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NAME

       png2yuv - Convert PNG images to the YUV4MPEG stream format.

SYNOPSIS

       png2yuv  [-b  num]  [-f  num]  [-I  num] [-L num] [-n num] [-l num] [-j
       filename]

DESCRIPTION

       png2yuv decompresses a sequence of PNG files and pipes the  image  data
       to  stdout  as a YUV4MPEG2 stream.  Any 8bit/pixel PNG format supported
       by libpng can be read.  stdout will be filled with the  YUV4MPEG  movie
       data  stream,  so  be prepared to pipe it on to mpeg2enc or to write it
       into a file.

       This tool is incomplete.  The  alternative  utility  you  are  probably
       looking for is ppmtoy4m(1), which is also included in MJPEGtools.

OPTIONS

       png2yuv accepts the following options:

       -b num
            Frame  offset:   skip output of the first ’num’ frames.  (default:
            0)

       -f num
            Set the frame  rate  of  stream  accepts  the  same  numbers.  Not
            default, this option has to be specified.

       -I num
            interlacing mode: p = none / progressive
            t = top field first
            b = bottom field first
            No default, this option has to be specified.

       -L num
            0 = non-interleaved (two successive fields per PNG file)
            1 = interleaved fields

       -l num
            Specifies the number of loops (default: 0 loops )

       -S samp_mode
            chroma subsampling mode, only for professionals, for more info see
            ppmtoy4m and the YUV guide on http://www.mir.com/DMG/.
            default: 420_jpeg
            When this option is not used the given range  of  images  is  only
            processed  once.  If  you use this option and as number 1, jpeg2yv
            will loop forever writing the image to stdout. When you use n >  1
            it will loop. n-time till it finishes.

       -n num
            Specifies the nummber of frames to process. (default: all = -1)

       -j {1}%{2}d{3}
            Read PNG frames with the name components as follows:
             {1} PNG filename prefix (e g: picture_ )
             {2} Counting placeholder (like in C, printf, eg 06 ))
             {3}   File   extension.  Something  like  this:  .png  A  correct
            description of the files could look like this: picture_%06d.png

       -v num
            Verbosity level (0, 1 or 2)

BUGS

       The frame rate description does not seem to be up  to  date.  The  NTSC
       integer  ratios  are  not  supported  (use  floating point instead). As
       workaround specify a PAL (25) or native FILM (24)  and  set  the  right
       frame  rate in mpeg2enc with the -F option.  Interlaced handling is not
       implemented yet.

AUTHOR

       This man page was written by Gernot Ziegler.
       If you have questions, remarks, problems or you just  want  to  contact
       the developers, the main mailing list for the MJPEG-tools is:
         mjpeg-users@lists.sourceforge.net

       For more info, see our website at
              http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net

SEE ALSO

       mjpegtools(1),  mpeg2enc(1),  ppmtoy4m(1),  yuv2lav(1),  yuvdenoise(1),
       yuvmedianfilter(1), yuvscaler(1)