + the specified number when hls_start_number_source value is generic. + (This is the default case.) Unless "hls_flags single_file" is set, + it also specifies starting sequence numbers of segment and subtitle + filenames. Default value is 0. + + hls_allow_cache allowcache + Explicitly set whether the client MAY (1) or MUST NOT (0) cache + media segments. + + hls_base_url baseurl + Append baseurl to every entry in the playlist. Useful to generate + playlists with absolute paths. + + Note that the playlist sequence number must be unique for each + segment and it is not to be confused with the segment filename + sequence number which can be cyclic, for example if the wrap option + is specified. + + hls_segment_filename filename + Set the segment filename. Unless "hls_flags single_file" is set, + filename is used as a string format with the segment number: + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -hls_segment_filename 'file%03d.ts' out.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and segment + files: file000.ts, file001.ts, file002.ts, etc. + + filename may contain full path or relative path specification, but + only the file name part without any path info will be contained in + the m3u8 segment list. Should a relative path be specified, the + path of the created segment files will be relative to the current + working directory. When strftime_mkdir is set, the whole expanded + value of filename will be written into the m3u8 segment list. + + When "var_stream_map" is set with two or more variant streams, the + filename pattern must contain the string "%v", this string + specifies the position of variant stream index in the generated + segment file names. + + ffmpeg -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0 v:1,a:1" \ + -hls_segment_filename 'file_%v_%03d.ts' out_%v.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlists segment file sets: + file_0_000.ts, file_0_001.ts, file_0_002.ts, etc. and + file_1_000.ts, file_1_001.ts, file_1_002.ts, etc. + + The string "%v" may be present in the filename or in the last + directory name containing the file, but only in one of them. + (Additionally, %v may appear multiple times in the last sub- + directory or filename.) If the string %v is present in the + directory name, then sub-directories are created after expanding + the directory name pattern. This enables creation of segments + corresponding to different variant streams in subdirectories. + + ffmpeg -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0 v:1,a:1" \ + -hls_segment_filename 'vs%v/file_%03d.ts' vs%v/out.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlists segment file sets: + vs0/file_000.ts, vs0/file_001.ts, vs0/file_002.ts, etc. and + vs1/file_000.ts, vs1/file_001.ts, vs1/file_002.ts, etc. + + strftime + Use strftime() on filename to expand the segment filename with + localtime. The segment number is also available in this mode, but + to use it, you need to specify second_level_segment_index hls_flag + and %%d will be the specifier. + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -strftime 1 -hls_segment_filename 'file-%Y%m%d-%s.ts' out.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and segment + files: file-20160215-1455569023.ts, file-20160215-1455569024.ts, + etc. Note: On some systems/environments, the %s specifier is not + available. See + "strftime()" documentation. + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -strftime 1 -hls_flags second_level_segment_index -hls_segment_filename 'file-%Y%m%d-%%04d.ts' out.m3u8 + + This example will produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and segment + files: file-20160215-0001.ts, file-20160215-0002.ts, etc. + + strftime_mkdir + Used together with -strftime_mkdir, it will create all + subdirectories which is expanded in filename. + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -strftime 1 -strftime_mkdir 1 -hls_segment_filename '%Y%m%d/file-%Y%m%d-%s.ts' out.m3u8 + + This example will create a directory 201560215 (if it does not + exist), and then produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and segment files: + 20160215/file-20160215-1455569023.ts, + 20160215/file-20160215-1455569024.ts, etc. + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -strftime 1 -strftime_mkdir 1 -hls_segment_filename '%Y/%m/%d/file-%Y%m%d-%s.ts' out.m3u8 + + This example will create a directory hierarchy 2016/02/15 (if any + of them do not exist), and then produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and + segment files: 2016/02/15/file-20160215-1455569023.ts, + 2016/02/15/file-20160215-1455569024.ts, etc. + + hls_segment_options options_list + Set output format options using a :-separated list of key=value + parameters. Values containing ":" special characters must be + escaped. + + hls_key_info_file key_info_file + Use the information in key_info_file for segment encryption. The + first line of key_info_file specifies the key URI written to the + playlist. The key URL is used to access the encryption key during + playback. The second line specifies the path to the key file used + to obtain the key during the encryption process. The key file is + read as a single packed array of 16 octets in binary format. The + optional third line specifies the initialization vector (IV) as a + hexadecimal string to be used instead of the segment sequence + number (default) for encryption. Changes to key_info_file will + result in segment encryption with the new key/IV and an entry in + the playlist for the new key URI/IV if "hls_flags periodic_rekey" + is enabled. + + Key info file format: + + + + (optional) + + Example key URIs: + + http://server/file.key + /path/to/file.key + file.key + + Example key file paths: + + file.key + /path/to/file.key + + Example IV: + + 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF + + Key info file example: + + http://server/file.key + /path/to/file.key + 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF + + Example shell script: + + #!/bin/sh + BASE_URL=${1:-'.'} + openssl rand 16 > file.key + echo $BASE_URL/file.key > file.keyinfo + echo file.key >> file.keyinfo + echo $(openssl rand -hex 16) >> file.keyinfo + ffmpeg -f lavfi -re -i testsrc -c:v h264 -hls_flags delete_segments \ + -hls_key_info_file file.keyinfo out.m3u8 + + -hls_enc enc + Enable (1) or disable (0) the AES128 encryption. When enabled + every segment generated is encrypted and the encryption key is + saved as playlist name.key. + + -hls_enc_key key + 16-octet key to encrypt the segments, by default it is randomly + generated. + + -hls_enc_key_url keyurl + If set, keyurl is prepended instead of baseurl to the key filename + in the playlist. + + -hls_enc_iv iv + 16-octet initialization vector for every segment instead of the + autogenerated ones. + + hls_segment_type flags + Possible values: + + mpegts + Output segment files in MPEG-2 Transport Stream format. This is + compatible with all HLS versions. + + fmp4 + Output segment files in fragmented MP4 format, similar to MPEG- + DASH. fmp4 files may be used in HLS version 7 and above. + + hls_fmp4_init_filename filename + Set filename to the fragment files header file, default filename is + init.mp4. + + Use "-strftime 1" on filename to expand the segment filename with + localtime. + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -hls_segment_type fmp4 -strftime 1 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "%s_init.mp4" out.m3u8 + + This will produce init like this 1602678741_init.mp4 + + hls_fmp4_init_resend + Resend init file after m3u8 file refresh every time, default is 0. + + When "var_stream_map" is set with two or more variant streams, the + filename pattern must contain the string "%v", this string + specifies the position of variant stream index in the generated + init file names. The string "%v" may be present in the filename or + in the last directory name containing the file. If the string is + present in the directory name, then sub-directories are created + after expanding the directory name pattern. This enables creation + of init files corresponding to different variant streams in + subdirectories. + + hls_flags flags + Possible values: + + single_file + If this flag is set, the muxer will store all segments in a + single MPEG-TS file, and will use byte ranges in the playlist. + HLS playlists generated with this way will have the version + number 4. For example: + + ffmpeg -i in.nut -hls_flags single_file out.m3u8 + + Will produce the playlist, out.m3u8, and a single segment file, + out.ts. + + delete_segments + Segment files removed from the playlist are deleted after a + period of time equal to the duration of the segment plus the + duration of the playlist. + + append_list + Append new segments into the end of old segment list, and + remove the "#EXT-X-ENDLIST" from the old segment list. + + round_durations + Round the duration info in the playlist file segment info to + integer values, instead of using floating point. If there are + no other features requiring higher HLS versions be used, then + this will allow ffmpeg to output a HLS version 2 m3u8. + + discont_start + Add the "#EXT-X-DISCONTINUITY" tag to the playlist, before the + first segment's information. + + omit_endlist + Do not append the "EXT-X-ENDLIST" tag at the end of the + playlist. + + periodic_rekey + The file specified by "hls_key_info_file" will be checked + periodically and detect updates to the encryption info. Be sure + to replace this file atomically, including the file containing + the AES encryption key. + + independent_segments + Add the "#EXT-X-INDEPENDENT-SEGMENTS" to playlists that has + video segments and when all the segments of that playlist are + guaranteed to start with a Key frame. + + iframes_only + Add the "#EXT-X-I-FRAMES-ONLY" to playlists that has video + segments and can play only I-frames in the "#EXT-X-BYTERANGE" + mode. + + split_by_time + Allow segments to start on frames other than keyframes. This + improves behavior on some players when the time between + keyframes is inconsistent, but may make things worse on others, + and can cause some oddities during seeking. This flag should be + used with the "hls_time" option. + + program_date_time + Generate "EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME" tags. + + second_level_segment_index + Makes it possible to use segment indexes as %%d in + hls_segment_filename expression besides date/time values when + strftime is on. To get fixed width numbers with trailing + zeroes, %%0xd format is available where x is the required + width. + + second_level_segment_size + Makes it possible to use segment sizes (counted in bytes) as + %%s in hls_segment_filename expression besides date/time values + when strftime is on. To get fixed width numbers with trailing + zeroes, %%0xs format is available where x is the required + width. + + second_level_segment_duration + Makes it possible to use segment duration (calculated in + microseconds) as %%t in hls_segment_filename expression besides + date/time values when strftime is on. To get fixed width + numbers with trailing zeroes, %%0xt format is available where x + is the required width. + + ffmpeg -i sample.mpeg \ + -f hls -hls_time 3 -hls_list_size 5 \ + -hls_flags second_level_segment_index+second_level_segment_size+second_level_segment_duration \ + -strftime 1 -strftime_mkdir 1 -hls_segment_filename "segment_%Y%m%d%H%M%S_%%04d_%%08s_%%013t.ts" stream.m3u8 + + This will produce segments like this: + segment_20170102194334_0003_00122200_0000003000000.ts, + segment_20170102194334_0004_00120072_0000003000000.ts etc. + + temp_file + Write segment data to filename.tmp and rename to filename only + once the segment is complete. A webserver serving up segments + can be configured to reject requests to *.tmp to prevent access + to in-progress segments before they have been added to the m3u8 + playlist. This flag also affects how m3u8 playlist files are + created. If this flag is set, all playlist files will written + into temporary file and renamed after they are complete, + similarly as segments are handled. But playlists with "file" + protocol and with type ("hls_playlist_type") other than "vod" + are always written into temporary file regardless of this flag. + Master playlist files ("master_pl_name"), if any, with "file" + protocol, are always written into temporary file regardless of + this flag if "master_pl_publish_rate" value is other than zero. + + hls_playlist_type event + Emit "#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:EVENT" in the m3u8 header. Forces + hls_list_size to 0; the playlist can only be appended to. + + hls_playlist_type vod + Emit "#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:VOD" in the m3u8 header. Forces + hls_list_size to 0; the playlist must not change. + + method + Use the given HTTP method to create the hls files. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -f hls -method PUT http://example.com/live/out.m3u8 + + This example will upload all the mpegts segment files to the HTTP + server using the HTTP PUT method, and update the m3u8 files every + "refresh" times using the same method. Note that the HTTP server + must support the given method for uploading files. + + http_user_agent + Override User-Agent field in HTTP header. Applicable only for HTTP + output. + + var_stream_map + Map string which specifies how to group the audio, video and + subtitle streams into different variant streams. The variant stream + groups are separated by space. Expected string format is like this + "a:0,v:0 a:1,v:1 ....". Here a:, v:, s: are the keys to specify + audio, video and subtitle streams respectively. Allowed values are + 0 to 9 (limited just based on practical usage). + + When there are two or more variant streams, the output filename + pattern must contain the string "%v", this string specifies the + position of variant stream index in the output media playlist + filenames. The string "%v" may be present in the filename or in the + last directory name containing the file. If the string is present + in the directory name, then sub-directories are created after + expanding the directory name pattern. This enables creation of + variant streams in subdirectories. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0 v:1,a:1" \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates two hls variant streams. The first variant + stream will contain video stream of bitrate 1000k and audio stream + of bitrate 64k and the second variant stream will contain video + stream of bitrate 256k and audio stream of bitrate 32k. Here, two + media playlist with file names out_0.m3u8 and out_1.m3u8 will be + created. If you want something meaningful text instead of indexes + in result names, you may specify names for each or some of the + variants as in the following example. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0,name:my_hd v:1,a:1,name:my_sd" \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates two hls variant streams as in the previous + one. But here, the two media playlist with file names + out_my_hd.m3u8 and out_my_sd.m3u8 will be created. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0 a:0 v:1" \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates three hls variant streams. The first variant + stream will be a video only stream with video bitrate 1000k, the + second variant stream will be an audio only stream with bitrate 64k + and the third variant stream will be a video only stream with + bitrate 256k. Here, three media playlist with file names + out_0.m3u8, out_1.m3u8 and out_2.m3u8 will be created. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0 v:1,a:1" \ + http://example.com/live/vs_%v/out.m3u8 + + This example creates the variant streams in subdirectories. Here, + the first media playlist is created at + http://example.com/live/vs_0/out.m3u8 and the second one at + http://example.com/live/vs_1/out.m3u8. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:a:0 32k -b:a:1 64k -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 3000k \ + -map 0:a -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:v -f hls \ + -var_stream_map "a:0,agroup:aud_low a:1,agroup:aud_high v:0,agroup:aud_low v:1,agroup:aud_high" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates two audio only and two video only variant + streams. In addition to the #EXT-X-STREAM-INF tag for each variant + stream in the master playlist, #EXT-X-MEDIA tag is also added for + the two audio only variant streams and they are mapped to the two + video only variant streams with audio group names 'aud_low' and + 'aud_high'. + + By default, a single hls variant containing all the encoded streams + is created. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:a:0 32k -b:a:1 64k -b:v:0 1000k \ + -map 0:a -map 0:a -map 0:v -f hls \ + -var_stream_map "a:0,agroup:aud_low,default:yes a:1,agroup:aud_low v:0,agroup:aud_low" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates two audio only and one video only variant + streams. In addition to the #EXT-X-STREAM-INF tag for each variant + stream in the master playlist, #EXT-X-MEDIA tag is also added for + the two audio only variant streams and they are mapped to the one + video only variant streams with audio group name 'aud_low', and the + audio group have default stat is NO or YES. + + By default, a single hls variant containing all the encoded streams + is created. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:a:0 32k -b:a:1 64k -b:v:0 1000k \ + -map 0:a -map 0:a -map 0:v -f hls \ + -var_stream_map "a:0,agroup:aud_low,default:yes,language:ENG a:1,agroup:aud_low,language:CHN v:0,agroup:aud_low" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example creates two audio only and one video only variant + streams. In addition to the #EXT-X-STREAM-INF tag for each variant + stream in the master playlist, #EXT-X-MEDIA tag is also added for + the two audio only variant streams and they are mapped to the one + video only variant streams with audio group name 'aud_low', and the + audio group have default stat is NO or YES, and one audio have and + language is named ENG, the other audio language is named CHN. + + By default, a single hls variant containing all the encoded streams + is created. + + ffmpeg -y -i input_with_subtitle.mkv \ + -b:v:0 5250k -c:v h264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -profile:v main -level 4.1 \ + -b:a:0 256k \ + -c:s webvtt -c:a mp2 -ar 48000 -ac 2 -map 0:v -map 0:a:0 -map 0:s:0 \ + -f hls -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0,s:0,sgroup:subtitle" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 -t 300 -hls_time 10 -hls_init_time 4 -hls_list_size \ + 10 -master_pl_publish_rate 10 -hls_flags \ + delete_segments+discont_start+split_by_time ./tmp/video.m3u8 + + This example adds "#EXT-X-MEDIA" tag with "TYPE=SUBTITLES" in the + master playlist with webvtt subtitle group name 'subtitle'. Please + make sure the input file has one text subtitle stream at least. + + cc_stream_map + Map string which specifies different closed captions groups and + their attributes. The closed captions stream groups are separated + by space. Expected string format is like this "ccgroup:,instreamid:,language: ....". + 'ccgroup' and 'instreamid' are mandatory attributes. 'language' is + an optional attribute. The closed captions groups configured using + this option are mapped to different variant streams by providing + the same 'ccgroup' name in the "var_stream_map" string. If + "var_stream_map" is not set, then the first available ccgroup in + "cc_stream_map" is mapped to the output variant stream. The + examples for these two use cases are given below. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v 1000k -b:a 64k -a53cc 1 -f hls \ + -cc_stream_map "ccgroup:cc,instreamid:CC1,language:en" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + http://example.com/live/out.m3u8 + + This example adds "#EXT-X-MEDIA" tag with "TYPE=CLOSED-CAPTIONS" in + the master playlist with group name 'cc', language 'en' (english) + and INSTREAM-ID 'CC1'. Also, it adds "CLOSED-CAPTIONS" attribute + with group name 'cc' for the output variant stream. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -b:v:0 1000k -b:v:1 256k -b:a:0 64k -b:a:1 32k \ + -a53cc:0 1 -a53cc:1 1\ + -map 0:v -map 0:a -map 0:v -map 0:a -f hls \ + -cc_stream_map "ccgroup:cc,instreamid:CC1,language:en ccgroup:cc,instreamid:CC2,language:sp" \ + -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0,ccgroup:cc v:1,a:1,ccgroup:cc" \ + -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + http://example.com/live/out_%v.m3u8 + + This example adds two "#EXT-X-MEDIA" tags with + "TYPE=CLOSED-CAPTIONS" in the master playlist for the INSTREAM-IDs + 'CC1' and 'CC2'. Also, it adds "CLOSED-CAPTIONS" attribute with + group name 'cc' for the two output variant streams. + + master_pl_name + Create HLS master playlist with the given name. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -f hls -master_pl_name master.m3u8 http://example.com/live/out.m3u8 + + This example creates HLS master playlist with name master.m3u8 and + it is published at http://example.com/live/ + + master_pl_publish_rate + Publish master play list repeatedly every after specified number of + segment intervals. + + ffmpeg -re -i in.ts -f hls -master_pl_name master.m3u8 \ + -hls_time 2 -master_pl_publish_rate 30 http://example.com/live/out.m3u8 + + This example creates HLS master playlist with name master.m3u8 and + keep publishing it repeatedly every after 30 segments i.e. every + after 60s. + + http_persistent + Use persistent HTTP connections. Applicable only for HTTP output. + + timeout + Set timeout for socket I/O operations. Applicable only for HTTP + output. + + ignore_io_errors + Ignore IO errors during open, write and delete. Useful for long- + duration runs with network output. + + headers + Set custom HTTP headers, can override built in default headers. + Applicable only for HTTP output. + + ico + ICO file muxer. + + Microsoft's icon file format (ICO) has some strict limitations that + should be noted: + + o Size cannot exceed 256 pixels in any dimension + + o Only BMP and PNG images can be stored + + o If a BMP image is used, it must be one of the following pixel + formats: + + BMP Bit Depth FFmpeg Pixel Format + 1bit pal8 + 4bit pal8 + 8bit pal8 + 16bit rgb555le + 24bit bgr24 + 32bit bgra + + o If a BMP image is used, it must use the BITMAPINFOHEADER DIB header + + o If a PNG image is used, it must use the rgba pixel format + + image2 + Image file muxer. + + The image file muxer writes video frames to image files. + + The output filenames are specified by a pattern, which can be used to + produce sequentially numbered series of files. The pattern may contain + the string "%d" or "%0Nd", this string specifies the position of the + characters representing a numbering in the filenames. If the form + "%0Nd" is used, the string representing the number in each filename is + 0-padded to N digits. The literal character '%' can be specified in the + pattern with the string "%%". + + If the pattern contains "%d" or "%0Nd", the first filename of the file + list specified will contain the number 1, all the following numbers + will be sequential. + + The pattern may contain a suffix which is used to automatically + determine the format of the image files to write. + + For example the pattern "img-%03d.bmp" will specify a sequence of + filenames of the form img-001.bmp, img-002.bmp, ..., img-010.bmp, etc. + The pattern "img%%-%d.jpg" will specify a sequence of filenames of the + form img%-1.jpg, img%-2.jpg, ..., img%-10.jpg, etc. + + The image muxer supports the .Y.U.V image file format. This format is + special in that each image frame consists of three files, for each of + the YUV420P components. To read or write this image file format, + specify the name of the '.Y' file. The muxer will automatically open + the '.U' and '.V' files as required. + + Options + + frame_pts + If set to 1, expand the filename with pts from pkt->pts. Default + value is 0. + + start_number + Start the sequence from the specified number. Default value is 1. + + update + If set to 1, the filename will always be interpreted as just a + filename, not a pattern, and the corresponding file will be + continuously overwritten with new images. Default value is 0. + + strftime + If set to 1, expand the filename with date and time information + from "strftime()". Default value is 0. + + atomic_writing + Write output to a temporary file, which is renamed to target + filename once writing is completed. Default is disabled. + + protocol_opts options_list + Set protocol options as a :-separated list of key=value parameters. + Values containing the ":" special character must be escaped. + + Examples + + The following example shows how to use ffmpeg for creating a sequence + of files img-001.jpeg, img-002.jpeg, ..., taking one image every second + from the input video: + + ffmpeg -i in.avi -vsync cfr -r 1 -f image2 'img-%03d.jpeg' + + Note that with ffmpeg, if the format is not specified with the "-f" + option and the output filename specifies an image file format, the + image2 muxer is automatically selected, so the previous command can be + written as: + + ffmpeg -i in.avi -vsync cfr -r 1 'img-%03d.jpeg' + + Note also that the pattern must not necessarily contain "%d" or "%0Nd", + for example to create a single image file img.jpeg from the start of + the input video you can employ the command: + + ffmpeg -i in.avi -f image2 -frames:v 1 img.jpeg + + The strftime option allows you to expand the filename with date and + time information. Check the documentation of the "strftime()" function + for the syntax. + + For example to generate image files from the "strftime()" + "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S" pattern, the following ffmpeg command can be used: + + ffmpeg -f v4l2 -r 1 -i /dev/video0 -f image2 -strftime 1 "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.jpg" + + You can set the file name with current frame's PTS: + + ffmpeg -f v4l2 -r 1 -i /dev/video0 -copyts -f image2 -frame_pts true %d.jpg + + A more complex example is to publish contents of your desktop directly + to a WebDAV server every second: + + ffmpeg -f x11grab -framerate 1 -i :0.0 -q:v 6 -update 1 -protocol_opts method=PUT http://example.com/desktop.jpg + + matroska + Matroska container muxer. + + This muxer implements the matroska and webm container specs. + + Metadata + + The recognized metadata settings in this muxer are: + + title + Set title name provided to a single track. This gets mapped to the + FileDescription element for a stream written as attachment. + + language + Specify the language of the track in the Matroska languages form. + + The language can be either the 3 letters bibliographic ISO-639-2 + (ISO 639-2/B) form (like "fre" for French), or a language code + mixed with a country code for specialities in languages (like "fre- + ca" for Canadian French). + + stereo_mode + Set stereo 3D video layout of two views in a single video track. + + The following values are recognized: + + mono + video is not stereo + + left_right + Both views are arranged side by side, Left-eye view is on the + left + + bottom_top + Both views are arranged in top-bottom orientation, Left-eye + view is at bottom + + top_bottom + Both views are arranged in top-bottom orientation, Left-eye + view is on top + + checkerboard_rl + Each view is arranged in a checkerboard interleaved pattern, + Left-eye view being first + + checkerboard_lr + Each view is arranged in a checkerboard interleaved pattern, + Right-eye view being first + + row_interleaved_rl + Each view is constituted by a row based interleaving, Right-eye + view is first row + + row_interleaved_lr + Each view is constituted by a row based interleaving, Left-eye + view is first row + + col_interleaved_rl + Both views are arranged in a column based interleaving manner, + Right-eye view is first column + + col_interleaved_lr + Both views are arranged in a column based interleaving manner, + Left-eye view is first column + + anaglyph_cyan_red + All frames are in anaglyph format viewable through red-cyan + filters + + right_left + Both views are arranged side by side, Right-eye view is on the + left + + anaglyph_green_magenta + All frames are in anaglyph format viewable through green- + magenta filters + + block_lr + Both eyes laced in one Block, Left-eye view is first + + block_rl + Both eyes laced in one Block, Right-eye view is first + + For example a 3D WebM clip can be created using the following command + line: + + ffmpeg -i sample_left_right_clip.mpg -an -c:v libvpx -metadata stereo_mode=left_right -y stereo_clip.webm + + Options + + This muxer supports the following options: + + reserve_index_space + By default, this muxer writes the index for seeking (called cues in + Matroska terms) at the end of the file, because it cannot know in + advance how much space to leave for the index at the beginning of + the file. However for some use cases -- e.g. streaming where + seeking is possible but slow -- it is useful to put the index at + the beginning of the file. + + If this option is set to a non-zero value, the muxer will reserve a + given amount of space in the file header and then try to write the + cues there when the muxing finishes. If the reserved space does not + suffice, no Cues will be written, the file will be finalized and + writing the trailer will return an error. A safe size for most use + cases should be about 50kB per hour of video. + + Note that cues are only written if the output is seekable and this + option will have no effect if it is not. + + cues_to_front + If set, the muxer will write the index at the beginning of the file + by shifting the main data if necessary. This can be combined with + reserve_index_space in which case the data is only shifted if the + initially reserved space turns out to be insufficient. + + This option is ignored if the output is unseekable. + + default_mode + This option controls how the FlagDefault of the output tracks will + be set. It influences which tracks players should play by default. + The default mode is passthrough. + + infer + Every track with disposition default will have the FlagDefault + set. Additionally, for each type of track (audio, video or + subtitle), if no track with disposition default of this type + exists, then the first track of this type will be marked as + default (if existing). This ensures that the default flag is + set in a sensible way even if the input originated from + containers that lack the concept of default tracks. + + infer_no_subs + This mode is the same as infer except that if no subtitle track + with disposition default exists, no subtitle track will be + marked as default. + + passthrough + In this mode the FlagDefault is set if and only if the + AV_DISPOSITION_DEFAULT flag is set in the disposition of the + corresponding stream. + + flipped_raw_rgb + If set to true, store positive height for raw RGB bitmaps, which + indicates bitmap is stored bottom-up. Note that this option does + not flip the bitmap which has to be done manually beforehand, e.g. + by using the vflip filter. Default is false and indicates bitmap + is stored top down. + + md5 + MD5 testing format. + + This is a variant of the hash muxer. Unlike that muxer, it defaults to + using the MD5 hash function. + + Examples + + To compute the MD5 hash of the input converted to raw audio and video, + and store it in the file out.md5: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f md5 out.md5 + + You can print the MD5 to stdout with the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f md5 - + + See also the hash and framemd5 muxers. + + mp3 + The MP3 muxer writes a raw MP3 stream with the following optional + features: + + o An ID3v2 metadata header at the beginning (enabled by default). + Versions 2.3 and 2.4 are supported, the "id3v2_version" private + option controls which one is used (3 or 4). Setting "id3v2_version" + to 0 disables the ID3v2 header completely. + + The muxer supports writing attached pictures (APIC frames) to the + ID3v2 header. The pictures are supplied to the muxer in form of a + video stream with a single packet. There can be any number of those + streams, each will correspond to a single APIC frame. The stream + metadata tags title and comment map to APIC description and picture + type respectively. See for + allowed picture types. + + Note that the APIC frames must be written at the beginning, so the + muxer will buffer the audio frames until it gets all the pictures. + It is therefore advised to provide the pictures as soon as possible + to avoid excessive buffering. + + o A Xing/LAME frame right after the ID3v2 header (if present). It is + enabled by default, but will be written only if the output is + seekable. The "write_xing" private option can be used to disable + it. The frame contains various information that may be useful to + the decoder, like the audio duration or encoder delay. + + o A legacy ID3v1 tag at the end of the file (disabled by default). It + may be enabled with the "write_id3v1" private option, but as its + capabilities are very limited, its usage is not recommended. + + Examples: + + Write an mp3 with an ID3v2.3 header and an ID3v1 footer: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -id3v2_version 3 -write_id3v1 1 out.mp3 + + To attach a picture to an mp3 file select both the audio and the + picture stream with "map": + + ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -i cover.png -c copy -map 0 -map 1 + -metadata:s:v title="Album cover" -metadata:s:v comment="Cover (Front)" out.mp3 + + Write a "clean" MP3 without any extra features: + + ffmpeg -i input.wav -write_xing 0 -id3v2_version 0 out.mp3 + + mpegts + MPEG transport stream muxer. + + This muxer implements ISO 13818-1 and part of ETSI EN 300 468. + + The recognized metadata settings in mpegts muxer are "service_provider" + and "service_name". If they are not set the default for + "service_provider" is FFmpeg and the default for "service_name" is + Service01. + + Options + + The muxer options are: + + mpegts_transport_stream_id integer + Set the transport_stream_id. This identifies a transponder in DVB. + Default is 0x0001. + + mpegts_original_network_id integer + Set the original_network_id. This is unique identifier of a network + in DVB. Its main use is in the unique identification of a service + through the path Original_Network_ID, Transport_Stream_ID. Default + is 0x0001. + + mpegts_service_id integer + Set the service_id, also known as program in DVB. Default is + 0x0001. + + mpegts_service_type integer + Set the program service_type. Default is "digital_tv". Accepts the + following options: + + hex_value + Any hexadecimal value between 0x01 and 0xff as defined in ETSI + 300 468. + + digital_tv + Digital TV service. + + digital_radio + Digital Radio service. + + teletext + Teletext service. + + advanced_codec_digital_radio + Advanced Codec Digital Radio service. + + mpeg2_digital_hdtv + MPEG2 Digital HDTV service. + + advanced_codec_digital_sdtv + Advanced Codec Digital SDTV service. + + advanced_codec_digital_hdtv + Advanced Codec Digital HDTV service. + + mpegts_pmt_start_pid integer + Set the first PID for PMTs. Default is 0x1000, minimum is 0x0020, + maximum is 0x1ffa. This option has no effect in m2ts mode where the + PMT PID is fixed 0x0100. + + mpegts_start_pid integer + Set the first PID for elementary streams. Default is 0x0100, + minimum is 0x0020, maximum is 0x1ffa. This option has no effect in + m2ts mode where the elementary stream PIDs are fixed. + + mpegts_m2ts_mode boolean + Enable m2ts mode if set to 1. Default value is "-1" which disables + m2ts mode. + + muxrate integer + Set a constant muxrate. Default is VBR. + + pes_payload_size integer + Set minimum PES packet payload in bytes. Default is 2930. + + mpegts_flags flags + Set mpegts flags. Accepts the following options: + + resend_headers + Reemit PAT/PMT before writing the next packet. + + latm + Use LATM packetization for AAC. + + pat_pmt_at_frames + Reemit PAT and PMT at each video frame. + + system_b + Conform to System B (DVB) instead of System A (ATSC). + + initial_discontinuity + Mark the initial packet of each stream as discontinuity. + + nit Emit NIT table. + + omit_rai + Disable writing of random access indicator. + + mpegts_copyts boolean + Preserve original timestamps, if value is set to 1. Default value + is "-1", which results in shifting timestamps so that they start + from 0. + + omit_video_pes_length boolean + Omit the PES packet length for video packets. Default is 1 (true). + + pcr_period integer + Override the default PCR retransmission time in milliseconds. + Default is "-1" which means that the PCR interval will be + determined automatically: 20 ms is used for CBR streams, the + highest multiple of the frame duration which is less than 100 ms is + used for VBR streams. + + pat_period duration + Maximum time in seconds between PAT/PMT tables. Default is 0.1. + + sdt_period duration + Maximum time in seconds between SDT tables. Default is 0.5. + + nit_period duration + Maximum time in seconds between NIT tables. Default is 0.5. + + tables_version integer + Set PAT, PMT, SDT and NIT version (default 0, valid values are from + 0 to 31, inclusively). This option allows updating stream + structure so that standard consumer may detect the change. To do + so, reopen output "AVFormatContext" (in case of API usage) or + restart ffmpeg instance, cyclically changing tables_version value: + + ffmpeg -i source1.ts -codec copy -f mpegts -tables_version 0 udp://1.1.1.1:1111 + ffmpeg -i source2.ts -codec copy -f mpegts -tables_version 1 udp://1.1.1.1:1111 + ... + ffmpeg -i source3.ts -codec copy -f mpegts -tables_version 31 udp://1.1.1.1:1111 + ffmpeg -i source1.ts -codec copy -f mpegts -tables_version 0 udp://1.1.1.1:1111 + ffmpeg -i source2.ts -codec copy -f mpegts -tables_version 1 udp://1.1.1.1:1111 + ... + + Example + + ffmpeg -i file.mpg -c copy \ + -mpegts_original_network_id 0x1122 \ + -mpegts_transport_stream_id 0x3344 \ + -mpegts_service_id 0x5566 \ + -mpegts_pmt_start_pid 0x1500 \ + -mpegts_start_pid 0x150 \ + -metadata service_provider="Some provider" \ + -metadata service_name="Some Channel" \ + out.ts + + mxf, mxf_d10, mxf_opatom + MXF muxer. + + Options + + The muxer options are: + + store_user_comments bool + Set if user comments should be stored if available or never. IRT + D-10 does not allow user comments. The default is thus to write + them for mxf and mxf_opatom but not for mxf_d10 + + null + Null muxer. + + This muxer does not generate any output file, it is mainly useful for + testing or benchmarking purposes. + + For example to benchmark decoding with ffmpeg you can use the command: + + ffmpeg -benchmark -i INPUT -f null out.null + + Note that the above command does not read or write the out.null file, + but specifying the output file is required by the ffmpeg syntax. + + Alternatively you can write the command as: + + ffmpeg -benchmark -i INPUT -f null - + + nut + -syncpoints flags + Change the syncpoint usage in nut: + + default use the normal low-overhead seeking aids. + none do not use the syncpoints at all, reducing the overhead but + making the stream non-seekable; + Use of this option is not recommended, as the resulting files are very damage + sensitive and seeking is not possible. Also in general the overhead from + syncpoints is negligible. Note, -C 0 can be used to disable + all growing data tables, allowing to mux endless streams with limited memory + and without these disadvantages. + + timestamped extend the syncpoint with a wallclock field. + + The none and timestamped flags are experimental. + + -write_index bool + Write index at the end, the default is to write an index. + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f_strict experimental -syncpoints none - | processor + + ogg + Ogg container muxer. + + -page_duration duration + Preferred page duration, in microseconds. The muxer will attempt to + create pages that are approximately duration microseconds long. + This allows the user to compromise between seek granularity and + container overhead. The default is 1 second. A value of 0 will fill + all segments, making pages as large as possible. A value of 1 will + effectively use 1 packet-per-page in most situations, giving a + small seek granularity at the cost of additional container + overhead. + + -serial_offset value + Serial value from which to set the streams serial number. Setting + it to different and sufficiently large values ensures that the + produced ogg files can be safely chained. + + rcwt + Raw Captions With Time (RCWT) is a format native to ccextractor, a + commonly used open source tool for processing 608/708 closed caption + (CC) sources. It can be used to archive the original, raw CC bitstream + and to produce a source file for later CC processing or conversion. As + a result, it also allows for interopability with ccextractor for + processing CC data extracted via ffmpeg. The format is simple to parse + and can be used to retain all lines and variants of CC. + + This muxer implements the specification as of 2024-01-05, which has + been stable and unchanged for 10 years as of this writing. + + This muxer will have some nuances from the way that ccextractor muxes + RCWT. No compatibility issues when processing the output with + ccextractor have been observed as a result of this so far, but mileage + may vary and outputs will not be a bit-exact match. + + A free specification of RCWT can be found here: + + + segment, stream_segment, ssegment + Basic stream segmenter. + + This muxer outputs streams to a number of separate files of nearly + fixed duration. Output filename pattern can be set in a fashion similar + to image2, or by using a "strftime" template if the strftime option is + enabled. + + "stream_segment" is a variant of the muxer used to write to streaming + output formats, i.e. which do not require global headers, and is + recommended for outputting e.g. to MPEG transport stream segments. + "ssegment" is a shorter alias for "stream_segment". + + Every segment starts with a keyframe of the selected reference stream, + which is set through the reference_stream option. + + Note that if you want accurate splitting for a video file, you need to + make the input key frames correspond to the exact splitting times + expected by the segmenter, or the segment muxer will start the new + segment with the key frame found next after the specified start time. + + The segment muxer works best with a single constant frame rate video. + + Optionally it can generate a list of the created segments, by setting + the option segment_list. The list type is specified by the + segment_list_type option. The entry filenames in the segment list are + set by default to the basename of the corresponding segment files. + + See also the hls muxer, which provides a more specific implementation + for HLS segmentation. + + Options + + The segment muxer supports the following options: + + increment_tc 1|0 + if set to 1, increment timecode between each segment If this is + selected, the input need to have a timecode in the first video + stream. Default value is 0. + + reference_stream specifier + Set the reference stream, as specified by the string specifier. If + specifier is set to "auto", the reference is chosen automatically. + Otherwise it must be a stream specifier (see the ``Stream + specifiers'' chapter in the ffmpeg manual) which specifies the + reference stream. The default value is "auto". + + segment_format format + Override the inner container format, by default it is guessed by + the filename extension. + + segment_format_options options_list + Set output format options using a :-separated list of key=value + parameters. Values containing the ":" special character must be + escaped. + + segment_list name + Generate also a listfile named name. If not specified no listfile + is generated. + + segment_list_flags flags + Set flags affecting the segment list generation. + + It currently supports the following flags: + + cache + Allow caching (only affects M3U8 list files). + + live + Allow live-friendly file generation. + + segment_list_size size + Update the list file so that it contains at most size segments. If + 0 the list file will contain all the segments. Default value is 0. + + segment_list_entry_prefix prefix + Prepend prefix to each entry. Useful to generate absolute paths. + By default no prefix is applied. + + segment_list_type type + Select the listing format. + + The following values are recognized: + + flat + Generate a flat list for the created segments, one segment per + line. + + csv, ext + Generate a list for the created segments, one segment per line, + each line matching the format (comma-separated values): + + ,, + + segment_filename is the name of the output file generated by + the muxer according to the provided pattern. CSV escaping + (according to RFC4180) is applied if required. + + segment_start_time and segment_end_time specify the segment + start and end time expressed in seconds. + + A list file with the suffix ".csv" or ".ext" will auto-select + this format. + + ext is deprecated in favor or csv. + + ffconcat + Generate an ffconcat file for the created segments. The + resulting file can be read using the FFmpeg concat demuxer. + + A list file with the suffix ".ffcat" or ".ffconcat" will auto- + select this format. + + m3u8 + Generate an extended M3U8 file, version 3, compliant with + . + + A list file with the suffix ".m3u8" will auto-select this + format. + + If not specified the type is guessed from the list file name + suffix. + + segment_time time + Set segment duration to time, the value must be a duration + specification. Default value is "2". See also the segment_times + option. + + Note that splitting may not be accurate, unless you force the + reference stream key-frames at the given time. See the introductory + notice and the examples below. + + min_seg_duration time + Set minimum segment duration to time, the value must be a duration + specification. This prevents the muxer ending segments at a + duration below this value. Only effective with "segment_time". + Default value is "0". + + segment_atclocktime 1|0 + If set to "1" split at regular clock time intervals starting from + 00:00 o'clock. The time value specified in segment_time is used for + setting the length of the splitting interval. + + For example with segment_time set to "900" this makes it possible + to create files at 12:00 o'clock, 12:15, 12:30, etc. + + Default value is "0". + + segment_clocktime_offset duration + Delay the segment splitting times with the specified duration when + using segment_atclocktime. + + For example with segment_time set to "900" and + segment_clocktime_offset set to "300" this makes it possible to + create files at 12:05, 12:20, 12:35, etc. + + Default value is "0". + + segment_clocktime_wrap_duration duration + Force the segmenter to only start a new segment if a packet reaches + the muxer within the specified duration after the segmenting clock + time. This way you can make the segmenter more resilient to + backward local time jumps, such as leap seconds or transition to + standard time from daylight savings time. + + Default is the maximum possible duration which means starting a new + segment regardless of the elapsed time since the last clock time. + + segment_time_delta delta + Specify the accuracy time when selecting the start time for a + segment, expressed as a duration specification. Default value is + "0". + + When delta is specified a key-frame will start a new segment if its + PTS satisfies the relation: + + PTS >= start_time - time_delta + + This option is useful when splitting video content, which is always + split at GOP boundaries, in case a key frame is found just before + the specified split time. + + In particular may be used in combination with the ffmpeg option + force_key_frames. The key frame times specified by force_key_frames + may not be set accurately because of rounding issues, with the + consequence that a key frame time may result set just before the + specified time. For constant frame rate videos a value of + 1/(2*frame_rate) should address the worst case mismatch between the + specified time and the time set by force_key_frames. + + segment_times times + Specify a list of split points. times contains a list of comma + separated duration specifications, in increasing order. See also + the segment_time option. + + segment_frames frames + Specify a list of split video frame numbers. frames contains a list + of comma separated integer numbers, in increasing order. + + This option specifies to start a new segment whenever a reference + stream key frame is found and the sequential number (starting from + 0) of the frame is greater or equal to the next value in the list. + + segment_wrap limit + Wrap around segment index once it reaches limit. + + segment_start_number number + Set the sequence number of the first segment. Defaults to 0. + + strftime 1|0 + Use the "strftime" function to define the name of the new segments + to write. If this is selected, the output segment name must contain + a "strftime" function template. Default value is 0. + + break_non_keyframes 1|0 + If enabled, allow segments to start on frames other than keyframes. + This improves behavior on some players when the time between + keyframes is inconsistent, but may make things worse on others, and + can cause some oddities during seeking. Defaults to 0. + + reset_timestamps 1|0 + Reset timestamps at the beginning of each segment, so that each + segment will start with near-zero timestamps. It is meant to ease + the playback of the generated segments. May not work with some + combinations of muxers/codecs. It is set to 0 by default. + + initial_offset offset + Specify timestamp offset to apply to the output packet timestamps. + The argument must be a time duration specification, and defaults to + 0. + + write_empty_segments 1|0 + If enabled, write an empty segment if there are no packets during + the period a segment would usually span. Otherwise, the segment + will be filled with the next packet written. Defaults to 0. + + Make sure to require a closed GOP when encoding and to set the GOP size + to fit your segment time constraint. + + Examples + + o Remux the content of file in.mkv to a list of segments out-000.nut, + out-001.nut, etc., and write the list of generated segments to + out.list: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -codec hevc -flags +cgop -g 60 -map 0 -f segment -segment_list out.list out%03d.nut + + o Segment input and set output format options for the output + segments: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format_options movflags=+faststart out%03d.mp4 + + o Segment the input file according to the split points specified by + the segment_times option: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -codec copy -map 0 -f segment -segment_list out.csv -segment_times 1,2,3,5,8,13,21 out%03d.nut + + o Use the ffmpeg force_key_frames option to force key frames in the + input at the specified location, together with the segment option + segment_time_delta to account for possible roundings operated when + setting key frame times. + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -force_key_frames 1,2,3,5,8,13,21 -codec:v mpeg4 -codec:a pcm_s16le -map 0 \ + -f segment -segment_list out.csv -segment_times 1,2,3,5,8,13,21 -segment_time_delta 0.05 out%03d.nut + + In order to force key frames on the input file, transcoding is + required. + + o Segment the input file by splitting the input file according to the + frame numbers sequence specified with the segment_frames option: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -codec copy -map 0 -f segment -segment_list out.csv -segment_frames 100,200,300,500,800 out%03d.nut + + o Convert the in.mkv to TS segments using the "libx264" and "aac" + encoders: + + ffmpeg -i in.mkv -map 0 -codec:v libx264 -codec:a aac -f ssegment -segment_list out.list out%03d.ts + + o Segment the input file, and create an M3U8 live playlist (can be + used as live HLS source): + + ffmpeg -re -i in.mkv -codec copy -map 0 -f segment -segment_list playlist.m3u8 \ + -segment_list_flags +live -segment_time 10 out%03d.mkv + + smoothstreaming + Smooth Streaming muxer generates a set of files (Manifest, chunks) + suitable for serving with conventional web server. + + window_size + Specify the number of fragments kept in the manifest. Default 0 + (keep all). + + extra_window_size + Specify the number of fragments kept outside of the manifest before + removing from disk. Default 5. + + lookahead_count + Specify the number of lookahead fragments. Default 2. + + min_frag_duration + Specify the minimum fragment duration (in microseconds). Default + 5000000. + + remove_at_exit + Specify whether to remove all fragments when finished. Default 0 + (do not remove). + + streamhash + Per stream hash testing format. + + This muxer computes and prints a cryptographic hash of all the input + frames, on a per-stream basis. This can be used for equality checks + without having to do a complete binary comparison. + + By default audio frames are converted to signed 16-bit raw audio and + video frames to raw video before computing the hash, but the output of + explicit conversions to other codecs can also be used. Timestamps are + ignored. It uses the SHA-256 cryptographic hash function by default, + but supports several other algorithms. + + The output of the muxer consists of one line per stream of the form: + streamindex,streamtype,algo=hash, where streamindex is the index of the + mapped stream, streamtype is a single character indicating the type of + stream, algo is a short string representing the hash function used, and + hash is a hexadecimal number representing the computed hash. + + hash algorithm + Use the cryptographic hash function specified by the string + algorithm. Supported values include "MD5", "murmur3", "RIPEMD128", + "RIPEMD160", "RIPEMD256", "RIPEMD320", "SHA160", "SHA224", "SHA256" + (default), "SHA512/224", "SHA512/256", "SHA384", "SHA512", "CRC32" + and "adler32". + + Examples + + To compute the SHA-256 hash of the input converted to raw audio and + video, and store it in the file out.sha256: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f streamhash out.sha256 + + To print an MD5 hash to stdout use the command: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f streamhash -hash md5 - + + See also the hash and framehash muxers. + + tee + The tee muxer can be used to write the same data to several outputs, + such as files or streams. It can be used, for example, to stream a + video over a network and save it to disk at the same time. + + It is different from specifying several outputs to the ffmpeg command- + line tool. With the tee muxer, the audio and video data will be encoded + only once. With conventional multiple outputs, multiple encoding + operations in parallel are initiated, which can be a very expensive + process. The tee muxer is not useful when using the libavformat API + directly because it is then possible to feed the same packets to + several muxers directly. + + Since the tee muxer does not represent any particular output format, + ffmpeg cannot auto-select output streams. So all streams intended for + output must be specified using "-map". See the examples below. + + Some encoders may need different options depending on the output + format; the auto-detection of this can not work with the tee muxer, so + they need to be explicitly specified. The main example is the + global_header flag. + + The slave outputs are specified in the file name given to the muxer, + separated by '|'. If any of the slave name contains the '|' separator, + leading or trailing spaces or any special character, those must be + escaped (see the "Quoting and escaping" section in the ffmpeg-utils(1) + manual). + + Options + + use_fifo bool + If set to 1, slave outputs will be processed in separate threads + using the fifo muxer. This allows to compensate for different + speed/latency/reliability of outputs and setup transparent + recovery. By default this feature is turned off. + + fifo_options + Options to pass to fifo pseudo-muxer instances. See fifo. + + Muxer options can be specified for each slave by prepending them as a + list of key=value pairs separated by ':', between square brackets. If + the options values contain a special character or the ':' separator, + they must be escaped; note that this is a second level escaping. + + The following special options are also recognized: + + f Specify the format name. Required if it cannot be guessed from the + output URL. + + bsfs[/spec] + Specify a list of bitstream filters to apply to the specified + output. + + It is possible to specify to which streams a given bitstream filter + applies, by appending a stream specifier to the option separated by + "/". spec must be a stream specifier (see Format stream + specifiers). + + If the stream specifier is not specified, the bitstream filters + will be applied to all streams in the output. This will cause that + output operation to fail if the output contains streams to which + the bitstream filter cannot be applied e.g. "h264_mp4toannexb" + being applied to an output containing an audio stream. + + Options for a bitstream filter must be specified in the form of + "opt=value". + + Several bitstream filters can be specified, separated by ",". + + use_fifo bool + This allows to override tee muxer use_fifo option for individual + slave muxer. + + fifo_options + This allows to override tee muxer fifo_options for individual slave + muxer. See fifo. + + select + Select the streams that should be mapped to the slave output, + specified by a stream specifier. If not specified, this defaults to + all the mapped streams. This will cause that output operation to + fail if the output format does not accept all mapped streams. + + You may use multiple stream specifiers separated by commas (",") + e.g.: "a:0,v" + + onfail + Specify behaviour on output failure. This can be set to either + "abort" (which is default) or "ignore". "abort" will cause whole + process to fail in case of failure on this slave output. "ignore" + will ignore failure on this output, so other outputs will continue + without being affected. + + Examples + + o Encode something and both archive it in a WebM file and stream it + as MPEG-TS over UDP: + + ffmpeg -i ... -c:v libx264 -c:a mp2 -f tee -map 0:v -map 0:a + "archive-20121107.mkv|[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/" + + o As above, but continue streaming even if output to local file fails + (for example local drive fills up): + + ffmpeg -i ... -c:v libx264 -c:a mp2 -f tee -map 0:v -map 0:a + "[onfail=ignore]archive-20121107.mkv|[f=mpegts]udp://10.0.1.255:1234/" + + o Use ffmpeg to encode the input, and send the output to three + different destinations. The "dump_extra" bitstream filter is used + to add extradata information to all the output video keyframes + packets, as requested by the MPEG-TS format. The select option is + applied to out.aac in order to make it contain only audio packets. + + ffmpeg -i ... -map 0 -flags +global_header -c:v libx264 -c:a aac + -f tee "[bsfs/v=dump_extra=freq=keyframe]out.ts|[movflags=+faststart]out.mp4|[select=a]out.aac" + + o As above, but select only stream "a:1" for the audio output. Note + that a second level escaping must be performed, as ":" is a special + character used to separate options. + + ffmpeg -i ... -map 0 -flags +global_header -c:v libx264 -c:a aac + -f tee "[bsfs/v=dump_extra=freq=keyframe]out.ts|[movflags=+faststart]out.mp4|[select=\'a:1\']out.aac" + + webm_chunk + WebM Live Chunk Muxer. + + This muxer writes out WebM headers and chunks as separate files which + can be consumed by clients that support WebM Live streams via DASH. + + Options + + This muxer supports the following options: + + chunk_start_index + Index of the first chunk (defaults to 0). + + header + Filename of the header where the initialization data will be + written. + + audio_chunk_duration + Duration of each audio chunk in milliseconds (defaults to 5000). + + Example + + ffmpeg -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 \ + -f alsa -i hw:0 \ + -map 0:0 \ + -c:v libvpx-vp9 \ + -s 640x360 -keyint_min 30 -g 30 \ + -f webm_chunk \ + -header webm_live_video_360.hdr \ + -chunk_start_index 1 \ + webm_live_video_360_%d.chk \ + -map 1:0 \ + -c:a libvorbis \ + -b:a 128k \ + -f webm_chunk \ + -header webm_live_audio_128.hdr \ + -chunk_start_index 1 \ + -audio_chunk_duration 1000 \ + webm_live_audio_128_%d.chk + + webm_dash_manifest + WebM DASH Manifest muxer. + + This muxer implements the WebM DASH Manifest specification to generate + the DASH manifest XML. It also supports manifest generation for DASH + live streams. + + For more information see: + + o WebM DASH Specification: + + + o ISO DASH Specification: + + + Options + + This muxer supports the following options: + + adaptation_sets + This option has the following syntax: "id=x,streams=a,b,c + id=y,streams=d,e" where x and y are the unique identifiers of the + adaptation sets and a,b,c,d and e are the indices of the + corresponding audio and video streams. Any number of adaptation + sets can be added using this option. + + live + Set this to 1 to create a live stream DASH Manifest. Default: 0. + + chunk_start_index + Start index of the first chunk. This will go in the startNumber + attribute of the SegmentTemplate element in the manifest. Default: + 0. + + chunk_duration_ms + Duration of each chunk in milliseconds. This will go in the + duration attribute of the SegmentTemplate element in the manifest. + Default: 1000. + + utc_timing_url + URL of the page that will return the UTC timestamp in ISO format. + This will go in the value attribute of the UTCTiming element in the + manifest. Default: None. + + time_shift_buffer_depth + Smallest time (in seconds) shifting buffer for which any + Representation is guaranteed to be available. This will go in the + timeShiftBufferDepth attribute of the MPD element. Default: 60. + + minimum_update_period + Minimum update period (in seconds) of the manifest. This will go in + the minimumUpdatePeriod attribute of the MPD element. Default: 0. + + Example + + ffmpeg -f webm_dash_manifest -i video1.webm \ + -f webm_dash_manifest -i video2.webm \ + -f webm_dash_manifest -i audio1.webm \ + -f webm_dash_manifest -i audio2.webm \ + -map 0 -map 1 -map 2 -map 3 \ + -c copy \ + -f webm_dash_manifest \ + -adaptation_sets "id=0,streams=0,1 id=1,streams=2,3" \ + manifest.xml + +METADATA + FFmpeg is able to dump metadata from media files into a simple + UTF-8-encoded INI-like text file and then load it back using the + metadata muxer/demuxer. + + The file format is as follows: + + 1. A file consists of a header and a number of metadata tags divided + into sections, each on its own line. + + 2. The header is a ;FFMETADATA string, followed by a version number + (now 1). + + 3. Metadata tags are of the form key=value + + 4. Immediately after header follows global metadata + + 5. After global metadata there may be sections with + per-stream/per-chapter metadata. + + 6. A section starts with the section name in uppercase (i.e. STREAM or + CHAPTER) in brackets ([, ]) and ends with next section or end of + file. + + 7. At the beginning of a chapter section there may be an optional + timebase to be used for start/end values. It must be in form + TIMEBASE=num/den, where num and den are integers. If the timebase + is missing then start/end times are assumed to be in nanoseconds. + + Next a chapter section must contain chapter start and end times in + form START=num, END=num, where num is a positive integer. + + 8. Empty lines and lines starting with ; or # are ignored. + + 9. Metadata keys or values containing special characters (=, ;, #, \ + and a newline) must be escaped with a backslash \. + + 10. Note that whitespace in metadata (e.g. foo = bar) is considered to + be a part of the tag (in the example above key is foo , value is + bar). + + A ffmetadata file might look like this: + + ;FFMETADATA1 + title=bike\\shed + ;this is a comment + artist=FFmpeg troll team + + [CHAPTER] + TIMEBASE=1/1000 + START=0 + #chapter ends at 0:01:00 + END=60000 + title=chapter \#1 + [STREAM] + title=multi\ + line + + By using the ffmetadata muxer and demuxer it is possible to extract + metadata from an input file to an ffmetadata file, and then transcode + the file into an output file with the edited ffmetadata file. + + Extracting an ffmetadata file with ffmpeg goes as follows: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -f ffmetadata FFMETADATAFILE + + Reinserting edited metadata information from the FFMETADATAFILE file + can be done as: + + ffmpeg -i INPUT -i FFMETADATAFILE -map_metadata 1 -codec copy OUTPUT + +SEE ALSO + ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffprobe(1), libavformat(3) + +AUTHORS + The FFmpeg developers. + + For details about the authorship, see the Git history of the project + (https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg), e.g. by typing the command git log in + the FFmpeg source directory, or browsing the online repository at + . + + Maintainers for the specific components are listed in the file + MAINTAINERS in the source code tree. + + FFMPEG-FORMATS(1)