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@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Follows a BNF description for the filtergraph syntax:
@chapter Audio Filters
@c man begin AUDIO FILTERS
-When you configure your Libav build, you can disable any of the
+When you configure your FFmpeg build, you can disable any of the
existing filters using --disable-filters.
The configure output will show the audio filters included in your
build.
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ tools.
@chapter Video Filters
@c man begin VIDEO FILTERS
-When you configure your Libav build, you can disable any of the
+When you configure your FFmpeg build, you can disable any of the
existing filters using --disable-filters.
The configure output will show the video filters included in your
build.
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ format=yuv420p:yuv444p:yuv410p
Apply a frei0r effect to the input video.
To enable compilation of this filter you need to install the frei0r
-header and configure Libav with --enable-frei0r.
+header and configure FFmpeg with --enable-frei0r.
The filter supports the syntax:
@example
@@ -701,6 +701,223 @@ a float number which specifies chroma temporal strength, defaults to
@var{luma_tmp}*@var{chroma_spatial}/@var{luma_spatial}
@end table
+@section lut, lutrgb, lutyuv
+
+Compute a look-up table for binding each pixel component input value
+to an output value, and apply it to input video.
+
+@var{lutyuv} applies a lookup table to a YUV input video, @var{lutrgb}
+to an RGB input video.
+
+These filters accept in input a ":"-separated list of options, which
+specify the expressions used for computing the lookup table for the
+corresponding pixel component values.
+
+The @var{lut} filter requires either YUV or RGB pixel formats in
+input, and accepts the options:
+@table @option
+@var{c0} (first pixel component)
+@var{c1} (second pixel component)
+@var{c2} (third pixel component)
+@var{c3} (fourth pixel component, corresponds to the alpha component)
+@end table
+
+The exact component associated to each option depends on the format in
+input.
+
+The @var{lutrgb} filter requires RGB pixel formats in input, and
+accepts the options:
+@table @option
+@var{r} (red component)
+@var{g} (green component)
+@var{b} (blue component)
+@var{a} (alpha component)
+@end table
+
+The @var{lutyuv} filter requires YUV pixel formats in input, and
+accepts the options:
+@table @option
+@var{y} (Y/luminance component)
+@var{u} (U/Cb component)
+@var{v} (V/Cr component)
+@var{a} (alpha component)
+@end table
+
+The expressions can contain the following constants and functions:
+
+@table @option
+@item E, PI, PHI
+the corresponding mathematical approximated values for e
+(euler number), pi (greek PI), PHI (golden ratio)
+
+@item w, h
+the input width and heigth
+
+@item val
+input value for the pixel component
+
+@item clipval
+the input value clipped in the @var{minval}-@var{maxval} range
+
+@item maxval
+maximum value for the pixel component
+
+@item minval
+minimum value for the pixel component
+
+@item negval
+the negated value for the pixel component value clipped in the
+@var{minval}-@var{maxval} range , it corresponds to the expression
+"maxval-clipval+minval"
+
+@item clip(val)
+the computed value in @var{val} clipped in the
+@var{minval}-@var{maxval} range
+
+@item gammaval(gamma)
+the computed gamma correction value of the pixel component value
+clipped in the @var{minval}-@var{maxval} range, corresponds to the
+expression
+"pow((clipval-minval)/(maxval-minval)\,@var{gamma})*(maxval-minval)+minval"
+
+@end table
+
+All expressions default to "val".
+
+Some examples follow:
+@example
+# negate input video
+lutrgb="r=maxval+minval-val:g=maxval+minval-val:b=maxval+minval-val"
+lutyuv="y=maxval+minval-val:u=maxval+minval-val:v=maxval+minval-val"
+
+# the above is the same as
+lutrgb="r=negval:g=negval:b=negval"
+lutyuv="y=negval:u=negval:v=negval"
+
+# negate luminance
+lutyuv=negval
+
+# remove chroma components, turns the video into a graytone image
+lutyuv="u=128:v=128"
+
+# apply a luma burning effect
+lutyuv="y=2*val"
+
+# remove green and blue components
+lutrgb="g=0:b=0"
+
+# set a constant alpha channel value on input
+format=rgba,lutrgb=a="maxval-minval/2"
+
+# correct luminance gamma by a 0.5 factor
+lutyuv=y=gammaval(0.5)
+@end example
+
+@section mp
+
+Apply an MPlayer filter to the input video.
+
+This filter provides a wrapper around most of the filters of
+MPlayer/MEncoder.
+
+This wrapper is considered experimental. Some of the wrapped filters
+may not work properly and we may drop support for them, as they will
+be implemented natively into FFmpeg. Thus you should avoid
+depending on them when writing portable scripts.
+
+The filters accepts the parameters:
+@var{filter_name}[:=]@var{filter_params}
+
+@var{filter_name} is the name of a supported MPlayer filter,
+@var{filter_params} is a string containing the parameters accepted by
+the named filter.
+
+The list of the currently supported filters follows:
+@table @var
+@item 2xsai
+@item blackframe
+@item boxblur
+@item cropdetect
+@item decimate
+@item delogo
+@item denoise3d
+@item detc
+@item dint
+@item divtc
+@item down3dright
+@item dsize
+@item eq2
+@item eq
+@item field
+@item fil
+@item fixpts
+@item framestep
+@item fspp
+@item geq
+@item gradfun
+@item harddup
+@item hqdn3d
+@item hue
+@item il
+@item ilpack
+@item ivtc
+@item kerndeint
+@item mcdeint
+@item mirror
+@item noise
+@item ow
+@item palette
+@item perspective
+@item phase
+@item pp7
+@item pullup
+@item qp
+@item rectangle
+@item remove-logo
+@item rgbtest
+@item rotate
+@item sab
+@item screenshot
+@item smartblur
+@item softpulldown
+@item softskip
+@item spp
+@item swapuv
+@item telecine
+@item test
+@item tile
+@item tinterlace
+@item unsharp
+@item uspp
+@item yuvcsp
+@item yvu9
+@end table
+
+The parameter syntax and behavior for the listed filters are the same
+of the corresponding MPlayer filters. For detailed instructions check
+the "VIDEO FILTERS" section in the MPlayer manual.
+
+Some examples follow:
+@example
+# remove a logo by interpolating the surrounding pixels
+mp=delogo=200:200:80:20:1
+
+# adjust gamma, brightness, contrast
+mp=eq2=1.0:2:0.5
+
+# tweak hue and saturation
+mp=hue=100:-10
+@end example
+
+See also mplayer(1), @url{http://www.mplayerhq.hu/}.
+
+@section negate
+
+Negate input video.
+
+This filter accepts an integer in input, if non-zero it negates the
+alpha component (if available). The default value in input is 0.
+
@section noformat
Force libavfilter not to use any of the specified pixel formats for the
@@ -728,7 +945,7 @@ Pass the video source unchanged to the output.
Apply video transform using libopencv.
To enable this filter install libopencv library and headers and
-configure Libav with --enable-libopencv.
+configure FFmpeg with --enable-libopencv.
The filter takes the parameters: @var{filter_name}@{:=@}@var{filter_params}.
@@ -911,9 +1128,12 @@ same as @var{out_w} and @var{out_h}
x and y offsets as specified by the @var{x} and @var{y}
expressions, or NAN if not yet specified
-@item a
+@item dar, a
input display aspect ratio, same as @var{iw} / @var{ih}
+@item sar
+input sample aspect ratio
+
@item hsub, vsub
horizontal and vertical chroma subsample values. For example for the
pixel format "yuv422p" @var{hsub} is 2 and @var{vsub} is 1.
@@ -1013,9 +1233,12 @@ the output (cropped) width and heigth
@item ow, oh
same as @var{out_w} and @var{out_h}
-@item a
+@item dar, a
input display aspect ratio, same as @var{iw} / @var{ih}
+@item sar
+input sample aspect ratio
+
@item hsub, vsub
horizontal and vertical chroma subsample values. For example for the
pixel format "yuv422p" @var{hsub} is 2 and @var{vsub} is 1.
@@ -1064,6 +1287,122 @@ scale="trunc(3/2*iw/hsub)*hsub:trunc(3/2*ih/vsub)*vsub"
scale='min(500\, iw*3/2):-1'
@end example
+@section select
+Select frames to pass in output.
+
+It accepts in input an expression, which is evaluated for each input
+frame. If the expression is evaluated to a non-zero value, the frame
+is selected and passed to the output, otherwise it is discarded.
+
+The expression can contain the following constants:
+
+@table @option
+@item PI
+Greek PI
+
+@item PHI
+golden ratio
+
+@item E
+Euler number
+
+@item n
+the sequential number of the filtered frame, starting from 0
+
+@item selected_n
+the sequential number of the selected frame, starting from 0
+
+@item prev_selected_n
+the sequential number of the last selected frame, NAN if undefined
+
+@item TB
+timebase of the input timestamps
+
+@item pts
+the PTS (Presentation TimeStamp) of the filtered video frame,
+expressed in @var{TB} units, NAN if undefined
+
+@item t
+the PTS (Presentation TimeStamp) of the filtered video frame,
+expressed in seconds, NAN if undefined
+
+@item prev_pts
+the PTS of the previously filtered video frame, NAN if undefined
+
+@item prev_selected_pts
+the PTS of the last previously filtered video frame, NAN if undefined
+
+@item prev_selected_t
+the PTS of the last previously selected video frame, NAN if undefined
+
+@item start_pts
+the PTS of the first video frame in the video, NAN if undefined
+
+@item start_t
+the time of the first video frame in the video, NAN if undefined
+
+@item pict_type
+the picture type of the filtered frame, can assume one of the following
+values:
+@table @option
+@item PICT_TYPE_I
+@item PICT_TYPE_P
+@item PICT_TYPE_B
+@item PICT_TYPE_S
+@item PICT_TYPE_SI
+@item PICT_TYPE_SP
+@item PICT_TYPE_BI
+@end table
+
+@item interlace_type
+the frame interlace type, can assume one of the following values:
+@table @option
+@item INTERLACE_TYPE_P
+the frame is progressive (not interlaced)
+@item INTERLACE_TYPE_T
+the frame is top-field-first
+@item INTERLACE_TYPE_B
+the frame is bottom-field-first
+@end table
+
+@item key
+1 if the filtered frame is a key-frame, 0 otherwise
+
+@item pos
+the position in the file of the filtered frame, -1 if the information
+is not available (e.g. for synthetic video)
+@end table
+
+The default value of the select expression is "1".
+
+Some examples follow:
+
+@example
+# select all frames in input
+select
+
+# the above is the same as:
+select=1
+
+# skip all frames:
+select=0
+
+# select only I-frames
+select='eq(pict_type\,PICT_TYPE_I)'
+
+# select one frame every 100
+select='not(mod(n\,100))'
+
+# select only frames contained in the 10-20 time interval
+select='gte(t\,10)*lte(t\,20)'
+
+# select only I frames contained in the 10-20 time interval
+select='gte(t\,10)*lte(t\,20)*eq(pict_type\,PICT_TYPE_I)'
+
+# select frames with a minimum distance of 10 seconds
+select='isnan(prev_selected_t)+gte(t-prev_selected_t\,10)'
+@end example
+
@anchor{setdar}
@section setdar
@@ -1210,6 +1549,65 @@ settb=2*intb
settb=AVTB
@end example
+@section showinfo
+
+Show a line containing various information for each input video frame.
+The input video is not modified.
+
+The shown line contains a sequence of key/value pairs of the form
+@var{key}:@var{value}.
+
+A description of each shown parameter follows:
+
+@table @option
+@item n
+sequential number of the input frame, starting from 0
+
+@item pts
+Presentation TimeStamp of the input frame, expressed as a number of
+time base units. The time base unit depends on the filter input pad.
+
+@item pts_time
+Presentation TimeStamp of the input frame, expressed as a number of
+seconds
+
+@item pos
+position of the frame in the input stream, -1 if this information in
+unavailable and/or meanigless (for example in case of synthetic video)
+
+@item fmt
+pixel format name
+
+@item sar
+sample aspect ratio of the input frame, expressed in the form
+@var{num}/@var{den}
+
+@item s
+size of the input frame, expressed in the form
+@var{width}x@var{height}
+
+@item i
+interlaced mode ("P" for "progressive", "T" for top field first, "B"
+for bottom field first)
+
+@item iskey
+1 if the frame is a key frame, 0 otherwise
+
+@item type
+picture type of the input frame ("I" for an I-frame, "P" for a
+P-frame, "B" for a B-frame, "?" for unknown type).
+Check also the documentation of the @code{AVPictureType} enum and of
+the @code{av_get_picture_type_char} function defined in
+@file{libavutil/avutil.h}.
+
+@item checksum
+Adler-32 checksum of all the planes of the input frame
+
+@item plane_checksum
+Adler-32 checksum of each plane of the input frame, expressed in the form
+"[@var{c0} @var{c1} @var{c2} @var{c3}]"
+@end table
+
@section slicify
Pass the images of input video on to next video filter as multiple
@@ -1225,6 +1623,21 @@ not specified it will use the default value of 16.
Adding this in the beginning of filter chains should make filtering
faster due to better use of the memory cache.
+@section split
+
+Pass on the input video to two outputs. Both outputs are identical to
+the input video.
+
+For example:
+@example
+[in] split [splitout1][splitout2];
+[splitout1] crop=100:100:0:0 [cropout];
+[splitout2] pad=200:200:100:100 [padout];
+@end example
+
+will create two separate outputs from the same input, one cropped and
+one padded.
+
@section transpose
Transpose rows with columns in the input video and optionally flip it.
@@ -1329,7 +1742,7 @@ Flip the input video vertically.
Deinterlace the input video ("yadif" means "yet another deinterlacing
filter").
-It accepts the optional parameters: @var{mode}:@var{parity}.
+It accepts the optional parameters: @var{mode}:@var{parity}:@var{auto}.
@var{mode} specifies the interlacing mode to adopt, accepts one of the
following values:
@@ -1363,6 +1776,18 @@ Default value is -1.
If interlacing is unknown or decoder does not export this information,
top field first will be assumed.
+@var{auto} specifies if deinterlacer should trust the interlaced flag
+and only deinterlace frames marked as interlaced
+
+@table @option
+@item 0
+deinterlace all frames
+@item 1
+only deinterlace frames marked as interlaced
+@end table
+
+Default value is 0.
+
@c man end VIDEO FILTERS
@chapter Video Sources
@@ -1378,9 +1803,10 @@ This source is mainly intended for a programmatic use, in particular
through the interface defined in @file{libavfilter/vsrc_buffer.h}.
It accepts the following parameters:
-@var{width}:@var{height}:@var{pix_fmt_string}:@var{timebase_num}:@var{timebase_den}:@var{sample_aspect_ratio_num}:@var{sample_aspect_ratio.den}
+@var{width}:@var{height}:@var{pix_fmt_string}:@var{timebase_num}:@var{timebase_den}:@var{sample_aspect_ratio_num}:@var{sample_aspect_ratio.den}:@var{scale_params}
-All the parameters need to be explicitely defined.
+All the parameters but @var{scale_params} need to be explicitely
+defined.
Follows the list of the accepted parameters.
@@ -1401,6 +1827,11 @@ timestamps of the buffered frames.
@item sample_aspect_ratio.num, sample_aspect_ratio.den
Specify numerator and denominator of the sample aspect ratio assumed
by the video frames.
+
+@item scale_params
+Specify the optional parameters to be used for the scale filter which
+is automatically inserted when an input change is detected in the
+input size or format.
@end table
For example:
@@ -1415,7 +1846,7 @@ Since the pixel format with name "yuv410p" corresponds to the number 6
(check the enum PixelFormat definition in @file{libavutil/pixfmt.h}),
this example corresponds to:
@example
-buffer=320:240:6:1:24
+buffer=320:240:6:1:24:1:1
@end example
@section color
@@ -1533,7 +1964,7 @@ timebase. The expression can contain the constants "PI", "E", "PHI",
Provide a frei0r source.
To enable compilation of this filter you need to install the frei0r
-header and configure Libav with --enable-frei0r.
+header and configure FFmpeg with --enable-frei0r.
The source supports the syntax:
@example
@@ -1555,6 +1986,49 @@ Some examples follow:
frei0r_src=200x200:10:partik0l=1234 [overlay]; [in][overlay] overlay
@end example
+@section testsrc
+
+Generate a test video pattern, showing a color pattern, a scrolling
+gradient and a timestamp. This is mainly intended for testing
+purposes.
+
+It accepts an optional sequence of @var{key}=@var{value} pairs,
+separated by ":". The description of the accepted options follows.
+
+@table @option
+
+@item size, s
+Specify the size of the sourced video, it may be a string of the form
+@var{width}x@var{heigth}, or the name of a size abbreviation. The
+default value is "320x240".
+
+@item rate, r
+Specify the frame rate of the sourced video, as the number of frames
+generated per second. It has to be a string in the format
+@var{frame_rate_num}/@var{frame_rate_den}, an integer number, a float
+number or a valid video frame rate abbreviation. The default value is
+"25".
+
+@item duration
+Set the video duration of the sourced video. The accepted syntax is:
+@example
+[-]HH[:MM[:SS[.m...]]]
+[-]S+[.m...]
+@end example
+See also the function @code{av_parse_time()}.
+
+If not specified, or the expressed duration is negative, the video is
+supposed to be generated forever.
+@end table
+
+For example the following:
+@example
+testsrc=duration=5.3:size=qcif:rate=10
+@end example
+
+will generate a video with a duration of 5.3 seconds, with size
+176x144 and a framerate of 10 frames per second.
+
@c man end VIDEO SOURCES
@chapter Video Sinks
@@ -1562,6 +2036,19 @@ frei0r_src=200x200:10:partik0l=1234 [overlay]; [in][overlay] overlay
Below is a description of the currently available video sinks.
+@section buffersink
+
+Buffer video frames, and make them available to the end of the filter
+graph.
+
+This sink is mainly intended for a programmatic use, in particular
+through the interface defined in @file{libavfilter/vsink_buffer.h}.
+
+It does not require a string parameter in input, but you need to
+specify a pointer to a list of supported pixel formats terminated by
+-1 in the opaque parameter provided to @code{avfilter_init_filter}
+when initializing this sink.
+
@section nullsink
Null video sink, do absolutely nothing with the input video. It is
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