Refer to ff* tools by their lowercase names.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg.texi b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
index 38da9186e6..62282b2dd0 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@ ffmpeg [[infile options][@option{-i} @var{infile}]]... @{[outfile options] @var{
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
-FFmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter. It can also grab from
-a live audio/video source.
+ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from
+a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample
+rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
 
 The command line interface is designed to be intuitive, in the sense
-that FFmpeg tries to figure out all parameters that can possibly be
+that ffmpeg tries to figure out all parameters that can possibly be
 derived automatically. You usually only have to specify the target
 bitrate you want.
 
-FFmpeg can also convert from any sample rate to any other, and resize
-video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
-
 As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified
 file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same
 option on the command line multiple times. Each occurrence is
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ ffmpeg -r 1 -i input.m2v -r 24 output.avi
 
 The format option may be needed for raw input files.
 
-By default, FFmpeg tries to convert as losslessly as possible: It
+By default ffmpeg tries to convert as losslessly as possible: It
 uses the same audio and video parameters for the outputs as the one
 specified for the inputs.
 
@@ -486,7 +484,7 @@ Use 'frames' B-frames (supported for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4).
 macroblock decision
 @table @samp
 @item 0
-FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE: Use mb_cmp (cannot change it yet in FFmpeg).
+FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE: Use mb_cmp (cannot change it yet in ffmpeg).
 @item 1
 FF_MB_DECISION_BITS: Choose the one which needs the fewest bits.
 @item 2
@@ -868,22 +866,22 @@ It allows almost lossless encoding.
 
 @section Video and Audio grabbing
 
-FFmpeg can grab video and audio from devices given that you specify the input
-format and device.
+If you specify the input format and device then ffmpeg can grab video
+and audio directly.
 
 @example
 ffmpeg -f oss -i /dev/dsp -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 /tmp/out.mpg
 @end example
 
 Note that you must activate the right video source and channel before
-launching FFmpeg with any TV viewer such as xawtv
+launching ffmpeg with any TV viewer such as xawtv
 (@url{http://linux.bytesex.org/xawtv/}) by Gerd Knorr. You also
 have to set the audio recording levels correctly with a
 standard mixer.
 
 @section X11 grabbing
 
-FFmpeg can grab the X11 display.
+Grab the X11 display with ffmpeg via
 
 @example
 ffmpeg -f x11grab -s cif -r 25 -i :0.0 /tmp/out.mpg
@@ -901,7 +899,7 @@ variable. 10 is the x-offset and 20 the y-offset for the grabbing.
 
 @section Video and Audio file format conversion
 
-FFmpeg can use any supported file format and protocol as input:
+Any supported file format and protocol can serve as input to ffmpeg:
 
 Examples:
 @itemize
@@ -921,7 +919,7 @@ It will use the files:
 The Y files use twice the resolution of the U and V files. They are
 raw files, without header. They can be generated by all decent video
 decoders. You must specify the size of the image with the @option{-s} option
-if FFmpeg cannot guess it.
+if ffmpeg cannot guess it.
 
 @item
 You can input from a raw YUV420P file: