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avifix: fix header of AVI-file

NAME

avifix - fix header of AVI-file

SYNOPSIS

avifix [ -i name [ -F string ] [ -f val1,val2 ] [ -N 0x NN ] [ -b bitrate ] [ -e rate[,bits[,channels]] ] [ -a num ] [ -v ] ]

COPYRIGHT

avifix is Copyright (C) by Thomas Oestreich.

DESCRIPTION

avifix fixes the header of an AVI-file with the supplied parameters.

OPTIONS

-i name

Specify the name of the AVI-file.

-F string

Specify the video codec as FourCC.
Possible values are RGB, RIFF and TIFF. ???

-f val1,val2

Use this option to change the frame rate and scale information in the header of the AVI-file. Both values must not be < 0.

-N 0xnn

Use this option to change the audio format identifier in the header of the AVI-file. Here are some possible values:

0x1 PCM uncompressed audio

0x50 MPEG layer-2 aka MP2

0x55 MPEG layer-3 aka MP3

0x2000 AC3 audio

-b bitrate

Use this option to change the encoder bitrate in the header of the AVI-file. bitrate has to be given in units of kbps.

-e rate[,bits[,channels]]

Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of in the header of the AVI-file.

-a num

Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of audio track number num in the header of the AVI-file.

-v

Print version information and exit.

EXAMPLES

The command

avifix -i my_file.avi -f 30,1

changes the header of the file my_file.avi and sets the frame rate to 30 fps.

AUTHORS

avifix was written by Thomas Oestreich
<ostreich [at] theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de> with contributions from many others. See AUTHORS for details.