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authorMichael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>2011-07-09 02:06:40 +0200
committerMichael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>2011-07-09 02:06:40 +0200
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parentbda168d2b0210dda84f1a9d32c8aa4653d1674d5 (diff)
Merge remote-tracking branch 'qatar/master'
* qatar/master: (28 commits) mp3enc: write a xing frame containing number of frames in the file lavf: update AVStream.nb_frames when muxing. ffmpeg: remove unused variables from InputStream. doc: update ffmpeg -ar and -ac documentation to reflect reality. ffmpeg: remove pointless if (nb_input_files) ffmpeg: merge input_files_ts_offset into input_files. ffmpeg: merge input_codecs into input_streams. ffmpeg: drop AV prefixes from struct names. ffmpeg: deprecate loop_input and loop_output options gif: add loop private option. img2: add loop private option. AVOptions: in av_opt_find() don't return named constants unless unit is specified. x11grab: replace undocumented nomouse hackery with a private option. dict: extend documentation. lls: whitespace cosmetics docs: Use proper markup for a literal command line option docs: Remove a remark that isn't relevant any longer docs: Explain how to regenerate import libraries with MSVC tools docs: Mention that libraries for MSVC can be built with a cross compiler docs: Remove old docs that mention setting up a build environment with lib.exe ... Conflicts: doc/ffmpeg.texi doc/general.texi ffmpeg.c libavcodec/Makefile libavcodec/dnxhddata.c libavformat/mp3enc.c libavformat/utils.c libavutil/Makefile tests/copycooker.sh Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
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@@ -556,16 +556,19 @@ The timestamps must be specified in ascending order.
@item -aframes @var{number}
Set the number of audio frames to record.
@item -ar @var{freq}
-Set the audio sampling frequency. there is no default for input streams,
-for output streams it is set by default to the frequency of the input stream.
+Set the audio sampling frequency. For output streams it is set by
+default to the frequency of the corresponding input stream. For input
+streams this option only makes sense for audio grabbing devices and raw
+demuxers and is mapped to the corresponding demuxer options.
@item -ab @var{bitrate}
Set the audio bitrate in bit/s (default = 64k).
@item -aq @var{q}
Set the audio quality (codec-specific, VBR).
@item -ac @var{channels}
-Set the number of audio channels. For input streams it is set by
-default to 1, for output streams it is set by default to the same
-number of audio channels in input.
+Set the number of audio channels. For output streams it is set by
+default to the number of input audio channels. For input streams
+this option only makes sense for audio grabbing devices and raw demuxers
+and is mapped to the corresponding demuxer options.
@item -an
Disable audio recording.
@item -acodec @var{codec}
@@ -733,9 +736,11 @@ Read input at native frame rate. Mainly used to simulate a grab device.
@item -loop_input
Loop over the input stream. Currently it works only for image
streams. This option is used for automatic FFserver testing.
+This option is deprecated, use -loop.
@item -loop_output @var{number_of_times}
Repeatedly loop output for formats that support looping such as animated GIF
(0 will loop the output infinitely).
+This option is deprecated, use -loop.
@item -threads @var{count}
Thread count.
@item -vsync @var{parameter}