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NAME

       idvid  -  Identify videos, their codecs, and compliance with (S)VCD/DVD
       specs.

DESCRIPTION

       idvid identifies each multimedia video file in a list, and reports  its
       compliance with video disc standards such as VCD, SVCD, and DVD.

USAGE

       idvid [OPTIONS] VIDEO_FILE(s)

       For example:

       idvid foo.avi

       idvid -tabluar videos/*.mpg

OPTIONS

       -terse Print  raw  video  characteristics,  no formatting. Helpful when
              calling from other scripts.

       -verbose
              Print extra information from mplayer, tcprobe, and ffmpeg.

       -fast  Don't do lengthy play-time estimation; report length as reported
              by mplayer (possibly inaccurate). Results in faster execution.

       -tabular
              Display  output  in  a  table format for easier comparison. Most
              useful when identifying multiple video files.

       -isformat [vcd|svcd|dvd]
              Check VIDEO_FILE for compliance with the given disc format.   If
              VIDEO_FILE  matches  the given format, then idvid reports "true"
              and exits successfully. Otherwise,  idvid  reports  "false"  and
              exits with status 1 (failure).

       -istvsys [ntsc|pal]
              Check  VIDEO_FILE  for  compliance  with the given TV system. If
              VIDEO_FILE matches the  given  TV  system,  then  idvid  reports
              "true"  and exits successfully. Otherwise, idvid reports "false"
              and exits with status 1 (failure).  IGNORED  when  -isformat  is
              present.

EXAMPLES

       idvid -verbose homevideo.avi
              Report  everything  mplayer, ffmpeg, and transcode can determine
              about homevideo.avi.

       idvid -isformat dvd homevideo.mpg
              Check  to  see  if  homevideo.mpg  is  compliant  with  the  DVD
              standard.

       idvid -istvsys pal homevideo.mpg
              Check  to see if homevideo.mpg is compliant with PAL TV systems.

SEE ALSO

       idvid(1),   makedvd(1),   makemenu(1),    makeslides(1),    makevcd(1),
       makexml(1), postproc(1), tovid(1), todisc(1)

CONTACT

       For  further  assistance,  contact  information,  forum  and IRC links,
       please refer to the tovid homepage (http://tovid.org/).

                                                               IDVID MANUAL(1)