ffmpeg <outfile>

Play, record, convert, and stream audio and video

Arguments

Name	Description
`outfile`	Output file

Options

Name	Description
`-i <infile>`	Required ✳
`-L`	Show license
`-h <topic>`	Show help
`-? <topic>`	Show help
`-help <topic>`	Show help
`--help <topic>`	Show help
`-version`	Show version
`-buildconf`	Show build configuration
`-formats`	Show available formats
`-muxers`	Show available muxers
`-demuxers`	Show available demuxers
`-devices`	Show available devices
`-codecs`	Show available codecs
`-decoders`	Show available decoders
`-encoders`	Show available encoders
`-bsfs`	Show available bit stream filters
`-protocols`	Show available protocols
`-filters`	Show available filters
`-pix_fmts`	Show available pixel formats
`-layouts`	Show standard channel layouts
`-sample_fmts`	Show available audio sample formats
`-dispositions`	Show available stream dispositions
`-colors`	Show available color names
`-sources <device>`	List sources of the input device
`-sinks <device>`	List sinks of the output device
`-hwaccels`	Show available HW acceleration methods
`-loglevel <loglevel>`	Set logging level
`-v <loglevel>`	Set logging level
`-report`	Generate a report
`-max_alloc <bytes>`	Set maximum size of a single allocated block
`-y`	Overwrite output files
`-n`	Never overwrite output files
`-ignore_unknown`	Ignore unknown stream types
`-filter_threads`	Number of non-complex filter threads
`-filter_complex_threads`	Number of threads for -filter_complex
`-stats`	Print progress report during encoding
`-max_error_rate <maximum error rate>`	Ratio of decoding errors (0.0: no errors, 1.0: 100% errors) above which ffmpeg returns an error instead of success
`-vol <volume>`	Change audio volume (256=normal)
`-cpuflags <flags>`	Force specific cpu flags
`-cpucount <count>`	Force specific cpu count
`-hide_banner <hide_banner>`	Do not show program banner
`-copy_unknown`	Copy unknown stream types
`-recast_media`	Allow recasting stream type in order to force a decoder of different media type
`-benchmark`	Add timings for benchmarking
`-benchmark_all`	Add timings for each task
`-progress <url>`	Write program-readable progress information
`-stdin`	Enable or disable interaction on standard input
`-timelimit <limit>`	Set max runtime in seconds in CPU user time
`-dump`	Dump each input packet
`-hex`	When dumping packets, also dump the payload
`-vsync`	Set video sync method globally; deprecated, use -fps_mode
`-frame_drop_threshold`	Frame drop threshold
`-async`	Audio sync method
`-adrift_threshold <threshold>`	Audio drift threshold
`-copyts`	Copy timestamps
`-start_at_zero`	Shift input timestamps to start at 0 when using copyts
`-copytb <mode>`	Copy input stream time base when stream copying
`-dts_delta_threshold <threshold>`	Timestamp discontinuity delta threshold
`-dts_error_threshold <threshold>`	Timestamp error delta threshold
`-xerror <error>`	Exit on error
`-abort_on <flags>`	Abort on the specified condition flags
`-filter_complex <graph_description>`	Create a complex filtergraph
`-lavfi <graph_description>`	Create a complex filtergraph
`-filter_complex_script <filename>`	Read complex filtergraph description from a file
`-auto_conversion_filters`	Enable automatic conversion filters globally
`-stats_period <time>`	Set the period at which ffmpeg updates stats and -progress output
`-debug_ts`	Print timestamp debugging info
`-psnr`	Calculate PSNR of compressed frames
`-vstats`	Dump video coding statistics to file
`-vstats_file <file>`	Dump video coding statistics to file
`-vstats_version`	Version of the vstats format to use
`-qphist`	Show QP histogram
`-sdp_file <file>`	Specify a file in which to print sdp information
`-init_hw_device <args>`	Initialise hardware device
`-filter_hw_device <device>`	Set hardware device used when filtering
`-f <fmt>`	Force format
`-c <codec>`	Codec name
`-codec <codec>`	Codec name
`-pre <preset>`	Preset name
`-map_metadata <outfile[,metadata]:infile[,metadata]>`	Set metadata information of outfile from infile
`-t <duration>`	Record or transcode "duration" seconds of audio/video
`-to <time_stop>`	Record or transcode stop time
`-fs <limit_size>`	Set the limit file size in bytes
`-ss <time_off>`	Set the start time offset
`-sseof <time_off>`	Set the start time offset relative to EOF
`-seek_timestamp`	Enable/disable seeking by timestamp with -ss
`-timestamp <time>`	Set the recording timestamp ('now' to set the current time)
`-metadata <string=string>`	Add metadata
`-program <title=string:st=number...>`	Add program with specified streams
`-target <type>`	Specify target file type ("vcd", "svcd", "dvd", "dv" or "dv50" with optional prefixes "pal-", "ntsc-" or "film-")
`-apad`	Audio pad
`-frames <number>`	Set the number of frames to output
`-filter <filter_graph>`	Set stream filtergraph
`-filter_script <filename>`	Read stream filtergraph description from a file
`-reinit_filter`	Reinit filtergraph on input parameter changes
`-discard`	Discard
`-disposition`	Disposition
`-map <[-]input_file_id[:stream_specifier][,sync_file_id[:stream_specifier]]>`	Set input stream mapping
`-map_channel <file.stream.channel[:syncfile.syncstream]>`	Map an audio channel from one stream to another
`-map_chapters <input_file_index>`	Set chapters mapping
`-accurate_seek`	Enable/disable accurate seeking with -ss
`-isync <sync ref>`	Indicate the input index for sync reference
`-itsoffset <time_off>`	Set the input ts offset
`-itsscale <scale>`	Set the input ts scale
`-dframes <number>`	Set the number of data frames to output
`-re`	Read input at native frame rate; equivalent to -readrate 1
`-readrate <speed>`	Read input at specified rate
`-shortest`	Finish encoding within shortest input
`-bitexact`	Bitexact mode
`-copyinkf`	Copy initial non-keyframes
`-copypriorss`	Copy or discard frames before start time
`-tag <fourcc/tag>`	Force codec tag/fourcc
`-q <q>`	Use fixed quality scale (VBR)
`-qscale <q>`	Use fixed quality scale (VBR)
`-profile <profile>`	Set profile
`-attach <filename>`	Add an attachment to the output file
`-dump_attachment <filename>`	Extract an attachment into a file
`-stream_loop <loop count>`	Set number of times input stream shall be looped
`-thread_queue_size`	Set the maximum number of queued packets from the demuxer
`-find_stream_info`	Read and decode the streams to fill missing information with heuristics
`-bits_per_raw_sample <number>`	Set the number of bits per raw sample
`-autorotate`	Automatically insert correct rotate filters
`-autoscale`	Automatically insert a scale filter at the end of the filter graph
`-muxdelay <seconds>`	Set the maximum demux-decode delay
`-muxpreload <seconds>`	Set the initial demux-decode delay
`-time_base <ratio>`	Set the desired time base hint for output stream (1:24, 1:48000 or 0.04166, 2.0833e-5)
`-enc_time_base <ratio>`	Set the desired time base for the encoder (1:24, 1:48000 or 0.04166, 2.0833e-5). two special values are defined - 0 = use frame rate (video) or sample rate (audio),-1 = match source time base
`-bsf <bitstream_filters>`	A comma-separated list of bitstream filters
`-fpre <filename>`	Set options from indicated preset file
`-max_muxing_queue_size <packets>`	Maximum number of packets that can be buffered while waiting for all streams to initialize
`-muxing_queue_data_threshold <bytes>`	Set the threshold after which max_muxing_queue_size is taken into account
`-dcodec <codec>`	Force data codec ('copy' to copy stream)
`-vframes <number>`	Set the number of video frames to output
`-r <rate>`	Set frame rate (Hz value, fraction or abbreviation)
`-fpsmax <rate>`	Set max frame rate (Hz value, fraction or abbreviation)
`-s <size>`	Set frame size (WxH or abbreviation)
`-aspect <aspect>`	Set aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9 or 1.3333, 1.7777)
`-vn`	Disable video
`-vcodec <codec>`	Force video codec ('copy' to copy stream)
`-timecode <hh:mm:ss[:;.]ff>`	Set initial TimeCode value
`-pass <n>`	Select the pass number (1 to 3)
`-vf <filter_graph>`	Set video filters
`-ab <bitrate>`	Audio bitrate (please use -b:a)
`-b <bitrate>`	Video bitrate (please use -b:v)
`-dn`	Disable data
`-pix_fmt <format>`	Set pixel format
`-rc_override <override>`	Rate control override for specific intervals
`-passlogfile <prefix>`	Select two pass log file name prefix
`-intra_matrix <matrix>`	Specify intra matrix coeffs
`-inter_matrix <matrix>`	Specify inter matrix coeffs
`-chroma_intra_matrix <matrix>`	Specify intra matrix coeffs
`-top`	Top=1/bottom=0/auto=-1 field first
`-vtag <fourcc/tag>`	Force video tag/fourcc
`-fps_mode`	Set framerate mode for matching video streams; overrides vsync
`-force_fps`	Force the selected framerate, disable the best supported framerate selection
`-streamid <streamIndex:value>`	Set the value of an outfile streamid
`-force_key_frames <timestamps>`	Force key frames at specified timestamps
`-hwaccel <hwaccel name>`	Use HW accelerated decoding
`-hwaccel_device <devicename>`	Select a device for HW acceleration
`-hwaccel_output_format <format>`	Select output format used with HW accelerated decoding
`-vbsf <video bitstream_filters>`	Deprecated
`-vpre <preset>`	Set the video options to the indicated preset
`-aframes <number>`	Set the number of audio frames to output
`-aq <quality>`	Set audio quality (codec-specific)
`-ar <rate>`	Set audio sampling rate (in Hz)
`-ac <channels>`	Set number of audio channels
`-an`	Disable audio
`-acodec <codec>`	Force audio codec ('copy' to copy stream)
`-af <filter_graph>`	Set audio filters
`-atag <fourcc/tag>`	Force audio tag/fourcc
`-sample_fmt <format>`	Set sample format
`-channel_layout <layout>`	Set channel layout
`-ch_layout <layout>`	Set channel layout
`-guess_layout_max`	Set the maximum number of channels to try to guess the channel layout
`-absf <audio bitstream_filters>`	Deprecated
`-apre <preset>`	Set the audio options to the indicated preset
`-sn`	Disable subtitle
`-scodec <codec>`	Force subtitle codec ('copy' to copy stream)
`-stag <fourcc/tag>`	Force subtitle tag/fourcc
`-fix_sub_duration`	Fix subtitles duration
`-canvas_size <size>`	Set canvas size (WxH or abbreviation)
`-spre <preset>`	Set the subtitle options to the indicated preset