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avifix(1)

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
   <[email protected]> with contributions from
   many others.  See AUTHORS for details.

SEE ALSO

   avimerge(1), avisplit(1), tccat(1), tcdecode(1), tcdemux(1),
   tcextract(1), tcprobe(1), tcscan(1), transcode(1)



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