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NAME

       encodedv - encode a series of images to a digital video stream

SYNOPSIS

       encodedv [ options ] video_pattern [ audio_input ]

DESCRIPTION

       encodedv   takes  a  series  of  images  in  PPM/PGM/video  format  and
       optionally an audio stream and compiles them into  a  DV-encoded  video
       stream.  pattern  specifies  where the input data is located and may be
       either - for stdin,  or  a  printf-style  pattern  taking  one  numeric
       argument  that  gets  replaced  by  the  current  frame  number.   Like
       image%03d.ppm, which gets expanded to image000.ppm, image001.ppm,  etc.

       --version
              show encodedv version number.

       -s, --start-frame=count
              start encoding at frame number count (defaults to 0).

       -e, --end-frame=count
              end encoding at frame number count (defaults to unlimited).

       -l, --wrong-interlace
              flip  lines  to  compensate  for  wrong interlacing in the input
              data. Happened with mpeg2dec generated data.

       -p, --vlc-passes
              vlc code distribution  passes  (1-3)  greater  values  =  better
              quality  but  not necessarily slower encoding! This defaults for
              best quality = 3.

       -v, --verbose
              show encoder statistics / status information

       -i, --input=filter-name
              Choose input-filter: [>ppm<, pgm,  video]  The  ppm-filter  only
              supports  raw  rgb  ppm  files.   The pgm file format is the one
              generated   by   mpeg2dec    of    the    livid    project.    (
              http://linuxvideo.org  )  This means: Y-data appended by U and V
              data which are scaled down by 2 and placed side  by  side.  This
              option defaults to PPM. Some things you want to keep in mind:

              1)  If  you  want  to stream video frames (using video_pattern =
              "-") you have to make sure that there is no trailing garbage  at
              the  end  of  the  pictures.  This  is  ignored  by  most  image
              manipulation programs!

              2) If you are one of the poor persons  with  a  buggy  PCI  bus-
              mastering  board  be  sure to have a backup handy if you want to
              use video support. Some versions of the VIA board chipsets crash
              your  machine  and  even your harddisk. Since encodedv uses full
              resolution capturing it is more likely  to  trigger  these  bugs
              than other programs. If you have a VIA board you definitely want
              to upgrade to Linux 2.4.3 or higher.

              3) The encoded pictures must have  the  correct  resolution.  If
              they don’t, you may want to try ppmqscale. The used video format
              is chosen by picture resolution. Use 720x576 for PAL and 720x480
              for NTSC.

              4)  If  you  want  to  speed  up things a little bit and you are
              generating the input pictures automatically you may want to  try
              pgm’s  instead  of ppm’s since they are encoded somewhat faster.
              But keep in mind, that this pgm format is only optimal  for  PAL
              since NTSC averages the U and V values somewhat differently.

       -a, --audio-input=filter-name
              Choose audio-input-filter: [>none<, wav, dsp]

       -o, --output=filter-name
              Choose output-filter: [>raw<]

       -q, --static-qno=table-no
              Static  qno  tables for quantisation on 2 VLC passes.  For turbo
              (but somewhat lossy encoding) try -q [1,2] -p [2,3].  There  are
              only two static qno tables registered right now:

              1 : for sharp DV pictures

              2 : for somewhat noisy satelite television signal

              If you want to add some more, go ahead ;-)

       -f, --fps=fps-number
              Set frames per second (default: use all frames)

       -d, --force-dct=dct-mode
              Force dct mode (88 or 248) for whole picture

       Help Options

       -?, --help
              Show help message.

       --usage
              Display brief usage message.

SEE ALSO

       playdv(1),dvconnect(1),dubdv(1),encodedv(1).

AVAILABILITY

       See http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ for the latest version.

AUTHORS

       encodedv  was  written  by James Bowman <jamesb@excamera.com> and Peter
       Schlaile <udbz@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>.

       This manual page is based on encodedv’s help message and was written by
       Daniel  Kobras <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but
       may be used by others). It was updated by Peter Schlaile  <udbz@rz.uni-
       karlsruhe.de>.

                                  April 2001                         ENCODE(1)