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\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
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@settitle ffprobe Documentation
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@center @titlefont{ffprobe Documentation}
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The generic syntax is:
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ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION
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ffprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
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human- and machine-readable fashion.
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For example it can be used to check the format of the container used
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by a multimedia stream and the format and type of each media stream
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If a filename is specified in input, ffprobe will try to open and
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probe the file content. If the file cannot be opened or recognized as
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a multimedia file, a positive exit code is returned.
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ffprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
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combination with a textual filter, which may perform more
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sophisticated processing, e.g. statistical processing or plotting.
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Options are used to list some of the formats supported by ffprobe or
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for specifying which information to display, and for setting how
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ffprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter,
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and consists of one or more sections of the form:
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Metadata tags stored in the container or in the streams are recognized
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and printed in the corresponding "FORMAT" or "STREAM" section, and
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are prefixed by the string "TAG:".
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@include fftools-common-opts.texi
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Show the unit of the displayed values.
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Use SI prefixes for the displayed values.
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Unless the "-byte_binary_prefix" option is used all the prefixes
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@item -byte_binary_prefix
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Force the use of binary prefixes for byte values.
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Use sexagesimal format HH:MM:SS.MICROSECONDS for time values.
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Prettify the format of the displayed values, it corresponds to the
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options "-unit -prefix -byte_binary_prefix -sexagesimal".
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Show information about the container format of the input multimedia
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All the container format information is printed within a section with
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Show information about each packet contained in the input multimedia
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The information for each single packet is printed within a dedicated
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section with name "PACKET".
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Show information about each media stream contained in the input
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Each media stream information is printed within a dedicated section
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@include demuxers.texi
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@include protocols.texi
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@settitle ffprobe media prober
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ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffserver(1) and the Libav HTML documentation