VLC command-line help
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- See also Command line, Console interfaces
As you may have noticed, running the command
vlc --help
on some command prompts is not very useful due to to the non-scrollable pop-up window that opened.
If you look for help, on a particular module, use
vlc -p module --advanced
Undocumented option:
-vvv "Verbose verbose verbose". Verbose output
Here's the output of vlc -H of the stable 0.9.2 in Windows. If you are looking for 0.8.6 help, go VLC-0-8-6_command-line_help.
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Usage: vlc [options] [stream] ...
You can specify multiple streams on the commandline. They will be enqueued in the playlist.
The first item specified will be played first.
Options-styles:
--option A global option that is set for the duration of the program.
-option A single letter version of a global --option.
:option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it
and that overrides previous settings.
Stream MRL syntax:
[[access][/demux]://]URL[@[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]] [:option=value ...]
Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options.
Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified.
URL syntax:
[file://]filename Plain media file
http://ip:port/file HTTP URL
ftp://ip:port/file FTP URL
mms://ip:port/file MMS URL
screen:// Screen capture
[dvd://][device][@raw_device] DVD device
[vcd://][device] VCD device
[cdda://][device] Audio CD device
udp://[[<source address>]@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]
UDP stream sent by a streaming server
vlc://pause:<seconds> Special item to pause the playlist for a certain time
vlc://quit Special item to quit VLC
Audio
These options allow you to modify the behavior of the audio subsystem, and to add audio filters which can be used for post processing or visual effects (spectrum analyzer, etc.). Enable these filters here, and configure them in the "audio filters" modules section.
--audio, --no-audio Enable audio (default enabled)
You can completely disable the audio output. The audio decoding stage
will not take place, thus saving some processing power. (default
enabled)
--volume=<integer [0 .. 1024]>
Default audio volume
You can set the default audio output volume here, in a range from 0
to 1024.
--volume-step=<integer [0 .. 1024]>
Audio output volume step
The step size of the volume is adjustable using this option, in a
range from 0 to 1024.
--aout-rate=<integer> Audio output frequency (Hz)
You can force the audio output frequency here. Common values are -1
(default), 48000, 44100, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000.
--hq-resampling, --no-hq-resampling
High quality audio resampling (default
enabled)
This uses a high quality audio resampling algorithm. High quality
audio resampling can be processor intensive so you can disable it and
a cheaper resampling algorithm will be used instead. (default enabled)
--spdif, --no-spdif Use S/PDIF when available (default disabled)
S/PDIF can be used by default when your hardware supports it as well
as the audio stream being played. (default disabled)
--force-dolby-surround={0 (Auto), 1 (On), 2 (Off)}
Force detection of Dolby Surround
Use this when you know your stream is (or is not) encoded with Dolby
Surround but fails to be detected as such. Even if the stream is not
actually encoded with Dolby Surround, turning on this option might
enhance your experience, especially when combined with the Headphone
Channel Mixer.
--audio-desync=<integer> Audio desynchronization compensation
This delays the audio output. The delay must be given in
milliseconds.This can be handy if you notice a lag between the video
and the audio.
--audio-replay-gain-mode={none,track,album}
Replay gain mode
Select the replay gain mode
--audio-replay-gain-preamp=<float>
Replay preamp
This allows you to change the default target level (89 dB) for stream
with replay gain information
--audio-replay-gain-default=<float>
Default replay gain
This is the gain used for stream without replay gain information
--audio-replay-gain-peak-protection, --no-audio-replay-gain-peak-protection
Peak protection (default enabled)
Protect against sound clipping (default enabled)
-A, --aout=<string> Audio output module
This is the audio output method used by VLC. The default behavior is
to automatically select the best method available.
--audio-filter=<string> Audio filters
This adds audio post processing filters, to modify the sound
rendering.
--audio-visual=<string> Audio visualizations
This adds visualization modules (spectrum analyzer, etc.).
Video
These options allow you to modify the behavior of the video output subsystem. You can for example enable video filters (deinterlacing, image adjusting, etc.). Enable these filters here and configure them in the "video filters" modules section. You can also set many miscellaneous video options.
--video, --no-video Enable video (default enabled)
You can completely disable the video output. The video decoding stage
will not take place, thus saving some processing power. (default
enabled)
--grayscale, --no-grayscale
Grayscale video output (default disabled)
Output video in grayscale. As the color information aren't decoded,
this can save some processing power. (default disabled)
-f, --fullscreen, --no-fullscreen
Fullscreen video output (default disabled)
Start video in fullscreen mode (default disabled)
--embedded-video, --no-embedded-video
Embedded video (default enabled)
Embed the video output in the main interface. (default enabled)
--drop-late-frames, --no-drop-late-frames
Drop late frames (default enabled)
This drops frames that are late (arrive to the video output after
their intended display date). (default enabled)
--skip-frames, --no-skip-frames
Skip frames (default enabled)
Enables framedropping on MPEG2 stream. Framedropping occurs when your
computer is not powerful enough (default enabled)
--quiet-synchro, --no-quiet-synchro
Quiet synchro (default disabled)
This avoids flooding the message log with debug output from the video
output synchronization mechanism. (default disabled)
--overlay, --no-overlay Overlay video output (default enabled)
Overlay is the hardware acceleration capability of your video card
(ability to render video directly). VLC will try to use it by
default. (default enabled)
--video-on-top, --no-video-on-top
Always on top (default disabled)
Always place the video window on top of other windows. (default
disabled)
--disable-screensaver, --no-disable-screensaver
Disable screensaver (default enabled)
Disable the screensaver during video playback. (default enabled)
--video-title-show, --no-video-title-show
Show media title on video (default enabled)
Display the title of the video on top of the movie. (default enabled)
--video-title-timeout=<integer>
Show video title for x miliseconds
Show the video title for n miliseconds, default is 5000 ms (5 sec.)
--video-title-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Position of video title
Place on video where to display the title (default bottom center).
--mouse-hide-timeout=<integer>
Hide cursor and fullscreen controller after x
miliseconds
Hide mouse cursor and fullscreen controller after n miliseconds,
default is 3000 ms (3 sec.)
Snapshot:
--snapshot-path=<string> Video snapshot directory (or filename)
Directory where the video snapshots will be stored.
--snapshot-prefix=<string> Video snapshot file prefix
Video snapshot file prefix
--snapshot-format={png,jpg}
Video snapshot format
Image format which will be used to store the video snapshots
--snapshot-preview, --no-snapshot-preview
Display video snapshot preview (default
enabled)
Display the snapshot preview in the screen's top-left corner.
(default enabled)
--snapshot-sequential, --no-snapshot-sequential
Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps
(default disabled)
Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps for snapshot numbering
(default disabled)
--snapshot-width=<integer> Video snapshot width
You can enforce the width of the video snapshot. By default it will
keep the original width (-1). Using 0 will scale the width to keep
the aspect ratio.
--snapshot-height=<integer>
Video snapshot height
You can enforce the height of the video snapshot. By default it will
keep the original height (-1). Using 0 will scale the height to keep
the aspect ratio.
Window properties:
--width=<integer> Video width
You can enforce the video width. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to
the video characteristics.
--height=<integer> Video height
You can enforce the video height. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to
the video characteristics.
--video-x=<integer> Video X coordinate
You can enforce the position of the top left corner of the video
window (X coordinate).
--video-y=<integer> Video Y coordinate
You can enforce the position of the top left corner of the video
window (Y coordinate).
--crop=<string> Video cropping
This forces the cropping of the source video. Accepted formats are
x:y (4:3, 16:9, etc.) expressing the global image aspect.
--custom-crop-ratios=<string>
Custom crop ratios list
Comma seperated list of crop ratios which will be added in the
interface's crop ratios list.
--aspect-ratio=<string> Source aspect ratio
This forces the source aspect ratio. For instance, some DVDs claim to
be 16:9 while they are actually 4:3. This can also be used as a hint
for VLC when a movie does not have aspect ratio information. Accepted
formats are x:y (4:3, 16:9, etc.) expressing the global image aspect,
or a float value (1.25, 1.3333, etc.) expressing pixel squareness.
--monitor-par=<string> Monitor pixel aspect ratio
This forces the monitor aspect ratio. Most monitors have square
pixels (1:1). If you have a 16:9 screen, you might need to change
this to 4:3 in order to keep proportions.
--custom-aspect-ratios=<string>
Custom aspect ratios list
Comma seperated list of aspect ratios which will be added in the
interface's aspect ratio list.
--hdtv-fix, --no-hdtv-fix Fix HDTV height (default enabled)
This allows proper handling of HDTV-1080 video format even if broken
encoder incorrectly sets height to 1088 lines. You should only
disable this option if your video has a non-standard format requiring
all 1088 lines. (default enabled)
--video-deco, --no-video-deco
Window decorations (default enabled)
VLC can avoid creating window caption, frames, etc... around the
video, giving a "minimal" window. (default enabled)
--video-title=<string> Video title
Custom title for the video window (in case the video is not embedded
in the interface).
--align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Video alignment
Enforce the alignment of the video in its window. By default (0) it
will be centered (0=center, 1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can
also use combinations of these values, like 6=4+2 meaning top-right).
--zoom=<float> Zoom video
You can zoom the video by the specified factor.
-V, --vout=<string> Video output module
This is the the video output method used by VLC. The default behavior
is to automatically select the best method available.
--video-filter=<string> Video filter module
This adds post-processing filters to enhance the picture quality, for
instance deinterlacing, or distortthe video.
--vout-filter=<string> Video output filter module
This adds video output filters like clone or wall
Subpictures
These options allow you to modify the behavior of the subpictures subsystem. You can for example enable subpictures filters (logo, etc.). Enable these filters here and configure them in the "subpictures filters" modules section. You can also set many miscellaneous subpictures options.
On Screen Display:
--spu, --no-spu Enable sub-pictures (default enabled)
You can completely disable the sub-picture processing. (default
enabled)
--osd, --no-osd On Screen Display (default enabled)
VLC can display messages on the video. This is called OSD (On Screen
Display). (default enabled)
--text-renderer=<string> Text rendering module
VLC normally uses Freetype for rendering, but this allows you to use
svg for instance.
Subtitles:
--sub-file=<string> Use subtitle file
Load this subtitle file. To be used when autodetect cannot detect
your subtitle file.
--sub-autodetect-file, --no-sub-autodetect-file
Autodetect subtitle files (default enabled)
Automatically detect a subtitle file, if no subtitle filename is
specified (based on the filename of the movie). (default enabled)
--sub-autodetect-fuzzy=<integer>
Subtitle autodetection fuzziness
This determines how fuzzy subtitle and movie filename matching will
be. Options are:
0 = no subtitles autodetected
1 = any subtitle
file
2 = any subtitle file containing the movie name
3 = subtitle
file matching the movie name with additional chars
4 = subtitle file
matching the movie name exactly
--sub-autodetect-path=<string>
Subtitle autodetection paths
Look for a subtitle file in those paths too, if your subtitle file
was not found in the current directory.
--sub-margin=<integer> Force subtitle position
You can use this option to place the subtitles under the movie,
instead of over the movie. Try several positions.
Overlays:
--sub-filter=<string> Subpictures filter module
This adds so-called "subpicture filters". These filters overlay some
images or text over the video (like a logo, arbitrary text...).
Track settings:
--program=<integer> Program
Choose the program to select by giving its Service ID. Only use this
option if you want to read a multi-program stream (like DVB streams
for example).
--programs=<string> Programs
Choose the programs to select by giving a comma-separated list of
Service IDs (SIDs). Only use this option if you want to read a
multi-program stream (like DVB streams for example).
--audio-track=<integer> Audio track
Stream number of the audio track to use (from 0 to n).
--sub-track=<integer> Subtitles track
Stream number of the subtitle track to use (from 0 to n).
--audio-language=<string> Audio language
Language of the audio track you want to use (comma separated, two or
three letter country code).
--sub-language=<string> Subtitle language
Language of the subtitle track you want to use (comma separated, two
or three letters country code).
--audio-track-id=<integer> Audio track ID
Stream ID of the audio track to use.
--sub-track-id=<integer> Subtitles track ID
Stream ID of the subtitle track to use.
Playback control:
--input-repeat=<integer> Input repetitions
Number of time the same input will be repeated
--start-time=<integer> Start time
The stream will start at this position (in seconds).
--stop-time=<integer> Stop time
The stream will stop at this position (in seconds).
--run-time=<integer> Run time
The stream will run this duration (in seconds).
--input-list=<string> Input list
You can give a comma-separated list of inputs that will be
concatenated together after the normal one.
--input-slave=<string> Input slave (experimental)
This allows you to play from several inputs at the same time. This
feature is experimental, not all formats are supported. Use a '#'
separated list of inputs.
--bookmarks=<string> Bookmarks list for a stream
You can manually give a list of bookmarks for a stream in the form
"{name=bookmark-name,time=optional-time-offset,bytes=optional-byte-off
set},{...}"
Default devices:
--dvd=<string> DVD device
This is the default DVD drive (or file) to use. Don't forget the
colon after the drive letter (eg. D:)
--vcd=<string> VCD device
This is the default VCD device to use.
--cd-audio=<string> Audio CD device
This is the default Audio CD device to use.
Network settings:
--server-port=<integer> UDP port
This is the default port used for UDP streams. Default is 1234.
--mtu=<integer> MTU of the network interface
This is the maximum application-layer packet size that can be
transmitted over the network (in bytes).
-6, --ipv6, --no-ipv6 Force IPv6 (default disabled)
IPv6 will be used by default for all connections. (default disabled)
-4, --ipv4, --no-ipv4 Force IPv4 (default disabled)
IPv4 will be used by default for all connections. (default disabled)
--ipv4-timeout=<integer> TCP connection timeout
Default TCP connection timeout (in milliseconds).
Socks proxy:
--socks=<string> SOCKS server
SOCKS proxy server to use. This must be of the form address:port. It
will be used for all TCP connections
--socks-user=<string> SOCKS user name
User name to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy.
--socks-pwd=<string> SOCKS password
Password to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy.
Metadata:
--meta-title=<string> Title metadata
Allows you to specify a "title" metadata for an input.
--meta-author=<string> Author metadata
Allows you to specify an "author" metadata for an input.
--meta-artist=<string> Artist metadata
Allows you to specify an "artist" metadata for an input.
--meta-genre=<string> Genre metadata
Allows you to specify a "genre" metadata for an input.
--meta-copyright=<string> Copyright metadata
Allows you to specify a "copyright" metadata for an input.
--meta-description=<string>
Description metadata
Allows you to specify a "description" metadata for an input.
--meta-date=<string> Date metadata
Allows you to specify a "date" metadata for an input.
--meta-url=<string> URL metadata
Allows you to specify a "url" metadata for an input.
Advanced:
--cr-average=<integer> Clock reference average counter
When using the PVR input (or a very irregular source), you should set
this to 10000.
--clock-synchro={-1 (Default), 0 (Disable), 1 (Enable)}
Clock synchronisation
It is possible to disable the input clock synchronisation for
real-time sources. Use this if you experience jerky playback of
network streams.
--network-synchronisation, --no-network-synchronisation
Network synchronisation (default disabled)
This allows you to remotely synchronise clocks for server and client.
The detailed settings are available in Advanced / Network Sync.
(default disabled)
Decoders
This option can be used to alter the way VLC selects its codecs (decompression methods). Only advanced users should alter this option as it can break playback of all your streams.
--codec=<string> Preferred decoders list
List of codecs that VLC will use in priority. For instance,
'dummy,a52' will try the dummy and a52 codecs before trying the other
ones. Only advanced users should alter this option as it can break
playback of all your streams.
--encoder=<string> Preferred encoders list
This allows you to select a list of encoders that VLC will use in
priority.
Input
These options allow you to modify the behavior of the input subsystem, such as the DVD or VCD device, the network interface settings or the subtitle channel.
--access=<string> Access module
This allows you to force an access module. You can use it if the
correct access is not automatically detected. You should not set this
as a global option unless you really know what you are doing.
--access-filter=<string> Access filter module
Access filters are used to modify the stream that is being read. This
is used for instance for timeshifting.
--demux=<string> Demux module
Demultiplexers are used to separate the "elementary" streams (like
audio and video streams). You can use it if the correct demuxer is
not automatically detected. You should not set this as a global
option unless you really know what you are doing.
--prefer-system-codecs, --no-prefer-system-codecs
Prefer system plugins over VLC (default
disabled)
Indicates whether VLC will prefer native plugins installed on system
over VLC owns plugins whenever a choice is available. (default
disabled)
Stream output
These options allow you to set default global options for the stream output subsystem.
--sout=<string> Default stream output chain
You can enter here a default stream output chain. Refer to the
documentation to learn how to build such chains.Warning: this chain
will be enabled for all streams.
--sout-display, --no-sout-display
Display while streaming (default disabled)
Play locally the stream while streaming it. (default disabled)
--sout-keep, --no-sout-keep
Keep stream output open (default disabled)
This allows you to keep an unique stream output instance across
multiple playlist item (automatically insert the gather stream output
if not specified) (default disabled)
--sout-all, --no-sout-all Enable streaming of all ES (default disabled)
Stream all elementary streams (video, audio and subtitles) (default
disabled)
--sout-audio, --no-sout-audio
Enable audio stream output (default enabled)
Choose whether the audio stream should be redirected to the stream
output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled)
--sout-video, --no-sout-video
Enable video stream output (default enabled)
Choose whether the video stream should be redirected to the stream
output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled)
--sout-spu, --no-sout-spu Enable SPU stream output (default enabled)
Choose whether the SPU streams should be redirected to the stream
output facility when this last one is enabled. (default enabled)
--sout-mux-caching=<integer>
Stream output muxer caching (ms)
This allow you to configure the initial caching amount for stream
output muxer. This value should be set in milliseconds.
VLM:
--vlm-conf=<string> VLM configuration file
Read a VLM configuration file as soon as VLM is started.
--mux=<string> Mux module
This is a legacy entry to let you configure mux modules
--access_output=<string> Access output module
This is a legacy entry to let you configure access output modules
--ttl=<integer> Hop limit (TTL)
This is the hop limit (also known as "Time-To-Live" or TTL) of the
multicast packets sent by the stream output (-1 = use operating
system built-in default).
--miface=<string> Multicast output interface
Default multicast interface. This overrides the routing table.
--miface-addr=<string> IPv4 multicast output interface address
IPv4 adress for the default multicast interface. This overrides the
routing table.
--dscp=<integer> DiffServ Code Point
Differentiated Services Code Point for outgoing UDP streams (or IPv4
Type Of Service, or IPv6 Traffic Class). This is used for network
Quality of Service.
--packetizer=<string> Preferred packetizer list
This allows you to select the order in which VLC will choose its
packetizers.
--sap-flow-control, --no-sap-flow-control
Control SAP flow (default disabled)
If this option is enabled, the flow on the SAP multicast address will
be controlled. This is needed if you want to make announcements on
the MBone. (default disabled)
--sap-interval=<integer> SAP announcement interval
When the SAP flow control is disabled, this lets you set the fixed
interval between SAP announcements.
CPU
These options allow you to enable special CPU optimizations. You should always leave all these enabled.
--fpu, --no-fpu Enable FPU support (default enabled)
If your processor has a floating point calculation unit, VLC can take
advantage of it. (default enabled)
--mmx, --no-mmx Enable CPU MMX support (default enabled)
If your processor supports the MMX instructions set, VLC can take
advantage of them. (default enabled)
--3dn, --no-3dn Enable CPU 3D Now! support (default enabled)
If your processor supports the 3D Now! instructions set, VLC can take
advantage of them. (default enabled)
--mmxext, --no-mmxext Enable CPU MMX EXT support (default enabled)
If your processor supports the MMX EXT instructions set, VLC can take
advantage of them. (default enabled)
--sse, --no-sse Enable CPU SSE support (default enabled)
If your processor supports the SSE instructions set, VLC can take
advantage of them. (default enabled)
--sse2, --no-sse2 Enable CPU SSE2 support (default enabled)
If your processor supports the SSE2 instructions set, VLC can take
advantage of them. (default enabled)
Miscellaneous
These options allow you to select default modules. Leave these alone unless you really know what you are doing.
Special modules:
--memcpy=<string> Memory copy module
You can select which memory copy module you want to use. By default
VLC will select the fastest one supported by your hardware.
Plugins:
--plugins-cache, --no-plugins-cache
Use a plugins cache (default enabled)
Use a plugins cache which will greatly improve the startup time of
VLC. (default enabled)
--plugin-path=<string> Modules search path
Additional path for VLC to look for its modules. You can add several
paths by concatenating them using " PATH_SEP " as separator
Performance options:
--minimize-threads, --no-minimize-threads
Minimize number of threads (default disabled)
This option minimizes the number of threads needed to run VLC.
(default disabled)
--use-stream-immediate, --no-use-stream-immediate
(Experimental) Don't do caching at the access
level. (default disabled)
This option is useful if you want to lower the latency when reading a
stream (default disabled)
--auto-adjust-pts-delay, --no-auto-adjust-pts-delay
(Experimental) Minimize latency whenreading
live stream. (default disabled)
This option is useful if you want to lower the latency when reading a
stream (default disabled)
--one-instance, --no-one-instance
Allow only one running instance (default
disabled)
Allowing only one running instance of VLC can sometimes be useful,
for example if you associated VLC with some media types and you don't
want a new instance of VLC to be opened each time you double-click on
a file in the explorer. This option will allow you to play the file
with the already running instance or enqueue it. (default disabled)
--started-from-file, --no-started-from-file
VLC is started from file association (default
disabled)
Tell VLC that it is being launched due to a file association in the
OS (default disabled)
--one-instance-when-started-from-file, --no-one-instance-when-started-from-file
One instance when started from file (default
enabled)
Allow only one running instance when started from file. (default
enabled)
--playlist-enqueue, --no-playlist-enqueue
Enqueue items to playlist when in one
instance mode (default disabled)
When using the one instance only option, enqueue items to playlist
and keep playing current item. (default disabled)
--high-priority, --no-high-priority
Increase the priority of the process (default
disabled)
Increasing the priority of the process will very likely improve your
playing experience as it allows VLC not to be disturbed by other
applications that could otherwise take too much processor time.
However be advised that in certain circumstances (bugs) VLC could
take all the processor time and render the whole system unresponsive
which might require a reboot of your machine. (default disabled)
Playlist
These options define the behavior of the playlist. Some of them can be overridden in the playlist dialog box.
-Z, --random, --no-random Play files randomly forever (default disabled)
VLC will randomly play files in the playlist until interrupted.
(default disabled)
-L, --loop, --no-loop Repeat all (default disabled)
VLC will keep playing the playlist indefinitely. (default disabled)
-R, --repeat, --no-repeat Repeat current item (default disabled)
VLC will keep playing the current playlist item. (default disabled)
--play-and-exit, --no-play-and-exit
Play and exit (default disabled)
Exit if there are no more items in the playlist. (default disabled)
--play-and-stop, --no-play-and-stop
Play and stop (default disabled)
Stop the playlist after each played playlist item. (default disabled)
--media-library, --no-media-library
Use media library (default enabled)
The media library is automatically saved and reloaded each time you
start VLC. (default enabled)
--playlist-tree, --no-playlist-tree
Display playlist tree (default disabled)
The playlist can use a tree to categorize some items, like the
contents of a directory. (default disabled)
--open=<string> Default stream
This stream will always be opened at VLC startup.
--auto-preparse, --no-auto-preparse
Automatically preparse files (default enabled)
Automatically preparse files added to the playlist (to retrieve some
metadata). (default enabled)
--album-art={0 (Manual download only), 1 (When track starts playing), 2 (As soon as track is added)}
Album art policy
Choose how album art will be downloaded.
-S, --services-discovery=<string>
Services discovery modules
Specifies the services discovery modules to load, separated by
semi-colons. Typical values are sap, hal, ...
-v, --verbose=<integer> Verbosity (0,1,2)
This is the verbosity level (0=only errors and standard messages,
1=warnings, 2=debug).
-q, --quiet, --no-quiet Be quiet (default disabled)
Turn off all warning and information messages. (default disabled)
--file-logging, --no-file-logging
Log to file (default disabled)
Log all VLC messages to a text file. (default disabled)
--language={auto,en,ar,pt_BR,en_GB,bg,ca,zh_TW,cs,da,nl,fi,fr,gl,ka,de,he,hu,it,ja,ko,ms,oc,fa,pl,pt_PT,pa,ro,ru,zh_CN,sr,sk,sl,es,sv,tr}
Language
You can manually select a language for the interface. The system
language is auto-detected if "auto" is specified here.
--color, --no-color Color messages (default enabled)
This enables colorization of the messages sent to the console Your
terminal needs Linux color support for this to work. (default enabled)
--advanced, --no-advanced Show advanced options (default enabled)
When this is enabled, the preferences and/or interfaces will show all
available options, including those that most users should never
touch. (default enabled)
--interact, --no-interact Interface interaction (default enabled)
When this is enabled, the interface will show a dialog box each time
some user input is required. (default enabled)
--show-intf, --no-show-intf
Show interface with mouse (default disabled)
When this is enabled, the interface is shown when you move the mouse
to the edge of the screen in fullscreen mode. (default disabled)
--stats, --no-stats Collect statistics (default enabled)
Collect miscellaneous statistics. (default enabled)
-I, --intf=<string> Interface module
This is the main interface used by VLC. The default behavior is to
automatically select the best module available.
--extraintf=<string> Extra interface modules
You can select "additional interfaces" for VLC. They will be launched
in the background in addition to the default interface. Use a comma
separated list of interface modules. (common values are "rc" (remote
control), "http", "gestures" ...)
--control=<string> Control interfaces
You can select control interfaces for VLC.
Hot keys
These settings are the global VLC key bindings, known as "hotkeys".
--key-toggle-fullscreen=<integer>
Fullscreen
Select the hotkey to use to swap fullscreen state.
--key-leave-fullscreen=<integer>
Leave fullscreen
Select the hotkey to use to leave fullscreen state.
--key-play-pause=<integer> Play/Pause
Select the hotkey to use to swap paused state.
--key-pause=<integer> Pause only
Select the hotkey to use to pause.
--key-play=<integer> Play only
Select the hotkey to use to play.
--key-faster=<integer> Faster
Select the hotkey to use for fast forward playback.
--key-slower=<integer> Slower
Select the hotkey to use for slow motion playback.
--key-next=<integer> Next
Select the hotkey to use to skip to the next item in the playlist.
--key-prev=<integer> Previous
Select the hotkey to use to skip to the previous item in the playlist.
--key-stop=<integer> Stop
Select the hotkey to stop playback.
--key-position=<integer> Position
Select the hotkey to display the position.
--key-jump-extrashort=<integer>
Very short backwards jump
Select the hotkey to make a very short backwards jump.
--key-jump+extrashort=<integer>
Very short forward jump
Select the hotkey to make a very short forward jump.
--key-jump-short=<integer> Short backwards jump
Select the hotkey to make a short backwards jump.
--key-jump+short=<integer> Short forward jump
Select the hotkey to make a short forward jump.
--key-jump-medium=<integer>
Medium backwards jump
Select the hotkey to make a medium backwards jump.
--key-jump+medium=<integer>
Medium forward jump
Select the hotkey to make a medium forward jump.
--key-jump-long=<integer> Long backwards jump
Select the hotkey to make a long backwards jump.
--key-jump+long=<integer> Long forward jump
Select the hotkey to make a long forward jump.
--key-nav-activate=<integer>
Activate
Select the key to activate selected item in DVD menus.
--key-nav-up=<integer> Navigate up
Select the key to move the selector up in DVD menus.
--key-nav-down=<integer> Navigate down
Select the key to move the selector down in DVD menus.
--key-nav-left=<integer> Navigate left
Select the key to move the selector left in DVD menus.
--key-nav-right=<integer> Navigate right
Select the key to move the selector right in DVD menus.
--key-disc-menu=<integer> Go to the DVD menu
Select the key to take you to the DVD menu
--key-title-prev=<integer> Select previous DVD title
Select the key to choose the previous title from the DVD
--key-title-next=<integer> Select next DVD title
Select the key to choose the next title from the DVD
--key-chapter-prev=<integer>
Select prev DVD chapter
Select the key to choose the previous chapter from the DVD
--key-chapter-next=<integer>
Select next DVD chapter
Select the key to choose the next chapter from the DVD
--key-quit=<integer> Quit
Select the hotkey to quit the application.
--key-vol-up=<integer> Volume up
Select the key to increase audio volume.
--key-vol-down=<integer> Volume down
Select the key to decrease audio volume.
--key-vol-mute=<integer> Mute
Select the key to mute audio.
--key-subdelay-up=<integer>
Subtitle delay up
Select the key to increase the subtitle delay.
--key-subdelay-down=<integer>
Subtitle delay down
Select the key to decrease the subtitle delay.
--key-audiodelay-up=<integer>
Audio delay up
Select the key to increase the audio delay.
--key-audiodelay-down=<integer>
Audio delay down
Select the key to decrease the audio delay.
--key-audio-track=<integer>
Cycle audio track
Cycle through the available audio tracks(languages).
--key-audiodevice-cycle=<integer>
Cycle through audio devices
Cycle through available audio devices
--key-subtitle-track=<integer>
Cycle subtitle track
Cycle through the available subtitle tracks.
--key-aspect-ratio=<integer>
Cycle source aspect ratio
Cycle through a predefined list of source aspect ratios.
--key-crop=<integer> Cycle video crop
Cycle through a predefined list of crop formats.
--key-deinterlace=<integer>
Cycle deinterlace modes
Cycle through deinterlace modes.
--key-intf-show=<integer> Show interface
Raise the interface above all other windows.
--key-intf-hide=<integer> Hide interface
Lower the interface below all other windows.
--key-snapshot=<integer> Take video snapshot
Takes a video snapshot and writes it to disk.
--key-history-back=<integer>
Go back in browsing history
Select the key to go back (to the previous media item) in the
browsing history.
--key-history-forward=<integer>
Go forward in browsing history
Select the key to go forward (to the next media item) in the browsing
history.
--key-record=<integer> Record
Record access filter start/stop.
--key-dump=<integer> Dump
Media dump access filter trigger.
--key-zoom=<integer> Zoom
Zoom
--key-unzoom=<integer> Un-Zoom
Un-Zoom
--key-wallpaper=<integer> Toggle wallpaper mode in video output
Toggle wallpaper mode in video output. Only works with the directx
video output for the time being.
--key-menu-on=<integer> Display OSD menu on top of video output
Display OSD menu on top of video output
--key-menu-off=<integer> Do not display OSD menu on video output
Do not display OSD menu on top of video output
--key-menu-right=<integer> Highlight widget on the right
Move OSD menu highlight to the widget on the right
--key-menu-left=<integer> Highlight widget on the left
Move OSD menu highlight to the widget on the left
--key-menu-up=<integer> Highlight widget on top
Move OSD menu highlight to the widget on top
--key-menu-down=<integer> Highlight widget below
Move OSD menu highlight to the widget below
--key-menu-select=<integer>
Select current widget
Selecting current widget performs the associated action.
--key-crop-top=<integer> Crop one pixel from the top of the video
Crop one pixel from the top of the video
--key-uncrop-top=<integer> Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video
Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video
--key-crop-left=<integer> Crop one pixel from the left of the video
Crop one pixel from the left of the video
--key-uncrop-left=<integer>
Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video
Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video
--key-crop-bottom=<integer>
Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video
Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video
--key-uncrop-bottom=<integer>
Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video
Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video
--key-crop-right=<integer> Crop one pixel from the right of the video
Crop one pixel from the right of the video
--key-uncrop-right=<integer>
Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video
Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video
--key-random=<integer> Random
Toggle random playlist playback
--key-loop=<integer> Normal/Repeat/Loop
Toggle Normal/Repeat/Loop playlist modes
Zoom:
--key-zoom-quarter=<integer>
1:4 Quarter
--key-zoom-half=<integer> 1:2 Half
--key-zoom-original=<integer>
1:1 Original
--key-zoom-double=<integer>
2:1 Double
Jump sizes:
--extrashort-jump-size=<integer>
Very short jump length
Very short jump length, in seconds.
--short-jump-size=<integer>
Short jump length
Short jump length, in seconds.
--medium-jump-size=<integer>
Medium jump length
Medium jump length, in seconds.
--long-jump-size=<integer> Long jump length
Long jump length, in seconds.
--key-set-bookmark1=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 1
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark2=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 2
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark3=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 3
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark4=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 4
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark5=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 5
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark6=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 6
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark7=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 7
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark8=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 8
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark9=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 9
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-set-bookmark10=<integer>
Set playlist bookmark 10
Select the key to set this playlist bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark1=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 1
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark2=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 2
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark3=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 3
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark4=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 4
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark5=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 5
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark6=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 6
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark7=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 7
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark8=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 8
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark9=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 9
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--key-play-bookmark10=<integer>
Play playlist bookmark 10
Select the key to play this bookmark.
--bookmark1=<string> Playlist bookmark 1
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark2=<string> Playlist bookmark 2
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark3=<string> Playlist bookmark 3
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark4=<string> Playlist bookmark 4
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark5=<string> Playlist bookmark 5
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark6=<string> Playlist bookmark 6
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark7=<string> Playlist bookmark 7
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark8=<string> Playlist bookmark 8
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark9=<string> Playlist bookmark 9
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
--bookmark10=<string> Playlist bookmark 10
This allows you to define playlist bookmarks.
-h, --help, --no-help print help for VLC (can be combined with
--advanced and --help-verbose) (default
disabled)
(default disabled)
-H, --full-help, --no-full-help
Exhaustive help for VLC and its modules
(default enabled)
(default enabled)
--longhelp, --no-longhelp print help for VLC and all its modules (can
be combined with --advanced and
--help-verbose) (default disabled)
(default disabled)
--help-verbose, --no-help-verbose
ask for extra verbosity when displaying help
(default enabled)
(default enabled)
-l, --list, --no-list print a list of available modules (default
disabled)
(default disabled)
-l, --list-verbose, --no-list-verbose
print a list of available modules with extra
detail (default disabled)
(default disabled)
-p, --module=<string> print help on a specific module (can be
combined with --advanced and --help-verbose)
--ignore-config, --no-ignore-config
no configuration option will be loaded nor
saved to config file (default disabled)
(default disabled)
--save-config, --no-save-config
save the current command line options in the
config (default disabled)
(default disabled)
--reset-config, --no-reset-config
reset the current config to the default
values (default disabled)
(default disabled)
--reset-plugins-cache, --no-reset-plugins-cache
resets the current plugins cache (default
disabled)
(default disabled)
--version, --no-version print version information (default disabled)
(default disabled)
--config=<string> use alternate config file
--version, --no-version print version information (default disabled)
(default disabled)
ATSC A/52 (AC-3) audio decoder
--a52-dynrng, --no-a52-dynrng
A/52 dynamic range compression (default
enabled)
Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft
sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy
environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic
range compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie
theater or a listening room. (default enabled)
--a52-upmix, --no-a52-upmix
Enable internal upmixing (default disabled)
Enable the internal upmixing algorithm (not recommended). (default
disabled)
Standard filesystem directory input
--recursive={none,collapse,expand}
Subdirectory behavior
Select whether subdirectories must be expanded.
none: subdirectories
do not appear in the playlist.
collapse: subdirectories appear but
are expanded on first play.
expand: all subdirectories are expanded.
--ignore-filetypes=<string>
Ignored extensions
Files with these extensions will not be added to playlist when
opening a directory.
This is useful if you add directories that
contain playlist files for instance. Use a comma-separated list of
extensions.
Fake input
--fake-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for fake streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--fake-fps=<float> Framerate
Number of frames per second (eg. 24, 25, 29.97, 30).
--fake-id=<integer> ID
Set the ID of the fake elementary stream for use in #duplicate{}
constructs (default 0).
--fake-duration=<integer> Duration in ms
Duration of the fake streaming before faking an end-of-file (default
is 0, meaning that the stream is unlimited).
File input
--file-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for files. This value should be set in milliseconds.
Bandwidth limiter
--access-bandwidth=<integer>
Bandwidth limit (bytes/s)
The bandwidth module will drop any data in excess of that many bytes
per seconds.
Dump
--dump-force, --no-dump-force
Force use of dump module (default disabled)
Activate the dump module even for media with fast seeking. (default
disabled)
--dump-margin=<integer> Maximum size of temporary file (Mb)
The dump module will abort dumping of the media if more than this
much megabyte were performed.
Record
--record-path=<string> Record directory
Directory where the record will be stored.
Timeshift
--timeshift-granularity=<integer>
Timeshift granularity
This is the size of the temporary files that will be used to store
the timeshifted streams.
--timeshift-dir=<string> Timeshift directory
Directory used to store the timeshift temporary files.
--timeshift-force, --no-timeshift-force
Force use of the timeshift module (default
disabled)
Force use of the timeshift module even if the access declares that it
can control pace or pause. (default disabled)
FTP input
--ftp-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for FTP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--ftp-user=<string> FTP user name
User name that will be used for the connection.
--ftp-pwd=<string> FTP password
Password that will be used for the connection.
--ftp-account=<string> FTP account
Account that will be used for the connection.
HTTP input
--http-proxy=<string> HTTP proxy
HTTP proxy to be used It must be of the form http://[user@]myproxy.myd
omain:myport/ ; if empty, the http_proxy environment variable will be
tried.
--http-proxy-pwd=<string> HTTP proxy password
If your HTTP proxy requires a password, set it here.
--http-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for HTTP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--http-user-agent=<string> HTTP user agent
User agent that will be used for the connection.
--http-reconnect, --no-http-reconnect
Auto re-connect (default disabled)
Automatically try to reconnect to the stream in case of a sudden
disconnect. (default disabled)
--http-continuous, --no-http-continuous
Continuous stream (default disabled)
Read a file that is being constantly updated (for example, a JPG file
on a server). You should not globally enable this option as it will
break all other types of HTTP streams. (default disabled)
--http-forward-cookies, --no-http-forward-cookies
Forward Cookies (default disabled)
Forward Cookies Across http redirections (default disabled)
Microsoft Media Server (MMS) input
--mms-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for MMS streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--mms-timeout=<integer> TCP/UDP timeout (ms)
Amount of time (in ms) to wait before aborting network reception of
data. Note that there will be 10 retries before completely giving up.
--mms-all, --no-mms-all Force selection of all streams (default
disabled)
MMS streams can contain several elementary streams, with different
bitrates. You can choose to select all of them. (default disabled)
--mms-maxbitrate=<integer> Maximum bitrate
Select the stream with the maximum bitrate under that limit.
--mmsh-proxy=<string> HTTP proxy
HTTP proxy to be used It must be of the form http://[user[:pass]@]mypr
oxy.mydomain:myport/ ; if empty, the http_proxy environment variable
will be tried.
File stream output
--sout-file-append, --no-sout-file-append
Append to file (default disabled)
Append to file if it exists instead of replacing it. (default
disabled)
HTTP stream output
--sout-http-user=<string> Username
User name that will be requested to access the stream.
--sout-http-pwd=<string> Password
Password that will be requested to access the stream.
--sout-http-mime=<string> Mime
MIME returned by the server (autodetected if not specified).
--sout-http-cert=<string> Certificate file
Path to the x509 PEM certificate file that will be used for HTTPS.
--sout-http-key=<string> Private key file
Path to the x509 PEM private key file that will be used for HTTPS.
Leave empty if you don't have one.
--sout-http-ca=<string> Root CA file
Path to the x509 PEM trusted root CA certificates (certificate
authority) file that will be used for HTTPS. Leave empty if you don't
have one.
--sout-http-crl=<string> CRL file
Path to the x509 PEM Certificates Revocation List file that will be
used for SSL. Leave empty if you don't have one.
--sout-http-bonjour, --no-sout-http-bonjour
Advertise with Bonjour (default disabled)
Advertise the stream with the Bonjour protocol. (default disabled)
IceCAST output
--sout-shout-name=<string> Stream name
Name to give to this stream/channel on the shoutcast/icecast server.
--sout-shout-description=<string>
Stream description
Description of the stream content or information about your channel.
--sout-shout-mp3, --no-sout-shout-mp3
Stream MP3 (default disabled)
You normally have to feed the shoutcast module with Ogg streams. It
is also possible to stream MP3 instead, so you can forward MP3
streams to the shoutcast/icecast server. (default disabled)
--sout-shout-genre=<string>
Genre description
Genre of the content.
--sout-shout-url=<string> URL description
URL with information about the stream or your channel.
--sout-shout-bitrate=<string>
Bitrate
Bitrate information of the transcoded stream.
--sout-shout-samplerate=<string>
Samplerate
Samplerate information of the transcoded stream.
--sout-shout-channels=<string>
Number of channels
Number of channels information of the transcoded stream.
--sout-shout-quality=<string>
Ogg Vorbis Quality
Ogg Vorbis Quality information of the transcoded stream.
--sout-shout-public, --no-sout-shout-public
Stream public (default disabled)
Make the server publicly available on the 'Yellow Pages' (directory
listing of streams) on the icecast/shoutcast website. Requires the
bitrate information specified for shoutcast. Requires Ogg streaming
for icecast. (default disabled)
UDP stream output
--sout-udp-caching=<integer>
Caching value (ms)
Default caching value for outbound UDP streams. This value should be
set in milliseconds.
--sout-udp-group=<integer> Group packets
Packets can be sent one by one at the right time or by groups. You
can choose the number of packets that will be sent at a time. It
helps reducing the scheduling load on heavily-loaded systems.
Real RTSP
--realrtsp-caching=<integer>
Caching value (ms)
Caching value for RTSP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
RTMP input
--rtmp-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for RTMP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
SMB input
--smb-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for SMB streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--smb-user=<string> SMB user name
User name that will be used for the connection.
--smb-pwd=<string> SMB password
Password that will be used for the connection.
--smb-domain=<string> SMB domain
Domain/Workgroup that will be used for the connection.
TCP input
--tcp-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for TCP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
UDP input
--udp-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for UDP streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
Image properties filter
--contrast=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]>
Image contrast (0-2)
Set the image contrast, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 1.
--brightness=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]>
Image brightness (0-2)
Set the image brightness, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 1.
--hue=<integer [0 .. 360]> Image hue (0-360)
Set the image hue, between 0 and 360. Defaults to 0.
--saturation=<float [0.000000 .. 3.000000]>
Image saturation (0-3)
Set the image saturation, between 0 and 3. Defaults to 1.
--gamma=<float [0.010000 .. 10.000000]>
Image gamma (0-10)
Set the image gamma, between 0.01 and 10. Defaults to 1.
--brightness-threshold, --no-brightness-threshold
Brightness threshold (default disabled)
When this mode is enabled, pixels will be shown as black or white.
The threshold value will be the brighness defined below. (default
disabled)
Alpha mask video filter
Use an image's alpha channel as a transparency mask.
--alphamask-mask=<string> Transparency mask
Alpha blending transparency mask. Uses a png alpha channel.
DirectX audio output
--directx-audio-device=<integer>
Output device
DirectX device number: 0 default device, 1..N device by number(Note
that the default device appears as 0 AND another number).
--directx-audio-float32, --no-directx-audio-float32
Use float32 output (default disabled)
The option allows you to enable or disable the high-quality float32
audio output mode (which is not well supported by some soundcards).
(default disabled)
File audio output
--audiofile-format={u8,s8,u16,s16,u16_le,s16_le,u16_be,s16_be,fixed32,float32,spdif}
Output format
One of "u8", "s8", "u16", "s16", "u16_le", "s16_le", "u16_be",
"s16_be", "fixed32", "float32" or "spdif"
--audiofile-channels=<integer>
Number of output channels
By default, all the channels of the incoming will be saved but you
can restrict the number of channels here.
--audiofile-file=<string> Output file
File to which the audio samples will be written to. ("-" for stdout
--audiofile-wav, --no-audiofile-wav
Add WAVE header (default enabled)
Instead of writing a raw file, you can add a WAV header to the file.
(default enabled)
AtmoLight Filter
This module allows to control an so called AtmoLight device connected to your computer.
AtmoLight is the homegrown version of what Philips calls AmbiLight.
If you need further information feel free to visit us at
http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/Atmo-plugin
http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/AtmoWin
You can find there detailed descriptions on how to build it for yourself and where to get the required parts.
You can also have a look at pictures and some movies showing such a device in live action.
Choose between the built-in AtmoLight driver or the external:
--atmo-usebuildin, --no-atmo-usebuildin
Use built-in AtmoLight (default enabled)
VLC will directly use your AtmoLight hardware without running the
external AtmoWinA.exe Userspace driver. (default enabled)
--atmo-serialdev=<string> Serial Port/Device
Name of the serial port where the AtmoLight controller is attached
to.
On Windows usually something like COM1 or COM2. On Linux
/dev/ttyS01 f.e.
--atmo-atmowinexe=<string> Filename of AtmoWinA.exe
if you want the AtmoLight control software to be launched by VLC,
enter the complete path of AtmoWinA.exe here.
Illuminate the room with this color on pause:
--atmo-usepausecolor, --no-atmo-usepausecolor
Color when paused (default disabled)
Set the color to show if the user pauses the video. (Have light to
get another beer?) (default disabled)
--atmo-pcolor-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Pause-Red
Red component of the pause color
--atmo-pcolor-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Pause-Green
Green component of the pause color
--atmo-pcolor-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Pause-Blue
Blue component of the pause color
--atmo-fadesteps=<integer [1 .. 250]>
Pause-Fadesteps
Number of steps to change current color to pause color (each step
takes 40ms)
Illuminate the room with this color on shutdown:
--atmo-ecolor-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
End-Red
Red component of the shutdown color
--atmo-ecolor-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
End-Green
Green component of the shutdown color
--atmo-ecolor-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
End-Blue
Blue component of the shutdown color
--atmo-efadesteps=<integer [1 .. 250]>
End-Fadesteps
Number of steps to change current color to end color for dimming up
the light in cinema style... (each step takes 40ms)
Settings for the built-in Live Video Processor only:
--atmo-EdgeWeightning=<integer [1 .. 30]>
Edge Weightning
Increasing this value will result in color more depending on the
border of the frame.
--atmo-Brightness=<integer [50 .. 300]>
Brightness
Overall brightness of your LED stripes
--atmo-DarknessLimit=<integer [0 .. 10]>
Darkness Limit
Pixels with a saturation lower than this will be ignored. Should be
greater than one for letterboxed videos.
--atmo-HueWinSize=<integer [0 .. 5]>
Hue windowing
Used for statistics.
--atmo-SatWinSize=<integer [0 .. 5]>
Sat windowing
Used for statistics.
--atmo-filtermode={0 (No Filtering), 1 (Combined), 2 (Percent)}
Filter mode
kind of filtering which should be use to calcuate the color output
--atmo-MeanLength=<integer [300 .. 5000]>
Filter length (ms)
Time it takes until a color is completely changed. This prevents
flickering.
--atmo-MeanThreshold=<integer [1 .. 100]>
Filter threshold
How much a color has to be changed for an immediate color change.
--atmo-PercentNew=<integer [1 .. 100]>
Filter Smoothness (in %)
Filter Smoothness
--atmo-FrameDelay=<integer [0 .. 35]>
Frame delay
Helps to get the video output and the light effects in sync. Values
around 20ms should do the trick.
Change channel assignment (fixes wrong wiring):
--atmo-channel_0={-1 (disabled), 0 (summary), 1 (left), 2 (right), 3 (top), 4 (bottom)}
Channel summary
Maps the hardware channel X to logical channel Y to fix wrong wiring
:-)
--atmo-channel_1={-1 (disabled), 0 (summary), 1 (left), 2 (right), 3 (top), 4 (bottom)}
Channel left
Maps the hardware channel X to logical channel Y to fix wrong wiring
:-)
--atmo-channel_2={-1 (disabled), 0 (summary), 1 (left), 2 (right), 3 (top), 4 (bottom)}
Channel right
Maps the hardware channel X to logical channel Y to fix wrong wiring
:-)
--atmo-channel_3={-1 (disabled), 0 (summary), 1 (left), 2 (right), 3 (top), 4 (bottom)}
Channel top
Maps the hardware channel X to logical channel Y to fix wrong wiring
:-)
--atmo-channel_4={-1 (disabled), 0 (summary), 1 (left), 2 (right), 3 (top), 4 (bottom)}
Channel bottom
Maps the hardware channel X to logical channel Y to fix wrong wiring
:-)
Adjust the white light to your LED stripes:
--atmo-whiteadj, --no-atmo-whiteadj
Use Software White adjust (default enabled)
Should the buildin driver do a white adjust or your LED stripes?
recommend. (default enabled)
--atmo-white-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Red
Red value of a pure white on your LED stripes.
--atmo-white-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Green
Green value of a pure white on your LED stripes.
--atmo-white-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Blue
Blue value of a pure white on your LED stripes.
Change gradients:
--atmo-gradient_zone_0=<string>
Summary gradient
Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale
gradient
--atmo-gradient_zone_1=<string>
Left gradient
Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale
gradient
--atmo-gradient_zone_2=<string>
Right gradient
Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale
gradient
--atmo-gradient_zone_3=<string>
Top gradient
Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale
gradient
--atmo-gradient_zone_4=<string>
Bottom gradient
Defines a small bitmap with 64x48 pixels, containing a grayscale
gradient
--atmo-width=<integer [64 .. 512]>
Extracted Image Width
The width of the mini image for further processing (64 is default)
--atmo-height=<integer [48 .. 384]>
Extracted Image Height
The height of the mini image for further processing (48 is default)
Submission of played songs to last.fm
--lastfm-username=<string> Username
The username of your last.fm account
--lastfm-password=<string> Password
The password of your last.fm account
FFmpeg audio/video decoder
Various audio and video decoders/encodersdelivered by the FFmpeg library. This includes (MS)MPEG4, DivX, SV1,H261, H263, H264, WMV, WMA, AAC, AMR, DV, MJPEG and other codecs
Decoding:
--ffmpeg-dr, --no-ffmpeg-dr
Direct rendering (default enabled)
Direct rendering (default enabled)
--ffmpeg-error-resilience=<integer>
Error resilience
Ffmpeg can do error resilience.
However, with a buggy encoder (such
as the ISO MPEG-4 encoder from M$) this can produce a lot of
errors.
Valid values range from 0 to 4 (0 disables all errors
resilience).
--ffmpeg-workaround-bugs=<integer>
Workaround bugs
Try to fix some bugs:
1 autodetect
2 old msmpeg4
4 xvid
interlaced
8 ump4
16 no padding
32 ac vlc
64 Qpel chroma.
This must
be the sum of the values. For example, to fix "ac vlc" and "ump4",
enter 40.
--ffmpeg-hurry-up, --no-ffmpeg-hurry-up
Hurry up (default enabled)
The decoder can partially decode or skip frame(s) when there is not
enough time. It's useful with low CPU power but it can produce
distorted pictures. (default enabled)
--ffmpeg-skip-frame=<integer [-1 .. 4]>
Skip frame (default=0)
Force skipping of frames to speed up decoding (-1=None, 0=Default,
1=B-frames, 2=P-frames, 3=B+P frames, 4=all frames).
--ffmpeg-skip-idct=<integer [-1 .. 4]>
Skip idct (default=0)
Force skipping of idct to speed up decoding for frame types(-1=None,
0=Default, 1=B-frames, 2=P-frames, 3=B+P frames, 4=all frames).
--ffmpeg-vismv=<integer> Visualize motion vectors
You can overlay the motion vectors (arrows showing how the images
move) on the image. This value is a mask, based on these values:
1 -
visualize forward predicted MVs of P frames
2 - visualize forward
predicted MVs of B frames
4 - visualize backward predicted MVs of B
frames
To visualize all vectors, the value should be 7.
--ffmpeg-lowres=<integer [0 .. 2]>
Low resolution decoding
Only decode a low resolution version of the video. This requires less
processing power
--ffmpeg-skiploopfilter={0 (None), 1 (Non-ref), 2 (Bidir), 3 (Non-key), 4 (All)}
Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding
Skipping the loop filter (aka deblocking) usually has a detrimental
effect on quality. However it provides a big speedup for high
definition streams.
--ffmpeg-debug=<integer> Debug mask
Set ffmpeg debug mask
Encoding:
--sout-ffmpeg-hq={rd,bits,simple}
Quality level
Quality level for the encoding of motions vectors (this can slow down
the encoding very much).
--sout-ffmpeg-keyint=<integer>
Ratio of key frames
Number of frames that will be coded for one key frame.
--sout-ffmpeg-bframes=<integer>
Ratio of B frames
Number of B frames that will be coded between two reference frames.
--sout-ffmpeg-hurry-up, --no-sout-ffmpeg-hurry-up
Hurry up (default disabled)
The encoder can make on-the-fly quality tradeoffs if your CPU can't
keep up with the encoding rate. It will disable trellis quantization,
then the rate distortion of motion vectors (hq), and raise the noise
reduction threshold to ease the encoder's task. (default disabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-interlace, --no-sout-ffmpeg-interlace
Interlaced encoding (default disabled)
Enable dedicated algorithms for interlaced frames. (default disabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-interlace-me, --no-sout-ffmpeg-interlace-me
Interlaced motion estimation (default enabled)
Enable interlaced motion estimation algorithms. This requires more
CPU. (default enabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-vt=<integer> Video bitrate tolerance
Video bitrate tolerance in kbit/s.
--sout-ffmpeg-pre-me, --no-sout-ffmpeg-pre-me
Pre-motion estimation (default disabled)
Enable the pre-motion estimation algorithm. (default disabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-rc-buffer-size=<integer>
Rate control buffer size
Rate control buffer size (in kbytes). A bigger buffer will allow for
better rate control, but will cause a delay in the stream.
--sout-ffmpeg-rc-buffer-aggressivity=<float>
Rate control buffer aggressiveness
Rate control buffer aggressiveness.
--sout-ffmpeg-i-quant-factor=<float>
I quantization factor
Quantization factor of I frames, compared with P frames (for instance
1.0 => same qscale for I and P frames).
--sout-ffmpeg-noise-reduction=<integer>
Noise reduction
Enable a simple noise reduction algorithm to lower the encoding
length and bitrate, at the expense of lower quality frames.
--sout-ffmpeg-mpeg4-matrix, --no-sout-ffmpeg-mpeg4-matrix
MPEG4 quantization matrix (default disabled)
Use the MPEG4 quantization matrix for MPEG2 encoding. This generally
yields a better looking picture, while still retaining the
compatibility with standard MPEG2 decoders. (default disabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-qmin=<integer>
Minimum video quantizer scale
Minimum video quantizer scale.
--sout-ffmpeg-qmax=<integer>
Maximum video quantizer scale
Maximum video quantizer scale.
--sout-ffmpeg-trellis, --no-sout-ffmpeg-trellis
Trellis quantization (default disabled)
Enable trellis quantization (rate distortion for block coefficients).
(default disabled)
--sout-ffmpeg-qscale=<float>
Fixed quantizer scale
A fixed video quantizer scale for VBR encoding (accepted values: 0.01
to 255.0).
--sout-ffmpeg-strict=<integer>
Strict standard compliance
Force a strict standard compliance when encoding (accepted values:
-1, 0, 1).
--sout-ffmpeg-lumi-masking=<float>
Luminance masking
Raise the quantizer for very bright macroblocks (default: 0.0).
--sout-ffmpeg-dark-masking=<float>
Darkness masking
Raise the quantizer for very dark macroblocks (default: 0.0).
--sout-ffmpeg-p-masking=<float>
Motion masking
Raise the quantizer for macroblocks with a high temporal complexity
(default: 0.0).
--sout-ffmpeg-border-masking=<float>
Border masking
Raise the quantizer for macroblocks at the border of the frame
(default: 0.0).
--sout-ffmpeg-luma-elim-threshold=<integer>
Luminance elimination
Eliminates luminance blocks when the PSNR isn't much changed
(default: 0.0). The H264 specification recommends -4.
--sout-ffmpeg-chroma-elim-threshold=<integer>
Chrominance elimination
Eliminates chrominance blocks when the PSNR isn't much changed
(default: 0.0). The H264 specification recommends 7.
--sout-ffmpeg-aac-profile=<string>
Specify AAC audio profile to use
Specify the AAC audio profile to use for encoding the audio
bitstream. It takes the following options: main, low, ssr (not
supported) and ltp (default: main)
FFmpeg demuxer
--ffmpeg-mux=<string> Ffmpeg mux
Force use of ffmpeg muxer.
AVI demuxer
--avi-interleaved, --no-avi-interleaved
Force interleaved method (default disabled)
Force interleaved method. (default disabled)
--avi-index={0 (Ask), 1 (Always fix), 2 (Never fix)}
Force index creation
Recreate a index for the AVI file. Use this if your AVI file is
damaged or incomplete (not seekable).
DirectShow DVB input
--dvb-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for DVB streams. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--dvb-frequency=<integer> Transponder/multiplex frequency
In kHz for DVB-S or Hz for DVB-C/T
--dvb-inversion={-1 (Undefined), 0 (Off), 1 (On), 2 (Auto)}
Inversion mode
Inversion mode [0=off, 1=on, 2=auto]
--dvb-polarisation={H,V,L,R}
Satellite Polarisation
Satellite Polarisation [H/V/L/R]
--dvb-network-id=<integer> Network Identifier
--dvb-azimuth=<integer> Satellite Azimuth
Satellite Azimuth in tenths of degree
--dvb-elevation=<integer> Satellite Elevation
Satellite Elevation in tenths of degree
--dvb-longitude=<integer> Satellite Longitude
Satellite Longitude in 10ths of degree, -ve=West
--dvb-lnb-lof1=<integer> Antenna lnb_lof1 (kHz)
Low Band Local Osc Freq in kHz usually 9.75GHz
--dvb-lnb-lof2=<integer> Antenna lnb_lof2 (kHz)
High Band Local Osc Freq in kHz usually 10.6GHz
--dvb-lnb-slof=<integer> Antenna lnb_slof (kHz)
Low Noise Block switch freq in kHz usually 11.7GHz
--dvb-fec=<integer> Transponder FEC
FEC=Forward Error Correction mode [9=auto].
--dvb-srate=<integer> Transponder symbol rate in kHz
--dvb-modulation={-1 (Undefined), 16 (16), 32 (32), 64 (64), 128 (128), 256 (256)}
Modulation type
QAM constellation points [16, 32, 64, 128, 256]
--dvb-code-rate-hp={-1 (Undefined), 1 (1/2), 2 (2/3), 3 (3/4), 4 (5/6), 5 (7/8)}
Terrestrial high priority stream code rate
(FEC)
High Priority FEC Rate [Undefined,1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8]
--dvb-code-rate-lp={-1 (Undefined), 1 (1/2), 2 (2/3), 3 (3/4), 4 (5/6), 5 (7/8)}
Terrestrial low priority stream code rate
(FEC)
Low Priority FEC Rate [Undefined,1/2,2/3,3/4,5/6,7/8]
--dvb-bandwidth={-1 (Undefined), 6 (6 MHz), 7 (7 MHz), 8 (8 MHz)}
Terrestrial bandwidth
Terrestrial bandwidth [0=auto,6,7,8 in MHz]
--dvb-guard={-1 (Undefined), 4 (1/4), 8 (1/8), 16 (1/16), 32 (1/32)}
Terrestrial guard interval
Guard interval [Undefined,1/4,1/8,1/16,1/32]
--dvb-transmission={-1 (Undefined), 2 (2k), 8 (8k)}
Terrestrial transmission mode
Transmission mode [Undefined,2k,8k]
--dvb-hierarchy={-1 (Undefined), 1 (1), 2 (2), 4 (4)}
Terrestrial hierarchy mode
Hierarchy alpha value [Undefined,1,2,4]
Blending benchmark filter
Benchmarking:
--blendbench-loops=<integer>
Number of time to blend
The number of time the blend will be performed
--blendbench-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Alpha of the blended image
Alpha with which the blend image is blended
Base image:
--blendbench-base-image=<string>
Image to be blended onto
The image which will be used to blend onto
--blendbench-base-chroma=<string>
Chroma for the base image
Chroma which the base image will be loaded in
Blend image:
--blendbench-blend-image=<string>
Image which will be blended.
The image blended onto the base image
--blendbench-blend-chroma=<string>
Chroma for the blend image
Chroma which the blend image will be loadedin
Bluescreen video filter
This effect, also known as "greenscreen" or "chroma key" blends the "blue parts" of the foreground image of the mosaic on the background (like weather forcasts). You can choose the "key" color for blending (blyyue by default).
--bluescreen-u=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Bluescreen U value
"U" value for the bluescreen key color (in YUV values). From 0 to
255. Defaults to 120 for blue.
--bluescreen-v=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Bluescreen V value
"V" value for the bluescreen key color (in YUV values). From 0 to
255. Defaults to 90 for blue.
--bluescreen-ut=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Bluescreen U tolerance
Tolerance of the bluescreen blender on color variations for the U
plane. A value between 10 and 20 seems sensible.
--bluescreen-vt=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Bluescreen V tolerance
Tolerance of the bluescreen blender on color variations for the V
plane. A value between 10 and 20 seems sensible.
Automatically resize and padd a video
--canvas-width=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Image width
Image width
--canvas-height=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Image height
Image height
--canvas-aspect=<string> Aspect ratio
Set aspect (like 4:3) of the video canvas
Audio CD input
--cdda-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Default caching value for Audio CDs. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--cdda-track=<integer> (null)
--cdda-first-sector=<integer>
(null)
--cdda-last-sector=<integer>
(null)
--cddb-server=<string> CDDB Server
Address of the CDDB server to use.
--cddb-port=<integer> CDDB port
CDDB Server port to use.
Clone video filter
--clone-count=<integer> Number of clones
Number of video windows in which to clone the video.
--clone-vout-list=<string> Video output modules
You can use specific video output modules for the clones. Use a
comma-separated list of modules.
Color threshold filter
--colorthres-color={16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 65280 (Lime), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)}
Color
Colors similar to this will be kept, others will be grayscaled. This
must be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are
for red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red,
#00FF00 = green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white
--colorthres-saturationthres=<integer>
Saturaton threshold
--colorthres-similaritythres=<integer>
Similarity threshold
Video scaling filter
Crop:
--croppadd-croptop=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to crop from top
Number of pixels to crop from the top of the image.
--croppadd-cropbottom=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to crop from bottom
Number of pixels to crop from the bottom of the image.
--croppadd-cropleft=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to crop from left
Number of pixels to crop from the left of the image.
--croppadd-cropright=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to crop from right
Number of pixels to crop from the right of the image.
Padd:
--croppadd-paddtop=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to padd to top
Number of pixels to padd to the top of the image after cropping.
--croppadd-paddbottom=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to padd to bottom
Number of pixels to padd to the bottom of the image after cropping.
--croppadd-paddleft=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to padd to left
Number of pixels to padd to the left of the image after cropping.
--croppadd-paddright=<integer [0 .. 2147483647]>
Pixels to padd to right
Number of pixels to padd to the right of the image after cropping.
Crop video filter
--crop-geometry=<string> Crop geometry (pixels)
Set the geometry of the zone to crop. This is set as <width> x
<height> + <left offset> + <top offset>.
--autocrop, --no-autocrop Automatic cropping (default disabled)
Automatically detect black borders and crop them. (default disabled)
--autocrop-ratio-max=<integer [0 .. 15000]>
Ratio max (x 1000)
Maximum image ratio. The crop plugin will never automatically crop to
a higher ratio (ie, to a more "flat" image). The value is x1000: 1333
means 4/3.
--crop-ratio=<integer [0 .. 15000]>
Manual ratio
Force a ratio (0 for automatic). Value is x1000: 1333 means 4/3.
--autocrop-time=<integer> Number of images for change
The number of consecutive images with the same detected ratio
(different from the previously detected ratio) to consider that ratio
chnged and trigger recrop.
--autocrop-diff=<integer> Number of lines for change
The minimum difference in the number of detected black lines to
consider that ratio changed and trigger recrop.
--autocrop-non-black-pixels=<integer>
Number of non black pixels
The maximum of non-black pixels in a line to consider that the line
is black.
--autocrop-skip-percent=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Skip percentage (%)
Percentage of the line to consider while checking for black lines.
This allows to skip logos in black borders and crop them anyway.
--autocrop-luminance-threshold=<integer [0 .. 128]>
Luminance threshold
Maximum luminance to consider a pixel as black (0-255).
Deinterlacing video filter
Display:
--deinterlace-mode={discard,blend,mean,bob,linear,x}
Deinterlace mode
Deinterlace method to use for local playback.
Streaming:
--sout-deinterlace-mode={discard,blend,mean,bob,linear,x}
Streaming deinterlace mode
Deinterlace method to use for streaming.
File dumper
--demuxdump-file=<string> Dump filename
Name of the file to which the raw stream will be dumped.
--demuxdump-append, --no-demuxdump-append
Append to existing file (default disabled)
If the file already exists, it will not be overwritten. (default
disabled)
DirectShow input
--dshow-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for DirectShow streams. This value should be set in
millisecondss.
--dshow-vdev={,none} Video device name
Name of the video device that will be used by the DirectShow plugin.
If you don't specify anything, the default device will be used.
--dshow-adev={,none} Audio device name
Name of the audio device that will be used by the DirectShow plugin.
If you don't specify anything, the default device will be used.
--dshow-size=<string> Video size
Size of the video that will be displayed by the DirectShow plugin. If
you don't specify anything the default size for your device will be
used. You can specify a standard size (cif, d1, ...) or
<width>x<height>.
--dshow-chroma=<string> Video input chroma format
Force the DirectShow video input to use a specific chroma format (eg.
I420 (default), RV24, etc.)
--dshow-fps=<float> Video input frame rate
Force the DirectShow video input to use a specific frame rate(eg. 0
means default, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94, etc.)
--dshow-config, --no-dshow-config
Device properties (default disabled)
Show the properties dialog of the selected device before starting the
stream. (default disabled)
--dshow-tuner, --no-dshow-tuner
Tuner properties (default disabled)
Show the tuner properties [channel selection] page. (default disabled)
--dshow-tuner-channel=<integer>
Tuner TV Channel
Set the TV channel the tuner will set to (0 means default).
--dshow-tuner-country=<integer>
Tuner country code
Set the tuner country code that establishes the current
channel-to-frequency mapping (0 means default).
--dshow-tuner-input={0 (Default), 1 (Cable), 2 (Antenna)}
Tuner input type
Select the tuner input type (Cable/Antenna).
--dshow-video-input=<integer>
Video input pin
Select the video input source, such as composite, s-video, or tuner.
Since these settings are hardware-specific, you should find good
settings in the "Device config" area, and use those numbers here. -1
means that settings will not be changed.
--dshow-audio-input=<integer>
Audio input pin
Select the audio input source. See the "video input" option.
--dshow-video-output=<integer>
Video output pin
Select the video output type. See the "video input" option.
--dshow-audio-output=<integer>
Audio output pin
Select the audio output type. See the "video input" option.
--dshow-amtuner-mode={0 (Default), 1 (TV), 2 (FM radio), 4 (AM radio), 8 (DSS)}
AM Tuner mode
AM Tuner mode. Can be one of Default (0), TV (1),AM Radio (2), FM
Radio (3) or DSS (4).
--dshow-audio-channels=<integer>
Number of audio channels
Select audio input format with the given number of audio channels (if
non 0)
--dshow-audio-samplerate=<integer>
Audio sample rate
Select audio input format with the given sample rate (if non 0)
--dshow-audio-bitspersample=<integer>
Audio bits per sample
Select audio input format with the given bits/sample (if non 0)
DTS Coherent Acoustics audio decoder
--dts-dynrng, --no-dts-dynrng
DTS dynamic range compression (default
enabled)
Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft
sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy
environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic
range compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie
theater or a listening room. (default enabled)
Dummy interface function
Dummy Interface:
--dummy-quiet, --no-dummy-quiet
Do not open a DOS command box interface
(default disabled)
By default the dummy interface plugin will start a DOS command box.
Enabling the quiet mode will not bring this command box but can also
be pretty annoying when you want to stop VLC and no video window is
open. (default disabled)
Dummy decoder:
--dummy-save-es, --no-dummy-save-es
Save raw codec data (default disabled)
Save the raw codec data if you have selected/forced the dummy decoder
in the main options. (default disabled)
Dummy Video output:
--dummy-chroma=<string> Dummy image chroma format
Force the dummy video output to create images using a specific chroma
format instead of trying to improve performances by using the most
efficient one.
DVB subtitles decoder
--dvbsub-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Subpicture position
You can enforce the subpicture position on the video (0=center,
1=left, 2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of
these values, e.g. 6=top-right).
--dvbsub-x=<integer> Decoding X coordinate
X coordinate of the rendered subtitle
--dvbsub-y=<integer> Decoding Y coordinate
Y coordinate of the rendered subtitle
--sout-dvbsub-x=<integer> Encoding X coordinate
X coordinate of the encoded subtitle
--sout-dvbsub-y=<integer> Encoding Y coordinate
Y coordinate of the encoded subtitle
DVDnav Input
--dvdnav-angle=<integer> DVD angle
Default DVD angle.
--dvdnav-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for DVDs. This value should be set in milliseconds.
--dvdnav-menu, --no-dvdnav-menu
Start directly in menu (default enabled)
Start the DVD directly in the main menu. This will try to skip all
the useless warning introductions. (default enabled)
DVDRead Input (DVD without menu support)
--dvdread-angle=<integer> DVD angle
Default DVD angle.
--dvdread-caching=<integer>
Caching value in ms
Caching value for DVDs. This value should be set in milliseconds.
--dvdread-css-method={title,disc,key}
Method used by libdvdcss for decryption
Set the method used by libdvdcss for key decryption.
title: decrypted
title key is guessed from the encrypted sectors of the stream. Thus
it should work with a file as well as the DVD device. But it
sometimes takes much time to decrypt a title key and may even fail.
With this method, the key is only checked at the beginning of each
title, so it won't work if the key changes in the middle of a
title.
disc: the disc key is first cracked, then all title keys can
be decrypted instantly, which allows us to check them often.
key: the
same as "disc" if you don't have a file with player keys at
compilation time. If you do, the decryption of the disc key will be
faster with this method. It is the one that was used by libcss.
The
default method is: key.
Equalizer with 10 bands
--equalizer-preset={flat,classical,club,dance,fullbass,fullbasstreble,fulltreble,headphones,largehall,live,party,pop,reggae,rock,ska,soft,softrock,techno}
Equalizer preset
Preset to use for the equalizer.
--equalizer-bands=<string> Bands gain
Don't use presets, but manually specified bands. You need to provide
10 values between -20dB and 20dB, separated by spaces, e.g. "0 2 4 2
0 -2 -4 -2 0".
--equalizer-2pass, --no-equalizer-2pass
Two pass (default disabled)
Filter the audio twice. This provides a more intense effect. (default
disabled)
--equalizer-preamp=<float> Global gain
Set the global gain in dB (-20 ... 20).
Erase video filter
--erase-mask=<string> Image mask
Image mask. Pixels with an alpha value greater than 50% will be
erased.
--erase-x=<integer> X coordinate
X coordinate of the mask.
--erase-y=<integer> Y coordinate
Y coordinate of the mask.
Extract RGB component video filter
--extract-component={16711680 (Red), 65280 (Green), 255 (Blue)}
RGB component to extract
RGB component to extract. 0 for Red, 1 for Green and 2 for Blue.
Fake video decoder
--fake-file=<string> Image file
Path of the image file for fake input.
--fake-file-reload=<integer>
Reload image file
Reload image file every n seconds.
--fake-width=<integer> Video width
Output video width.
--fake-height=<integer> Video height
Output video height.
--fake-keep-ar, --no-fake-keep-ar
Keep aspect ratio (default disabled)
Consider width and height as maximum values. (default disabled)
--fake-aspect-ratio=<string>
Background aspect ratio
Aspect ratio of the image file (4:3, 16:9). Default is square pixels.
--fake-deinterlace, --no-fake-deinterlace
Deinterlace video (default disabled)
Deinterlace the image after loading it. (default disabled)
--fake-deinterlace-module={deinterlace,ffmpeg-deinterlace}
Deinterlace module
Deinterlace module to use.
--fake-chroma=<string> Chroma used.
Force use of a specific chroma for output. Default is I420.
Freetype2 font renderer
--freetype-font=<string> Font
Filename for the font you want to use
--freetype-fontsize=<integer>
Font size in pixels
This is the default size of the fonts that will be rendered on the
video. If set to something different than 0 this option will override
the relative font size.
--freetype-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Opacity
The opacity (inverse of transparency) of the text that will be
rendered on the video. 0 = transparent, 255 = totally opaque.
--freetype-color={0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)}
Text default color
The color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must
be an hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for
red, then green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 =
green, #FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white
--freetype-rel-fontsize={20 (Smaller), 18 (Small), 16 (Normal), 12 (Large), 6 (Larger)}
Relative font size
This is the relative default size of the fonts that will be rendered
on the video. If absolute font size is set, relative size will be
overriden.
--freetype-effect={1 (Background), 2 (Outline), 3 (Fat Outline)}
Font Effect
It is possible to apply effects to the rendered text to improve its
readability.
--freetype-yuvp, --no-freetype-yuvp
Use YUVP renderer (default disabled)
This renders the font using "paletized YUV". This option is only
needed if you want to encode into DVB subtitles (default disabled)
Gaussian blur video filter
--gaussianblur-sigma=<float>
Gaussian's std deviation
Gaussian's standard deviation. The bluring will take into account
pixels up to 3*sigma away in any direction.
Mouse gestures control interface
--gestures-threshold=<integer>
Motion threshold (10-100)
Amount of movement required for a mouse gesture to be recorded.
--gestures-button={left,middle,right}
Trigger button
Trigger button for mouse gestures.
GnuTLS transport layer security
--gnutls-cache-timeout=<integer>
Expiration time for resumed TLS sessions
It is possible to cache the resumed TLS sessions. This is the
expiration time of the sessions stored in this cache, in seconds.
--gnutls-cache-size=<integer>
Number of resumed TLS sessions
This is the maximum number of resumed TLS sessions that the cache
will hold.
Goom effect
--goom-width=<integer> Goom display width
This allows you to set the resolution of the Goom display (bigger
resolution will be prettier but more CPU intensive).
--goom-height=<integer> Goom display height
This allows you to set the resolution of the Goom display (bigger
resolution will be prettier but more CPU intensive).
--goom-speed=<integer> Goom animation speed
This allows you to set the animation speed (between 1 and 10,
defaults to 6).
Gradient video filter
--gradient-mode={gradient,edge,hough}
Distort mode
Distort mode, one of "gradient", "edge" and "hough".
--gradient-type=<integer [0 .. 1]>
Gradient image type
Gradient image type (0 or 1). 0 will turn the image to white while 1
will keep colors.
--gradient-cartoon, --no-gradient-cartoon
Apply cartoon effect (default enabled)
Apply cartoon effect. It is only used by "gradient" and "edge".
(default enabled)
H264 video demuxer
--h264-fps=<float> Frames per Second
Desired frame rate for the H264 stream.
Headphone virtual spatialization effect
This effect gives you the feeling that you are standing in a room with a complete 7.1 speaker set when using only a headphone, providing a more realistic sound experience. It should also be more comfortable and less tiring when listening to music for long periods of time.
It works with any source format from mono to 7.1.
--headphone-dim=<integer> Characteristic dimension
Distance between front left speaker and listener in meters.
--headphone-compensate, --no-headphone-compensate
Compensate delay (default disabled)
The delay which is introduced by the physical algorithm may sometimes
be disturbing for the synchronization between lips-movement and
speech. In case, turn this on to compensate. (default disabled)
--headphone-dolby, --no-headphone-dolby
No decoding of Dolby Surround (default
disabled)
Dolby Surround encoded streams won't be decoded before being
processed by this filter. Enabling this setting is not recommended.
(default disabled)
HTTP remote control interface
--http-host=<string> Host address
Address and port the HTTP interface will listen on. It defaults to
all network interfaces (0.0.0.0). If you want the HTTP interface to
be available only on the local machine, enter 127.0.0.1
--http-src=<string> Source directory
Source directory
--http-handlers=<string> Handlers
List of handler extensions and executable paths (for instance:
php=/usr/bin/php,pl=/usr/bin/perl).
--http-album-art, --no-http-album-art
Export album art as /art. (default disabled)
Allow exporting album art for current playlist items at the /art and
/art?id=<id> URLs. (default disabled)
HTTP SSL:
--http-intf-cert=<string> Certificate file
HTTP interface x509 PEM certificate file (enables SSL).
--http-intf-key=<string> Private key file
HTTP interface x509 PEM private key file.
--http-intf-ca=<string> Root CA file
HTTP interface x509 PEM trusted root CA certificates file.
--http-intf-crl=<string> CRL file
HTTP interace Certificates Revocation List file.
Image video output
--image-out-format={png,jpeg}
Image format
Format of the output images (png or jpg).
--image-out-width=<integer>
Image width
You can enforce the image width. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to
the video characteristics.
--image-out-height=<integer>
Image height
You can enforce the image height. By default (-1) VLC will adapt to
the video characteristics.
--image-out-ratio=<integer>
Recording ratio
Ratio of images to record. 3 means that one image out of three is
recorded.
--image-out-prefix=<string>
Filename prefix
Prefix of the output images filenames. Output filenames will have the
"prefixNUMBER.format" form.
--image-out-replace, --no-image-out-replace
Always write to the same file (default
disabled)
Always write to the same file instead of creating one file per image.
In this case, the number is not appended to the filename. (default
disabled)
Kate text subtitles decoder
--kate-formatted, --no-kate-formatted
Formatted Subtitles (default enabled)
Kate streams allow for text formatting. VLC partly implements this,
but you can choose to disable all formatting. (default enabled)
RTP/RTSP/SDP demuxer (using Live555)
--rtsp-tcp, --no-rtsp-tcp Use RTP over RTSP (TCP) (default disabled)
Use RTP over RTSP (TCP) (default disabled)
--rtp-client-port=<integer>
Client port
Port to use for the RTP source of the session
--rtsp-mcast, --no-rtsp-mcast
Force multicast RTP via RTSP (default
disabled)
Force multicast RTP via RTSP (default disabled)
--rtsp-http, --no-rtsp-http
Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP (default
disabled)
Tunnel RTSP and RTP over HTTP (default disabled)
--rtsp-http-port=<integer> HTTP tunnel port
Port to use for tunneling the RTSP/RTP over HTTP.
--rtsp-caching=<integer> Caching value (ms)
Allows you to modify the default caching value for RTSP streams. This
value should be set in millisecond units.
--rtsp-kasenna, --no-rtsp-kasenna
Kasenna RTSP dialect (default disabled)
Kasenna servers use an old and unstandard dialect of RTSP. When you
set this parameter, VLC will try this dialect for communication. In
this mode you cannot connect to normal RTSP servers. (default
disabled)
--rtsp-user=<string> RTSP user name
Allows you to modify the user name that will be used for
authenticating the connection.
--rtsp-pwd=<string> RTSP password
Allows you to modify the password that will be used for the
connection.
File logging
--logfile=<string> Log filename
Specify the log filename.
--logmode={text,html} Log format
Specify the log format. Available choices are "text" (default) and
"html".
--rrd-file=<string> RRD output file
Output data for RRDTool in this file.
Logo sub filter
--logo-file=<string> Logo filenames
Full path of the image files to use. Format is <image>[,<delay in
ms>[,<alpha>]][;<image>[,<delay>[,<alpha>]]][;...]. If you only have
one file, simply enter its filename.
--logo-x=<integer> X coordinate
X coordinate of the logo. You can move the logo by left-clicking it.
--logo-y=<integer> Y coordinate
Y coordinate of the logo. You can move the logo by left-clicking it.
--logo-delay=<integer> Logo individual image time in ms
Individual image display time of 0 - 60000 ms.
--logo-repeat=<integer> Logo animation # of loops
Number of loops for the logo animation.-1 = continuous, 0 = disabled
--logo-transparency=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Transparency of the logo
Logo transparency value (from 0 for full transparency to 255 for full
opacity).
--logo-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Logo position
Enforce the logo position on the video (0=center, 1=left, 2=right,
4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these values, eg 6
= top-right).
Fetch artwork using lua scripts
--lua-intf=<string> Lua interface
Lua interface module to load
--lua-config=<string> Lua interface configuration
Lua interface configuration string. Format is: '["<interface module
name>"] = { <option> = <value>, ...}, ...'.
MPEG-4 video demuxer
--m4v-fps=<float> Frames per Second
This is the desired frame rate when playing MPEG4 video elementary
streams.
Marquee display
--marq-marquee=<string> Text
Marquee text to display. (Available format strings: Time related: %Y
= year, %m = month, %d = day, %H = hour, %M = minute, %S = second,
... Meta data related: $a = artist, $b = album, $c = copyright, $d =
description, $e = encoded by, $g = genre, $l = language, $n = track
num, $p = now playing, $r = rating, $s = subtitles language, $t =
title, $u = url, $A = date, $B = audio bitrate (in kb/s), $C =
chapter,$D = duration, $F = full name with path, $I = title, $L =
time left, $N = name, $O = audio language, $P = position (in %), $R =
rate, $S = audio sample rate (in kHz), $T = time, $U = publisher, $V
= volume, $_ = new line)
Position:
--marq-x=<integer> X offset
X offset, from the left screen edge.
--marq-y=<integer> Y offset
Y offset, down from the top.
--marq-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Marquee position
You can enforce the marquee position on the video (0=center, 1=left,
2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these
values, eg 6 = top-right).
Font:
--marq-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Opacity
Opacity (inverse of transparency) of overlayed text. 0 = transparent,
255 = totally opaque.
--marq-color={-268435456 (Default), 0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)}
Color
Color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must be an
hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then
green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green,
#FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white
--marq-size=<integer> Font size, pixels
Font size, in pixels. Default is -1 (use default font size).
Misc:
--marq-timeout=<integer> Timeout
Number of milliseconds the marquee must remain displayed. Default
value is 0 (remains forever).
--marq-refresh=<integer> Refresh period in ms
Number of milliseconds between string updates. This is mainly usefull
when using meta data or time format string sequences.
M-JPEG camera demuxer
--mjpeg-fps=<float> Frames per Second
This is the desired frame rate when playing MJPEG from a file. Use 0
(this is the default value) for a live stream (from a camera).
Matroska stream demuxer
--mkv-use-ordered-chapters, --no-mkv-use-ordered-chapters
Ordered chapters (default enabled)
Play ordered chapters as specified in the segment. (default enabled)
--mkv-use-chapter-codec, --no-mkv-use-chapter-codec
Chapter codecs (default enabled)
Use chapter codecs found in the segment. (default enabled)
--mkv-preload-local-dir, --no-mkv-preload-local-dir
Preload Directory (default enabled)
Preload matroska files from the same family in the same directory
(not good for broken files). (default enabled)
--mkv-seek-percent, --no-mkv-seek-percent
Seek based on percent not time (default
disabled)
Seek based on percent not time. (default disabled)
--mkv-use-dummy, --no-mkv-use-dummy
Dummy Elements (default disabled)
Read and discard unknown EBML elements (not good for broken files).
(default disabled)
MOD demuxer (libmodplug)
--mod-noisereduction, --no-mod-noisereduction
Noise reduction (default enabled)
Enable noise reduction algorithm. (default enabled)
--mod-reverb, --no-mod-reverb
Reverb (default disabled)
Enable reverberation (default disabled)
--mod-reverb-level=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Reverberation level
Reverberation level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0).
--mod-reverb-delay=<integer [0 .. 1000]>
Reverberation delay
Reverberation delay, in ms. Usual values are from to 40 to 200ms.
--mod-megabass, --no-mod-megabass
Mega bass (default disabled)
Enable megabass mode (default disabled)
--mod-megabass-level=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Mega bass level
Megabass mode level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0).
--mod-megabass-range=<integer [10 .. 100]>
Mega bass cutoff
Megabass mode cutoff frequency, in Hz. This is the maximum frequency
for which the megabass effect applies. Valid values are from 10 to
100 Hz.
--mod-surround, --no-mod-surround
Surround (default disabled)
Surround (default disabled)
--mod-surround-level=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Surround level
Surround effect level (from 0 to 100, default value is 0).
--mod-surround-delay=<integer [0 .. 1000]>
Surround delay (ms)
Surround delay, in ms. Usual values are from 5 to 40 ms.
Audio filter for stereo to mono conversion
--sout-mono-downmix, --no-sout-mono-downmix
Use downmix algorithm (default enabled)
This option selects a stereo to mono downmix algorithm that is used
in the headphone channel mixer. It gives the effect of standing in a
room full of speakers. (default enabled)
--sout-mono-channel={0 (Left), 1 (Right), 2 (Left rear), 4 (Right rear), 8 (Center), 5 (Left front)}
Select channel to keep
This option silences all other channels except the selected channel.
Choose one from (0=left, 1=right, 2=rear left, 3=rear right,
4=center, 5=left front)
Mosaic video sub filter
--mosaic-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Transparency
Transparency of the mosaic foreground pictures. 0 means transparent,
255 opaque (default).
--mosaic-height=<integer> Height
Total height of the mosaic, in pixels.
--mosaic-width=<integer> Width
Total width of the mosaic, in pixels.
--mosaic-align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Mosaic alignment
You can enforce the mosaic alignment on the video (0=center, 1=left,
2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these
values, eg 6 = top-right).
--mosaic-xoffset=<integer> Top left corner X coordinate
X Coordinate of the top-left corner of the mosaic.
--mosaic-yoffset=<integer> Top left corner Y coordinate
Y Coordinate of the top-left corner of the mosaic.
--mosaic-borderw=<integer> Border width
Width in pixels of the border between miniatures.
--mosaic-borderh=<integer> Border height
Height in pixels of the border between miniatures.
--mosaic-position={0 (auto), 1 (fixed), 2 (offsets)}
Positioning method
Positioning method for the mosaic. auto: automatically choose the
best number of rows and columns. fixed: use the user-defined number
of rows and columns. offsets: use the user-defined offsets for each
image.
--mosaic-rows=<integer> Number of rows
Number of image rows in the mosaic (only used if positionning method
is set to "fixed").
--mosaic-cols=<integer> Number of columns
Number of image columns in the mosaic (only used if positionning
method is set to "fixed".
--mosaic-keep-aspect-ratio, --no-mosaic-keep-aspect-ratio
Keep aspect ratio (default disabled)
Keep the original aspect ratio when resizing mosaic elements.
(default disabled)
--mosaic-keep-picture, --no-mosaic-keep-picture
Keep original size (default disabled)
Keep the original size of mosaic elements. (default disabled)
--mosaic-order=<string> Elements order
You can enforce the order of the elements on the mosaic. You must
give a comma-separated list of picture ID(s).These IDs are assigned
in the "mosaic-bridge" module.
--mosaic-offsets=<string> Offsets in order
You can enforce the (x,y) offsets of the elements on the mosaic (only
used if positioning method is set to "offsets"). You must give a
comma-separated list of coordinates (eg: 10,10,150,10).
--mosaic-delay=<integer> Delay
Pictures coming from the mosaic elements will be delayed according to
this value (in milliseconds). For high values you will need to raise
caching at input.
Motion blur filter
--blur-factor=<integer [1 .. 127]>
Blur factor (1-127)
The degree of blurring from 1 to 127.
MSN Now-Playing
--msn-format=<string> Title format string
Format of the string to send to MSN {0} Artist, {1} Title, {2} Album.
Defaults to "Artist - Title" ({0} - {1}).
Part 2/2
ASF muxer
--sout-asf-title=<string> Title
Title to put in ASF comments.
--sout-asf-author=<string> Author
Author to put in ASF comments.
--sout-asf-copyright=<string>
Copyright
Copyright string to put in ASF comments.
--sout-asf-comment=<string>
Comment
Comment to put in ASF comments.
--sout-asf-rating=<string> Rating
"Rating" to put in ASF comments.
--sout-asf-packet-size=<integer>
Packet Size
ASF packet size -- default is 4096 bytes
--sout-asf-bitrate-override=<integer>
Bitrate override
Do not try to guess ASF bitrate. Setting this, allows you to control
how Windows Media Player will cache streamed content. Set to
audio+video bitrate in bytes
MP4/MOV muxer
--sout-mp4-faststart, --no-sout-mp4-faststart
Create "Fast Start" files (default enabled)
Create "Fast Start" files. "Fast Start" files are optimized for
downloads and allow the user to start previewing the file while it is
downloading. (default enabled)
Multipart JPEG muxer
PS muxer
--sout-ps-dts-delay=<integer>
DTS delay (ms)
Delay the DTS (decoding time stamps) and PTS (presentation
timestamps) of the data in the stream, compared to the SCRs. This
allows for some buffering inside the client decoder.
--sout-ps-pes-max-size=<integer>
PES maximum size
Set the maximum allowed PES size when producing the MPEG PS streams.
TS muxer (libdvbpsi)
--sout-ts-pid-video=<integer>
Video PID
Assign a fixed PID to the video stream. The PCR PID will
automatically be the video.
--sout-ts-pid-audio=<integer>
Audio PID
Assign a fixed PID to the audio stream.
--sout-ts-pid-spu=<integer>
SPU PID
Assign a fixed PID to the SPU.
--sout-ts-pid-pmt=<integer>
PMT PID
Assign a fixed PID to the PMT
--sout-ts-tsid=<integer> TS ID
Assign a fixed Transport Stream ID.
--sout-ts-netid=<integer> NET ID
Assign a fixed Network ID (for SDT table)
--sout-ts-program-pmt=<string>
PMT Program numbers
Assign a program number to each PMT. This requires "Set PID to ID of
ES" to be enabled.
--sout-ts-es-id-pid, --no-sout-ts-es-id-pid
Set PID to ID of ES (default disabled)
Sets PID to the ID if the incoming ES. This is for use with
--ts-es-id-pid, and allows to have the same PIDs in the input and
output streams. (default disabled)
--sout-ts-muxpmt=<string> Mux PMT (requires --sout-ts-es-id-pid)
Define the pids to add to each pmt. This requires "Set PID to ID of
ES" to be enabled.
--sout-ts-sdtdesc=<string> SDT Descriptors (requires --sout-ts-es-id-pid)
Defines the descriptors of each SDT. Thisrequires "Set PID to ID of
ES" to be enabled.
--sout-ts-alignment, --no-sout-ts-alignment
Data alignment (default enabled)
Enforces alignment of all access units on PES boundaries. Disabling
this might save some bandwidth but introduce incompatibilities.
(default enabled)
--sout-ts-shaping=<integer>
Shaping delay (ms)
Cut the stream in slices of the given duration, and ensure a constant
bitrate between the two boundaries. This avoids having huge bitrate
peaks, especially for reference frames.
--sout-ts-use-key-frames, --no-sout-ts-use-key-frames
Use keyframes (default disabled)
If enabled, and shaping is specified, the TS muxer will place the
boundaries at the end of I pictures. In that case, the shaping
duration given by the user is a worse case used when no reference
frame is available. This enhances the efficiency of the shaping
algorithm, since I frames are usually the biggest frames in the
stream. (default disabled)
--sout-ts-pcr=<integer> PCR delay (ms)
Set at which interval PCRs (Program Clock Reference) will be sent (in
milliseconds). This value should be below 100ms. (default is 70ms).
--sout-ts-bmin=<integer> Minimum B (deprecated)
This setting is deprecated and not used anymore
--sout-ts-bmax=<integer> Maximum B (deprecated)
This setting is deprecated and not used anymore
--sout-ts-dts-delay=<integer>
DTS delay (ms)
Delay the DTS (decoding time stamps) and PTS (presentation
timestamps) of the data in the stream, compared to the PCRs. This
allows for some buffering inside the client decoder.
--sout-ts-crypt-audio, --no-sout-ts-crypt-audio
Crypt audio (default enabled)
Crypt audio using CSA (default enabled)
--sout-ts-crypt-video, --no-sout-ts-crypt-video
Crypt video (default enabled)
Crypt video using CSA (default enabled)
--sout-ts-csa-ck=<string> CSA Key
CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8 hexadecimal
bytes).
--sout-ts-csa2-ck=<string> Second CSA Key
The even CSA encryption key. This must be a 16 char string (8
hexadecimal bytes).
--sout-ts-csa-use=<string> CSA Key in use
CSA encryption key used. It can be the odd/first/1 (default) or the
even/second/2 one.
--sout-ts-csa-pkt=<integer>
Packet size in bytes to encrypt
Size of the TS packet to encrypt. The encryption routines subtract
the TS-header from the value before encrypting.
Volume normalizer
--norm-buff-size=<integer> Number of audio buffers
This is the number of audio buffers on which the power measurement is
made. A higher number of buffers will increase the response time of
the filter to a spike but will make it less sensitive to short
variations.
--norm-max-level=<float> Max level
If the average power over the last N buffers is higher than this
value, the volume will be normalized. This value is a positive
floating point number. A value between 0.5 and 10 seems sensible.
Windows Service interface
--ntservice-install, --no-ntservice-install
Install Windows Service (default disabled)
Install the Service and exit. (default disabled)
--ntservice-uninstall, --no-ntservice-uninstall
Uninstall Windows Service (default disabled)
Uninstall the Service and exit. (default disabled)
--ntservice-name=<string> Display name of the Service
Change the display name of the Service.
--ntservice-options=<string>
Configuration options
Configuration options that will be used by the Service (eg. --foo=bar
--no-foobar). It should be specified at install time so the Service
is properly configured.
--ntservice-extraintf=<string>
Extra interface modules
Additional interfaces spawned by the Service. It should be specified
at install time so the Service is properly configured. Use a comma
separated list of interface modules. (common values are: logger, sap,
rc, http)
OpenGL video output
--opengl-cube-speed=<float>
OpenGL cube rotation speed
Rotation speed of the OpenGL cube effect, if enabled.
--opengl-accuracy=<integer [1 .. 10]>
OpenGL sampling accuracy
Select the accuracy of 3D object sampling(1 = min and 10 = max)
--opengl-pov-x=<float [-1.000000 .. 1.000000]>
Point of view x-coordinate
Point of view (X coordinate) of the cube/cylinder effect, if enabled.
--opengl-pov-y=<float [-1.000000 .. 1.000000]>
Point of view y-coordinate
Point of view (Y coordinate) of the cube/cylinder effect, if enabled.
--opengl-pov-z=<float [-1.000000 .. 1.000000]>
Point of view z-coordinate
Point of view (Z coordinate) of the cube/cylinder effect, if enabled.
--opengl-cylinder-radius=<float>
OpenGL Cylinder radius
Radius of the OpenGL cylinder effect, if enabled
--opengl-provider=<string> OpenGL Provider
Allows you to modify what OpenGL provider should be used
--opengl-effect={none,cube,transparent-cube,cylinder,torus,sphere,SQUAREXY,SQUARER,ASINXY,ASINR,SINEXY,SINER}
Effect
Several visual OpenGL effects are available.
On Screen Display menu
--osdmenu-x=<integer> X coordinate
You can move the OSD menu by left-clicking on it.
--osdmenu-y=<integer> Y coordinate
You can move the OSD menu by left-clicking on it.
--osdmenu-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Menu position
You can enforce the OSD menu position on the video (0=center, 1=left,
2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom, you can also use combinations of these
values, eg. 6 = top-right).
--osdmenu-file=<string> Configuration file
Configuration file for the OSD Menu.
--osdmenu-file-path=<string>
Path to OSD menu images
Path to the OSD menu images. This will override the path defined in
the OSD configuration file.
--osdmenu-timeout=<integer>
Menu timeout
OSD menu pictures get a default timeout of 15 seconds added to their
remaining time. This will ensure that they are at least the specified
time visible.
--osdmenu-update=<integer [0 .. 1000]>
Menu update interval
The default is to update the OSD menu picture every 200 ms. Shorten
the update time for environments that experience transmissions
errors. Be careful with this option as encoding OSD menu pictures is
very computing intensive. The range is 0 - 1000 ms.
--osdmenu-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Alpha transparency value (default 255)
The transparency of the OSD menu can be changed by giving a value
between 0 and 255. A lower value specifies more transparency a higher
means less transparency. The default is being not transparent (value
255) the minimum is fully transparent (value 0).
MPEG-I/II video packetizer
--packetizer-mpegvideo-sync-iframe, --no-packetizer-mpegvideo-sync-iframe
Sync on Intra Frame (default disabled)
Normally the packetizer would sync on the next full frame. This flags
instructs the packetizer to sync on the first Intra Frame found.
(default disabled)
Panoramix: wall with overlap video filter
--panoramix-cols=<integer> Number of columns
Select the number of horizontal video windows in which to split the
video
--panoramix-rows=<integer> Number of rows
Select the number of vertical video windows in which to split the
video
--panoramix-offset-x, --no-panoramix-offset-x
Offset X offset (automatic compensation)
(default enabled)
Select if you want an automatic offset in horizontal (in case of
misalignment due to autoratio control) (default enabled)
--panoramix-bz-length=<integer [0 .. 100]>
length of the overlapping area (in %)
Select in percent the length of the blended zone
--panoramix-bz-height=<integer [0 .. 100]>
height of the overlapping area (in %)
Select in percent the height of the blended zone (case of 2x2 wall)
--panoramix-attenuate, --no-panoramix-attenuate
Attenuation (default enabled)
Check this option if you want attenuate blended zone by this plug-in
(if option is unchecked, attenuate is made by opengl) (default
enabled)
--panoramix-bz-begin=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Attenuation, begin (in %)
Select in percent the Lagrange coeff of the beginning blended zone
--panoramix-bz-middle=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Attenuation, middle (in %)
Select in percent the Lagrange coeff of the middle of blended zone
--panoramix-bz-end=<integer [0 .. 100]>
Attenuation, end (in %)
Select in percent the Lagrange coeff of the end of blended zone
--panoramix-bz-middle-pos=<integer [1 .. 99]>
middle position (in %)
Select in percent (50 is center) the position of the middle point
(Lagrange) of blended zone
--panoramix-bz-gamma-red=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]>
Gamma (Red) correction
Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Red or Y
component)
--panoramix-bz-gamma-green=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]>
Gamma (Green) correction
Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Green or U
component)
--panoramix-bz-gamma-blue=<float [0.000000 .. 5.000000]>
Gamma (Blue) correction
Select the gamma for the correction of blended zone (Blue or V
component)
--panoramix-bz-blackcrush-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Crush for Red
Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Red or Y component)
--panoramix-bz-blackcrush-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Crush for Green
Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Green or U component)
--panoramix-bz-blackcrush-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Crush for Blue
Select the Black Crush of blended zone (Blue or V component)
--panoramix-bz-whitecrush-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Crush for Red
Select the White Crush of blended zone (Red or Y component)
--panoramix-bz-whitecrush-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Crush for Green
Select the White Crush of blended zone (Green or U component)
--panoramix-bz-whitecrush-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Crush for Blue
Select the White Crush of blended zone (Blue or V component)
--panoramix-bz-blacklevel-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Level for Red
Select the Black Level of blended zone (Red or Y component)
--panoramix-bz-blacklevel-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Level for Green
Select the Black Level of blended zone (Green or U component)
--panoramix-bz-blacklevel-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Black Level for Blue
Select the Black Level of blended zone (Blue or V component)
--panoramix-bz-whitelevel-red=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Level for Red
Select the White Level of blended zone (Red or Y component)
--panoramix-bz-whitelevel-green=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Level for Green
Select the White Level of blended zone (Green or U component)
--panoramix-bz-whitelevel-blue=<integer [0 .. 255]>
White Level for Blue
Select the White Level of blended zone (Blue or V component)
--panoramix-active=<string>
Active windows
Comma separated list of active windows, defaults to all
Parametric Equalizer
--param-eq-lowf=<float> Low freq (Hz)
--param-eq-lowgain=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]>
Low freq gain (dB)
--param-eq-highf=<float> High freq (Hz)
--param-eq-highgain=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]>
High freq gain (dB)
--param-eq-f1=<float> Freq 1 (Hz)
--param-eq-gain1=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]>
Freq 1 gain (dB)
--param-eq-q1=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]>
Freq 1 Q
--param-eq-f2=<float> Freq 2 (Hz)
--param-eq-gain2=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]>
Freq 2 gain (dB)
--param-eq-q2=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]>
Freq 2 Q
--param-eq-f3=<float> Freq 3 (Hz)
--param-eq-gain3=<float [-20.000000 .. 20.000000]>
Freq 3 gain (dB)
--param-eq-q3=<float [0.100000 .. 100.000000]>
Freq 3 Q
Playlist
--playlist-autostart, --no-playlist-autostart
Auto start (default enabled)
Automatically start playing the playlist content once it's loaded.
(default enabled)
--parent-item=<integer> (null)
--playlist-skip-ads, --no-playlist-skip-ads
Skip ads (default enabled)
Use playlist options usually used to prevent ads skipping to detect
ads and prevent adding them to the playlist. (default enabled)
--shoutcast-show-adult, --no-shoutcast-show-adult
Show shoutcast adult content (default
disabled)
Show NC17 rated video streams when using shoutcast video playlists.
(default disabled)
Podcasts
--podcast-urls=<string> Podcast URLs list
Enter the list of podcasts to retrieve, separated by '|' (pipe).
PORTAUDIO audio output
--portaudio-device=<integer>
Output device
Portaudio identifier for the output device
Video post processing filter
--postproc-q=<integer [0 .. 6]>
Post processing quality
Quality of post processing. Valid range is 0 to 6
Higher levels
require considerable more CPU power, but produce better looking
pictures.
--postproc-name=<string> FFmpeg post processing filter chains
Available postprocessing filters:
Filters
Options
short long name short long option Description
*
* a autoq CPU power dependent
enabler
c chrom chrominance
filtering enabled
y nochrom
chrominance filtering disabled
n noluma
luma filtering disabled
hb hdeblock (2 threshold)
horizontal deblocking filter
1. difference factor:
default=32, higher -> more deblocking
2. flatness threshold:
default=39, lower -> more deblocking
the h & v
deblocking filters share these
so you can't
set different thresholds for h / v
vb vdeblock (2
threshold) vertical deblocking filter
ha hadeblock
(2 threshold) horizontal deblocking filter
va
vadeblock (2 threshold) vertical deblocking filter
h1
x1hdeblock experimental h deblock
filter 1
v1 x1vdeblock experimental
v deblock filter 1
dr dering
deringing filter
al autolevels
automatic brightness / contrast
f
fullyrange stretch luminance to (0..255)
lb linblenddeint
linear blend deinterlacer
li linipoldeint
linear interpolating deinterlace
ci
cubicipoldeint cubic interpolating
deinterlacer
md mediandeint median
deinterlacer
fd ffmpegdeint ffmpeg
deinterlacer
l5 lowpass5 FIR
lowpass deinterlacer
de default
hb:a,vb:a,dr:a
fa fast
h1:a,v1:a,dr:a
ac
ha:a:128:7,va:a,dr:a
tn tmpnoise (3 threshold)
temporal noise reducer
1. <= 2. <= 3.
larger -> stronger filtering
fq forceQuant <quantizer>
force quantizer
Usage:
<filterName>[:<option>[:<option>...]][[,|
/][-]<filterName>[:<option>...]]...
long form example:
vdeblock:autoq/
hdeblock:autoq/linblenddeint default,-vdeblock
short form
example:
vb:a/hb:a/lb de,-vb
more
examples:
tn:64:128:256
MPEG-PS demuxer
--ps-trust-timestamps, --no-ps-trust-timestamps
Trust MPEG timestamps (default enabled)
Normally we use the timestamps of the MPEG files to calculate
position and duration. However sometimes this might not be usable.
Disable this option to calculate from the bitrate instead. (default
enabled)
Puzzle interactive game video filter
--puzzle-rows=<integer [1 .. 128]>
Number of puzzle rows
Number of puzzle rows
--puzzle-cols=<integer [1 .. 128]>
Number of puzzle columns
Number of puzzle columns
--puzzle-black-slot, --no-puzzle-black-slot
Make one tile a black slot (default disabled)
Make one slot black. Other tiles can only be swapped with the black
slot. (default disabled)
Qt interface
--qt-display-mode={0 (Classic look), 1 (Complete look with information area), 2 (Minimal look with no menus)}
Selection of the starting mode and look
Start VLC with:
- normal mode
- a zone always present to show
information as lyrics, album arts...
- minimal mode with limited
controls
--qt-notification, --no-qt-notification
Show notification popup on track change
(default enabled)
Show a notification popup with the artist and track name when the
current playlist item changes, when VLC is minimized or hidden.
(default enabled)
--qt-opacity=<float [0.100000 .. 1.000000]>
Windows opacity between 0.1 and 1.
Sets the windows opacity between 0.1 and 1 for main interface,
playlist and extended panel. This option only works with Windows and
X11 with composite extensions.
--qt-blingbling, --no-qt-blingbling
Use non native buttons and volume slider
(default enabled)
Use non native buttons and volume slider (default enabled)
--qt-system-tray, --no-qt-system-tray
Systray icon (default enabled)
Show an icon in the systray allowing you to control VLC media player
for basic actions. (default enabled)
--qt-start-minimized, --no-qt-start-minimized
Start VLC with only a systray icon (default
disabled)
VLC will start with just an icon in your taskbar (default disabled)
--qt-name-in-title, --no-qt-name-in-title
Show playing item name in window title
(default enabled)
Show the name of the song or video in the controler window title.
(default enabled)
--qt-fs-controller, --no-qt-fs-controller
Show a controller in fullscreen mode (default
enabled)
Show a controller in fullscreen mode (default enabled)
--qt-volume-complete, --no-qt-volume-complete
Allow the volume to be set to 400% (default
disabled)
Allow the volume to have range from 0% to 400%, instead of 0% to
200%. This option can distort the audio, since it uses software
amplification. (default disabled)
--qt-autosave-volume, --no-qt-autosave-volume
Automatically save the volume on exit
(default disabled)
Automatically save the volume on exit (default disabled)
--qt-filedialog-path=<string>
Path to use in openfile dialog
Path to use in openfile dialog
--qt-adv-options, --no-qt-adv-options
Advanced options (default disabled)
Show all the advanced options in the dialogs. (default disabled)
--qt-advanced-pref, --no-qt-advanced-pref
Show advanced preferences over simple ones
(default disabled)
Show advanced preferences and not simple preferences when opening the
preferences dialog. (default disabled)
--qt-error-dialogs, --no-qt-error-dialogs
Show unimportant error and warnings dialogs
(default enabled)
Show unimportant error and warnings dialogs (default enabled)
--qt-updates-notif, --no-qt-updates-notif
Activate the updates availability
notification (default enabled)
Activate the automatic notification of new versions of the software.
It runs once every two weeks. (default enabled)
--qt-updates-days=<integer>
Number of days between two update checks
Number of days between two update checks
--qt-slider-colours=<string>
Define the colors of the volume slider
Define the colors of the volume slider
By specifying the 12 numbers
separated by a ';'
Default is '255;255;255;20;226;20;255;176;15;235;30
;20'
An alternative can be '30;30;50;40;40;100;50;50;160;150;150;255'
--qt-privacy-ask, --no-qt-privacy-ask
Ask for network policy at start (default
enabled)
Ask for network policy at start (default enabled)
DV (Digital Video) demuxer
--rawdv-hurry-up, --no-rawdv-hurry-up
Hurry up (default disabled)
The demuxer will advance timestamps if the input can't keep up with
the rate. (default disabled)
Raw video demuxer
--rawvid-fps=<float> Frames per Second
This is the desired frame rate when playing raw video streams.
--rawvid-width=<integer> Width
This specifies the width in pixels of the raw video stream.
--rawvid-height=<integer> Height
This specifies the height in pixels of the raw video stream.
--rawvid-chroma=<string> Force chroma (Use carefully)
Force chroma. This is a four character string.
--rawvid-aspect-ratio=<string>
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9). Default is square pixels.
Remote control interface
--rc-show-pos, --no-rc-show-pos
Show stream position (default disabled)
Show the current position in seconds within the stream from time to
time. (default disabled)
--rc-quiet, --no-rc-quiet Do not open a DOS command box interface
(default disabled)
By default the rc interface plugin will start a DOS command box.
Enabling the quiet mode will not bring this command box but can also
be pretty annoying when you want to stop VLC and no video window is
open. (default disabled)
--rc-host=<string> TCP command input
Accept commands over a socket rather than stdin. You can set the
address and port the interface will bind to.
Remote-OSD over VNC
--rmtosd-host=<string> VNC Host
VNC hostname or IP address.
--rmtosd-port=<integer [1 .. 65535]>
VNC Port
VNC portnumber.
--rmtosd-password=<string> VNC Password
VNC password.
--rmtosd-update=<integer [200 .. 300]>
VNC poll interval
In this interval an update from VNC is requested, default every 300
ms.
--rmtosd-vnc-polling, --no-rmtosd-vnc-polling
VNC polling (default disabled)
Activate VNC polling. Do NOT activate for use as VDR ffnetdev client.
(default disabled)
--rmtosd-mouse-events, --no-rmtosd-mouse-events
Mouse events (default disabled)
Send mouse events to VNC host. Not needed for use as VDR ffnetdev
client. (default disabled)
--rmtosd-key-events, --no-rmtosd-key-events
Key events (default disabled)
Send key events to VNC host. (default disabled)
--rmtosd-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Alpha transparency value (default 255)
The transparency of the OSD VNC can be changed by giving a value
between 0 and 255. A lower value specifies more transparency a higher
means less transparency. The default is being not transparent (value
255) the minimum is fully transparent (value 0).
Rotate video filter
--rotate-angle=<integer [0 .. 359]>
Angle in degrees
Angle in degrees (0 to 359)
RSS and Atom feed display
--rss-urls=<string> Feed URLs
RSS/Atom feed '|' (pipe) seperated URLs.
Position:
--rss-x=<integer> X offset
X offset, from the left screen edge.
--rss-y=<integer> Y offset
Y offset, down from the top.
--rss-position={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)}
Text position
You can enforce the text position on the video (0=center, 1=left,
2=right, 4=top, 8=bottom; you can also use combinations of these
values, eg 6 = top-right).
Font:
--rss-opacity=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Opacity
Opacity (inverse of transparency) of overlay text. 0 = transparent,
255 = totally opaque.
--rss-color={-268435456 (Default), 0 (Black), 8421504 (Gray), 12632256 (Silver), 16777215 (White), 8388608 (Maroon), 16711680 (Red), 16711935 (Fuchsia), 16776960 (Yellow), 8421376 (Olive), 32768 (Green), 32896 (Teal), 65280 (Lime), 8388736 (Purple), 128 (Navy), 255 (Blue), 65535 (Aqua)}
Color
Color of the text that will be rendered on the video. This must be an
hexadecimal (like HTML colors). The first two chars are for red, then
green, then blue. #000000 = black, #FF0000 = red, #00FF00 = green,
#FFFF00 = yellow (red + green), #FFFFFF = white
--rss-size=<integer> Font size, pixels
Font size, in pixels. Default is -1 (use default font size).
Misc:
--rss-speed=<integer> Speed of feeds
Speed of the RSS/Atom feeds in microseconds (bigger is slower).
--rss-length=<integer> Max length
Maximum number of characters displayed on the screen.
--rss-ttl=<integer> Refresh time
Number of seconds between each forced refresh of the feeds. 0 means
that the feeds are never updated.
--rss-images, --no-rss-images
Feed images (default enabled)
Display feed images if available. (default enabled)
--rss-title={-1 (Default), 0 (Don't show), 1 (Always visible), 2 (Scroll with feed)}
Title display mode
Title display mode. Default is 0 (hidden) if the feed has an image
and feed images are enabled, 1 otherwise.
(Experimental) Real-Time Protocol demuxer
--rtp-caching=<integer [0 .. 65535]>
RTP de-jitter buffer length (msec)
How long to wait for late RTP packets (and delay the performance).
--srtp-key=<string> SRTP key (hexadecimal)
RTP packets will be authenticated and deciphered with this Secure RTP
master shared secret key.
--srtp-salt=<string> SRTP salt (hexadecimal)
Secure RTP requires a (non-secret) master salt value.
--rtp-max-src=<integer [1 .. 255]>
Maximum RTP sources
How many distinct active RTP sources are allowed at a time.
--rtp-timeout=<integer> RTP source timeout (sec)
How long to wait for any packet before a source is expired.
--rtp-max-dropout=<integer [0 .. 32767]>
Maximum RTP sequence number dropout
RTP packets will be discarded if they are too much ahead (i.e. in the
future) by this many packets from the last received packet.
--rtp-max-misorder=<integer [0 .. 32767]>
Maximum RTP sequence number misordering
RTP packets will be discarded if they are too far behind (i.e. in the
past) by this many packets from the last received packet.
SAP Announcements
--sap-addr=<string> SAP multicast address
The SAP module normally chooses itself the right addresses to listen
to. However, you can specify a specific address.
--sap-ipv4, --no-sap-ipv4 IPv4 SAP (default enabled)
Listen to IPv4 announcements on the standard addresses. (default
enabled)
--sap-ipv6, --no-sap-ipv6 IPv6 SAP (default enabled)
Listen to IPv6 announcements on the standard addresses. (default
enabled)
--sap-timeout=<integer> SAP timeout (seconds)
Delay after which SAP items get deleted if no new announcement is
received.
--sap-parse, --no-sap-parse
Try to parse the announce (default enabled)
This enables actual parsing of the announces by the SAP module.
Otherwise, all announcements are parsed by the "live555" (RTP/RTSP)
module. (default enabled)
--sap-strict, --no-sap-strict
SAP Strict mode (default disabled)
When this is set, the SAP parser will discard some non-compliant
announcements. (default disabled)
--sap-timeshift, --no-sap-timeshift
Allow timeshifting (default disabled)
This automatically enables timeshifting for streams discovered
through SAP announcements. (default disabled)
Scale audio tempo in sync with playback rate
--scaletempo-stride=<integer [1 .. 2000]>
Stride Length
Length in milliseconds to output each stride
--scaletempo-overlap=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]>
Overlap Length
Percentage of stride to overlap
--scaletempo-search=<integer [0 .. 200]>
Search Length
Length in milliseconds to search for best overlap position
Screen Input
--screen-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for screen capture. This value should be set in
milliseconds.
--screen-fps=<float> Frame rate
Desired frame rate for the capture.
--screen-top=<integer> Subscreen top left corner
Top coordinate of the subscreen top left corner.
--screen-left=<integer> Subscreen top left corner
Left coordinate of the subscreen top left corner.
--screen-width=<integer> Subscreen width
Subscreen width
--screen-height=<integer> Subscreen height
Subscreen height
--screen-follow-mouse, --no-screen-follow-mouse
Follow the mouse (default disabled)
Follow the mouse when capturing a subscreen. (default disabled)
--screen-fragment-size=<integer>
Capture fragment size
Optimize the capture by fragmenting the screen in chunks of
predefined height (16 might be a good value, and 0 means disabled).
Augment contrast between contours.
--sharpen-sigma=<float [0.000000 .. 2.000000]>
Sharpen strength (0-2)
Set the Sharpen strength, between 0 and 2. Defaults to 0.05.
Shoutcast radio listings
Show interface with mouse
--showintf-threshold=<integer>
Threshold
Height of the zone triggering the interface.
Skinnable Interface
--skins2-last=<string> Skin to use
Path to the skin to use.
--skins2-config=<string> Config of last used skin
Windows configuration of the last skin used. This option is updated
automatically, do not touch it.
--skins2-systray, --no-skins2-systray
Systray icon (default disabled)
Show a systray icon for VLC (default disabled)
--skins2-taskbar, --no-skins2-taskbar
Show VLC on the taskbar (default enabled)
Show VLC on the taskbar (default enabled)
--skins2-transparency, --no-skins2-transparency
Enable transparency effects (default disabled)
You can disable all transparency effects if you want. This is mainly
useful when moving windows does not behave correctly. (default
disabled)
--skinned-playlist, --no-skinned-playlist
Use a skinned playlist (default enabled)
Use a skinned playlist (default enabled)
spatializer
--Roomsize=<float> (null)
--Width=<float> (null)
--Wet=<float> (null)
--Dry=<float> (null)
--Damp=<float> (null)
Bridge stream output
Bridge out:
--sout-bridge-out-id=<integer>
ID
Integer identifier for this elementary stream. This will be used to
"find" this stream later.
Bridge in:
--sout-bridge-in-delay=<integer>
Delay
Pictures coming from the picture video outputs will be delayed
according to this value (in milliseconds, should be >= 100 ms). For
high values, you will need to raise caching values.
--sout-bridge-in-id-offset=<integer>
ID Offset
Offset to add to the stream IDs specified in bridge_out to obtain the
stream IDs bridge_in will register.
Display stream output
--sout-display-audio, --no-sout-display-audio
Enable audio (default enabled)
Enable/disable audio rendering. (default enabled)
--sout-display-video, --no-sout-display-video
Enable video (default enabled)
Enable/disable video rendering. (default enabled)
--sout-display-delay=<integer>
Delay
Introduces a delay in the display of the stream.
Elementary stream output
--sout-es-access=<string> Output access method
This is the default output access method that will be used.
--sout-es-access-audio=<string>
Audio output access method
This is the output access method that will be used for audio.
--sout-es-access-video=<string>
Video output access method
This is the output access method that will be used for video.
--sout-es-mux=<string> Output muxer
This is the default muxer method that will be used.
--sout-es-mux-audio=<string>
Audio output muxer
This is the muxer that will be used for audio.
--sout-es-mux-video=<string>
Video output muxer
This is the muxer that will be used for video.
--sout-es-dst=<string> Output URL
This is the default output URI.
--sout-es-dst-audio=<string>
Audio output URL
This is the output URI that will be used for audio.
--sout-es-dst-video=<string>
Video output URL
This is the output URI that will be used for video.
Mosaic bridge stream output
--sout-mosaic-bridge-id=<string>
ID
Specify an identifier string for this subpicture
--sout-mosaic-bridge-width=<integer>
Video width
Output video width.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-height=<integer>
Video height
Output video height.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-sar=<string>
Sample aspect ratio
Sample aspect ratio of the destination (1:1, 3:4, 2:3).
--sout-mosaic-bridge-chroma=<string>
Image chroma
Force the use of a specific chroma. Use YUVA if you're planning to
use the Alphamask or Bluescreen video filter.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-vfilter=<string>
Video filter
Video filters will be applied to the video stream.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-alpha=<integer [0 .. 255]>
Transparency
Transparency of the mosaic picture.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-x=<integer>
X offset
X coordinate of the upper left corner in the mosaic if non negative.
--sout-mosaic-bridge-y=<integer>
Y offset
Y coordinate of the upper left corner in the mosaic if non negative.
RTP stream output
--sout-rtp-dst=<string> Destination
This is the output URL that will be used.
--sout-rtp-sdp=<string> SDP
This allows you to specify how the SDP (Session Descriptor) for this
RTP session will be made available. You must use an url:
http://location to access the SDP via HTTP, rtsp://location for RTSP
access, and sap:// for the SDP to be announced via SAP.
--sout-rtp-mux=<string> Muxer
This allows you to specify the muxer used for the streaming output.
Default is to use no muxer (standard RTP stream).
--sout-rtp-sap, --no-sout-rtp-sap
SAP announcing (default disabled)
Announce this session with SAP. (default disabled)
--sout-rtp-name=<string> Session name
This is the name of the session that will be announced in the SDP
(Session Descriptor).
--sout-rtp-description=<string>
Session description
This allows you to give a short description with details about the
stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-rtp-url=<string> Session URL
This allows you to give an URL with more details about the stream
(often the website of the streaming organization), that will be
announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-rtp-email=<string> Session email
This allows you to give a contact mail address for the stream, that
will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-rtp-phone=<string> Session phone number
This allows you to give a contact telephone number for the stream,
that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-rtp-proto={dccp,sctp,tcp,udp,udplite}
Transport protocol
This selects which transport protocol to use for RTP.
--sout-rtp-port=<integer> Port
This allows you to specify the base port for the RTP streaming.
--sout-rtp-port-audio=<integer>
Audio port
This allows you to specify the default audio port for the RTP
streaming.
--sout-rtp-port-video=<integer>
Video port
This allows you to specify the default video port for the RTP
streaming.
--sout-rtp-ttl=<integer> Hop limit (TTL)
This is the hop limit (also known as "Time-To-Live" or TTL) of the
multicast packets sent by the stream output (0 = use operating system
built-in default).
--sout-rtp-rtcp-mux, --no-sout-rtp-rtcp-mux
RTP/RTCP multiplexing (default disabled)
This sends and receives RTCP packet multiplexed over the same port as
RTP packets. (default disabled)
--sout-rtp-key=<string> SRTP key (hexadecimal)
RTP packets will be integrity-protected and ciphered with this Secure
RTP master shared secret key.
--sout-rtp-salt=<string> SRTP salt (hexadecimal)
Secure RTP requires a (non-secret) master salt value.
--sout-rtp-mp4a-latm, --no-sout-rtp-mp4a-latm
MP4A LATM (default disabled)
This allows you to stream MPEG4 LATM audio streams (see RFC3016).
(default disabled)
Standard stream output
--sout-standard-access=<string>
Output access method
Output method to use for the stream.
--sout-standard-mux=<string>
Output muxer
Muxer to use for the stream.
--sout-standard-dst=<string>
Output destination
Destination (URL) to use for the stream. Overrides path and bind
parameters
--sout-standard-bind=<string>
address to bind to (helper setting for dst)
address:port to bind vlc to listening incoming streams helper setting
for dst,dst=bind+'/'+path. dst-parameter overrides this
--sout-standard-path=<string>
filename for stream (helper setting for dst)
Filename for stream helper setting for dst, dst=bind+'/'+path,
dst-parameter overrides this
--sout-standard-sap, --no-sout-standard-sap
SAP announcing (default disabled)
Announce this session with SAP. (default disabled)
--sout-standard-name=<string>
Session name
This is the name of the session that will be announced in the SDP
(Session Descriptor).
--sout-standard-group=<string>
Session groupname
This allows you to specify a group for the session, that will be
announced if you choose to use SAP.
--sout-standard-description=<string>
Session description
This allows you to give a short description with details about the
stream, that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-standard-url=<string>
Session URL
This allows you to give an URL with more details about the stream
(often the website of the streaming organization), that will be
announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-standard-email=<string>
Session email
This allows you to give a contact mail address for the stream, that
will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
--sout-standard-phone=<string>
Session phone number
This allows you to give a contact telephone number for the stream,
that will be announced in the SDP (Session Descriptor).
Transcode stream output
Video:
--sout-transcode-venc=<string>
Video encoder
This is the video encoder module that will be used (and its
associated options).
--sout-transcode-vcodec=<string>
Destination video codec
This is the video codec that will be used.
--sout-transcode-vb=<integer>
Video bitrate
Target bitrate of the transcoded video stream.
--sout-transcode-scale=<float>
Video scaling
Scale factor to apply to the video while transcoding (eg: 0.25)
--sout-transcode-fps=<float>
Video frame-rate
Target output frame rate for the video stream.
--sout-transcode-hurry-up, --no-sout-transcode-hurry-up
Hurry up (default enabled)
The transcoder will drop frames if your CPU can't keep up with the
encoding rate. (default enabled)
--sout-transcode-deinterlace, --no-sout-transcode-deinterlace
Deinterlace video (default disabled)
Deinterlace the video before encoding. (default disabled)
--sout-transcode-deinterlace-module={deinterlace,ffmpeg-deinterlace}
Deinterlace module
Specify the deinterlace module to use.
--sout-transcode-width=<integer>
Video width
Output video width.
--sout-transcode-height=<integer>
Video height
Output video height.
--sout-transcode-maxwidth=<integer>
Maximum video width
Maximum output video width.
--sout-transcode-maxheight=<integer>
Maximum video height
Maximum output video height.
--sout-transcode-vfilter=<string>
Video filter
Video filters will be applied to the video streams (after overlays
are applied). You must enter a comma-separated list of filters.
Audio:
--sout-transcode-aenc=<string>
Audio encoder
This is the audio encoder module that will be used (and its
associated options).
--sout-transcode-acodec=<string>
Destination audio codec
This is the audio codec that will be used.
--sout-transcode-ab=<integer>
Audio bitrate
Target bitrate of the transcoded audio stream.
--sout-transcode-channels=<integer>
Audio channels
Number of audio channels in the transcoded streams.
--sout-transcode-samplerate=<integer>
Audio sample rate
Sample rate of the transcoded audio stream (11250, 22500, 44100 or
48000).
--sout-transcode-audio-sync, --no-sout-transcode-audio-sync
Synchronise on audio track (default disabled)
This option will drop/duplicate video frames to synchronise the video
track on the audio track. (default disabled)
--sout-transcode-afilter=<string>
Audio filter
Audio filters will be applied to the audio streams (after conversion
filters are applied). You must enter a comma-separated list of
filters.
Overlays/Subtitles:
--sout-transcode-senc=<string>
Subtitles encoder
This is the subtitles encoder module that will be used (and its
associated options).
--sout-transcode-scodec=<string>
Destination subtitles codec
This is the subtitles codec that will be used.
--sout-transcode-soverlay, --no-sout-transcode-soverlay
Destination subtitles codec (default disabled)
This is the subtitles codec that will be used. (default disabled)
--sout-transcode-sfilter=<string>
Overlays
This allows you to add overlays (also known as "subpictures" on the
transcoded video stream. The subpictures produced by the filters will
be overlayed directly onto the video. You must specify a
comma-separated list of subpicture modules
On Screen Display:
--sout-transcode-osd, --no-sout-transcode-osd
OSD menu (default disabled)
Stream the On Screen Display menu (using the osdmenu subpicture
module). (default disabled)
Miscellaneous:
--sout-transcode-threads=<integer>
Number of threads
Number of threads used for the transcoding.
--sout-transcode-high-priority, --no-sout-transcode-high-priority
High priority (default disabled)
Runs the optional encoder thread at the OUTPUT priority instead of
VIDEO. (default disabled)
Text subtitles decoder
--subsdec-align={0 (Center), 1 (Left), 2 (Right)}
Subtitles justification
Set the justification of subtitles
--subsdec-encoding={Default,ASCII,UTF-8,,ISO-8859-1,CP1252,MacRoman,MacIceland,ISO-8859-15,,ISO-8859-2,CP1250,MacCentralEurope,MacCroatian,MacRomania,,ISO-8859-5,CP1251,MacCyrillic,MacUkraine,KOI8-R,KOI8-U,KOI8-RU,,ISO-8859-6,CP1256,MacArabic,,ISO-8859-7,CP1253,MacGreek,,ISO-8859-8,CP1255,MacHebrew,,ISO-8859-9,CP1254,MacTurkish,,ISO-8859-13,CP1257,,ISO-2022-JP,ISO-2022-JP-1,ISO-2022-JP-2,EUC-JP,SHIFT_JIS,,ISO-2022-CN,ISO-2022-CN-EXT,EUC-CN,EUC-TW,BIG5,BIG5-HKSCS,,ISO-2022-KR,EUC-KR,,MacThai,KOI8-T,,ISO-8859-3,ISO-8859-4,ISO-8859-10,ISO-8859-14,ISO-8859-16,,CP850,CP862,CP866,CP874,CP932,CP949,CP950,CP1133,CP1258,,Macintosh,,UTF-7,UTF-16,UTF-16BE,UTF-16LE,UTF-32,UTF-32BE,UTF-32LE,C99,JAVA,UCS-2,UCS-2BE,UCS-2LE,UCS-4,UCS-4BE,UCS-4LE,,HZ,GBK,GB18030,JOHAB,ARMSCII-8,Georgian-Academy,Georgian-PS,TIS-620,MuleLao-1,VISCII,TCVN,HPROMAN8,NEXTSTEP}
Subtitles text encoding
Set the encoding used in text subtitles
--subsdec-autodetect-utf8, --no-subsdec-autodetect-utf8
UTF-8 subtitles autodetection (default
enabled)
This enables automatic detection of UTF-8 encoding within subtitles
files. (default enabled)
--subsdec-formatted, --no-subsdec-formatted
Formatted Subtitles (default enabled)
Some subtitle formats allow for text formatting. VLC partly
implements this, but you can choose to disable all formatting.
(default enabled)
Text subtitles parser
--sub-fps=<float> Frames per second
Override the normal frames per second settings. This will only work
with MicroDVD and SubRIP (SRT) subtitles.
--sub-delay=<integer> Subtitles delay
Apply a delay to all subtitles (in 1/10s, eg 100 means 10s).
--sub-type={auto,microdvd,subrip,subviewer,ssa1,ssa2-4,ass,vplayer,sami,dvdsubtitle,mpl2,aqt,pjs,mpsub,jacosub,psb,realtext,dks,subviewer1}
Subtitles format
Force the subtiles format. Valid values are : "microdvd", "subrip",
"subviewer", "ssa1", "ssa2-4", "ass", "vplayer", "sami",
"dvdsubtitle", "mpl2", "aqt", "pjs", "mpsub", "jacosub", "psb",
"realtext", "dks", "subviewer1", and "auto" (meaning autodetection,
this should always work).
Philips OGT (SVCD subtitle) decoder
--svcdsub-debug=<integer> Enable debug
This integer when viewed in binary is a debugging mask
calls
1
packet assembly info 2
Video scaling filter
--swscale-mode={0 (Fast bilinear), 1 (Bilinear), 2 (Bicubic (good quality)), 3 (Experimental), 4 (Nearest neighbour (bad quality)), 5 (Area), 6 (Luma bicubic / chroma bilinear), 7 (Gauss), 8 (SincR), 9 (Lanczos), 10 (Bicubic spline)}
Scaling mode
Scaling mode to use.
VLM remote control interface
--telnet-host=<string> Host
This is the host on which the interface will listen. It defaults to
all network interfaces (0.0.0.0). If you want this interface to be
available only on the local machine, enter "127.0.0.1".
--telnet-port=<integer> Port
This is the TCP port on which this interface will listen. It defaults
to 4212.
--telnet-password=<string> Password
A single administration password is used to protect this interface.
The default value is "admin".
Teletext subtitles decoder
--telx-override-page=<integer>
Override page
Override the indicated page, try this if your subtitles don't appear
(-1 = autodetect from TS, 0 = autodetect from teletext, >0 = actual
page number, usually 888 or 889).
--telx-ignore-subtitle-flag, --no-telx-ignore-subtitle-flag
Ignore subtitle flag (default disabled)
Ignore the subtitle flag, try this if your subtitles don't appear.
(default disabled)
--telx-french-workaround, --no-telx-french-workaround
Workaround for France (default disabled)
Some French channels do not flag their subtitling pages correctly due
to a historical interpretation mistake. Try using this wrong
interpretation if your subtitles don't appear. (default disabled)
Theora video decoder
--sout-theora-quality=<integer>
Encoding quality
Enforce a quality between 1 (low) and 10 (high), instead of
specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR stream.
Video transformation filter
--transform-type={90,180,270,hflip,vflip}
Transform type
One of '90', '180', '270', 'hflip' and 'vflip'
MPEG Transport Stream demuxer
--ts-extra-pmt=<string> Extra PMT
Allows a user to specify an extra pmt (pmt_pid=pid:stream_type[,...]).
--ts-es-id-pid, --no-ts-es-id-pid
Set id of ES to PID (default enabled)
Set the internal ID of each elementary stream handled by VLC to the
same value as the PID in the TS stream, instead of 1, 2, 3, etc.
Useful to do '#duplicate{..., select="es=<pid>"}'. (default enabled)
--ts-out=<string> Fast udp streaming
Sends TS to specific ip:port by udp (you must know what you are
doing).
--ts-out-mtu=<integer> MTU for out mode
MTU for out mode.
--ts-csa-ck=<string> CSA ck
Control word for the CSA encryption algorithm
--ts-csa2-ck=<string> CSA ck
Control word for the CSA encryption algorithm
--ts-csa-pkt=<integer> Packet size in bytes to decrypt
Specify the size of the TS packet to decrypt. The decryption routines
subtract the TS-header from the value before decrypting.
--ts-silent, --no-ts-silent
Silent mode (default disabled)
Do not complain on encrypted PES. (default disabled)
--ts-dump-file=<string> Filename of dump
Specify a filename where to dump the TS in.
--ts-dump-append, --no-ts-dump-append
Append (default disabled)
If the file exists and this option is selected, the existing file
will not be overwritten. (default disabled)
--ts-dump-size=<integer> Dump buffer size
Tweak the buffer size for reading and writing an integer number of
packets.Specify the size of the buffer here and not the number of
packets.
Libtwolame audio encoder
--sout-twolame-quality=<float>
Encoding quality
Force a specific encoding quality between 0.0 (high) and 50.0 (low),
instead of specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR
stream.
--sout-twolame-mode={0 (Stereo), 1 (Dual mono), 2 (Joint stereo)}
Stereo mode
Handling mode for stereo streams
--sout-twolame-vbr, --no-sout-twolame-vbr
VBR mode (default disabled)
Use Variable BitRate. Default is to use Constant BitRate (CBR).
(default disabled)
--sout-twolame-psy=<integer>
Psycho-acoustic model
Integer from -1 (no model) to 4.
VC1 video demuxer
--vc1-fps=<float> Frames per Second
Desired frame rate for the VC-1 stream.
VCD input
--vcd-caching=<integer> Caching value in ms
Caching value for VCDs. This value should be set in milliseconds.
Visualizer filter
General:
--effect-list=<string> Effects list
A list of visual effect, separated by commas.
Current effects
include: dummy, scope, spectrum.
--effect-width=<integer> Video width
The width of the effects video window, in pixels.
--effect-height=<integer> Video height
The height of the effects video window, in pixels.
Spectrum analyser:
--visual-nbbands=<integer> Number of bands
Number of bands used by spectrum analyzer, should be 20 or 80.
--visual-separ=<integer> Band separator
Number of blank pixels between bands.
--visual-amp=<integer> Amplification
This is a coefficient that modifies the height of the bands.
--visual-peaks, --no-visual-peaks
Enable peaks (default enabled)
Draw "peaks" in the spectrum analyzer. (default enabled)
Spectrometer:
--spect-show-original, --no-spect-show-original
Enable original graphic spectrum (default
disabled)
Enable the "flat" spectrum analyzer in the spectrometer. (default
disabled)
--spect-show-base, --no-spect-show-base
Enable base (default enabled)
Defines whether to draw the base of the bands. (default enabled)
--spect-radius=<integer> Base pixel radius
Defines radius size in pixels, of base of bands(beginning).
--spect-sections=<integer> Spectral sections
Determines how many sections of spectrum will exist.
--spect-color=<integer> V-plane color
YUV-Color cube shifting across the V-plane ( 0 - 127 ).
--spect-show-bands, --no-spect-show-bands
Enable bands (default enabled)
Draw bands in the spectrometer. (default enabled)
--spect-nbbands=<integer> Number of bands
Number of bands used by the spectrometer, from 20 to 80.
--spect-separ=<integer> Band separator
Number of blank pixels between bands.
--spect-amp=<integer> Amplification
This is a coefficient that modifies the height of the bands.
--spect-show-peaks, --no-spect-show-peaks
Enable peaks (default enabled)
Draw "peaks" in the spectrum analyzer. (default enabled)
--spect-peak-width=<integer>
Peak extra width
Additions or subtractions of pixels on the peak width.
--spect-peak-height=<integer>
Peak height
Total pixel height of the peak items.
Video memory module
--vmem-width=<integer> Width
Video memory buffer width.
--vmem-height=<integer> Height
Video memory buffer height.
--vmem-pitch=<integer> Pitch
Video memory buffer pitch in bytes.
--vmem-chroma=<string> Chroma
Output chroma for the memory image as a 4-character string, eg.
"RV32".
--vmem-lock=<string> Lock function
Address of the locking callback function. This function must return a
valid memory address for use by the video renderer.
--vmem-unlock=<string> Unlock function
Address of the unlocking callback function
--vmem-data=<string> Callback data
Data for the locking and unlocking functions
RTSP VoD server
--rtsp-host=<string> RTSP host address
This defines the address, port and path the RTSP VOD server will
listen on.
Syntax is address:port/path. The default is to listen on
all interfaces (address 0.0.0.0), on port 554, with no path.
To
listen only on the local interface, use "localhost" as address.
--rtsp-raw-mux=<string> MUX for RAW RTSP transport
MUX for RAW RTSP transport
--rtsp-throttle-users=<integer>
Maximum number of connections
This limits the maximum number of clients that can connect to the
RTSP VOD. 0 means no limit.
--rtsp-session-timeout=<integer>
Sets the timeout option in the RTSP session
string
Defines what timeout option to add to the RTSP session ID string.
Setting it to a negative number removes the timeout option entirely.
This is needed by some IPTV STBs (such as those made by HansunTech)
which get confused by it. The default is 5.
Vorbis audio decoder
--sout-vorbis-quality=<integer>
Encoding quality
Enforce a quality between 1 (low) and 10 (high), instead of
specifying a particular bitrate. This will produce a VBR stream.
--sout-vorbis-max-bitrate=<integer>
Maximum encoding bitrate
Maximum bitrate in kbps. This is useful for streaming applications.
--sout-vorbis-min-bitrate=<integer>
Minimum encoding bitrate
Minimum bitrate in kbps. This is useful for encoding for a fixed-size
channel.
--sout-vorbis-cbr, --no-sout-vorbis-cbr
CBR encoding (default disabled)
Force a constant bitrate encoding (CBR). (default disabled)
DirectX video output
--directx-hw-yuv, --no-directx-hw-yuv
Use hardware YUV->RGB conversions (default
enabled)
Try to use hardware acceleration for YUV->RGB conversions. This
option doesn't have any effect when using overlays. (default enabled)
--directx-use-sysmem, --no-directx-use-sysmem
Use video buffers in system memory (default
disabled)
Create video buffers in system memory instead of video memory. This
isn't recommended as usually using video memory allows to benefit
from more hardware acceleration (like rescaling or YUV->RGB
conversions). This option doesn't have any effect when using
overlays. (default disabled)
--directx-3buffering, --no-directx-3buffering
Use triple buffering for overlays (default
enabled)
Try to use triple buffering when using YUV overlays. That results in
much better video quality (no flickering). (default enabled)
--directx-device={} Name of desired display device
In a multiple monitor configuration, you can specify the Windows
device name of the display that you want the video window to open on.
For example, "\\.\DISPLAY1" or "\\.\DISPLAY2".
--directx-wallpaper, --no-directx-wallpaper
Enable wallpaper mode (default disabled)
The wallpaper mode allows you to display the video as the desktop
background. Note that this feature only works in overlay mode and the
desktop must not already have a wallpaper. (default disabled)
Wall video filter
--wall-cols=<integer> Number of columns
Number of horizontal windows in which to split the video.
--wall-rows=<integer> Number of rows
Number of vertical windows in which to split the video.
--wall-active=<string> Active windows
Comma-separated list of active windows, defaults to all
--wall-element-aspect=<string>
Element aspect ratio
Aspect ratio of the individual displays building the wall.
Win32 waveOut extension output
--waveout-float32, --no-waveout-float32
Use float32 output (default enabled)
The option allows you to enable or disable the high-quality float32
audio output mode (which is not well supported by some soundcards).
(default enabled)
--waveout-dev={wavemapper} Select Audio Device
Select special Audio device, or let windows decide (default), change
needs VLC restart to apply.
H.264/MPEG4 AVC encoder (using x264 library)
--sout-x264-keyint=<integer>
Maximum GOP size
Sets maximum interval between IDR-frames.Larger values save bits,
thus improving quality for a given bitrate at the cost of seeking
precision.
--sout-x264-min-keyint=<integer>
Minimum GOP size
Sets minimum interval between IDR-frames. In H.264, I-frames do not
necessarily bound a closed GOP because it is allowable for a P-frame
to be predicted from more frames than just the one frame before it
(also see reference frame option). Therefore, I-frames are not
necessarily seekable. IDR-frames restrict subsequent P-frames from
referring to any frame prior to the IDR-frame.
If scenecuts appear
within this interval, they are still encoded as I-frames, but do not
start a new GOP.
--sout-x264-scenecut=<integer [-1 .. 100]>
Extra I-frames aggressivity
Scene-cut detection. Controls how aggressively to insert extra
I-frames. With small values of scenecut, the codec often has to force
an I-frame when it would exceed keyint. Good values of scenecut may
find a better location for the I-frame. Large values use more
I-frames than necessary, thus wasting bits. -1 disables scene-cut
detection, so I-frames are inserted only every other keyint frames,
which probably leads to ugly encoding artifacts. Range 1 to 100.
--sout-x264-pre-scenecut, --no-sout-x264-pre-scenecut
Faster, less precise scenecut detection
(default disabled)
Faster, less precise scenecut detection. Required and implied by
multi-threading. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-bframes=<integer [0 .. 16]>
B-frames between I and P
Number of consecutive B-frames between I and P-frames. Range 1 to 16.
--sout-x264-b-adapt, --no-sout-x264-b-adapt
Adaptive B-frame decision (default enabled)
Force the specified number of consecutive B-frames to be used, except
possibly before an I-frame. (default enabled)
--sout-x264-b-bias=<integer [-100 .. 100]>
Influence (bias) B-frames usage
Bias the choice to use B-frames. Positive values cause more B-frames,
negative values cause less B-frames.
--sout-x264-bpyramid, --no-sout-x264-bpyramid
Keep some B-frames as references (default
disabled)
Allows B-frames to be used as references for predicting other frames.
Keeps the middle of 2+ consecutive B-frames as a reference, and
reorders frame appropriately. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-cabac, --no-sout-x264-cabac
CABAC (default enabled)
CABAC (Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding). Slightly slows
down encoding and decoding, but should save 10 to 15% bitrate.
(default enabled)
--sout-x264-ref=<integer [1 .. 16]>
Number of reference frames
Number of previous frames used as predictors. This is effective in
Anime, but seems to make little difference in live-action source
material. Some decoders are unable to deal with large frameref
values. Range 1 to 16.
--sout-x264-nf, --no-sout-x264-nf
Skip loop filter (default disabled)
Deactivate the deblocking loop filter (decreases quality). (default
disabled)
--sout-x264-deblock=<string>
Loop filter AlphaC0 and Beta parameters
alpha:beta
Loop filter AlphaC0 and Beta parameters. Range -6 to 6 for both alpha
and beta parameters. -6 means light filter, 6 means strong.
--sout-x264-level=<string> H.264 level
Specify H.264 level (as defined by Annex A of the standard). Levels
are not enforced; it's up to the user to select a level compatible
with the rest of the encoding options. Range 1 to 5.1 (10 to 51 is
also allowed).
--sout-x264-interlaced, --no-sout-x264-interlaced
Interlaced mode (default disabled)
Pure-interlaced mode. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-qp=<integer [0 .. 51]>
Set QP
This selects the quantizer to use. Lower values result in better
fidelity, but higher bitrates. 26 is a good default value. Range 0
(lossless) to 51.
--sout-x264-crf=<integer [0 .. 51]>
Quality-based VBR
1-pass Quality-based VBR. Range 0 to 51.
--sout-x264-qpmin=<integer [0 .. 51]>
Min QP
Minimum quantizer parameter. 15 to 35 seems to be a useful range.
--sout-x264-qpmax=<integer [0 .. 51]>
Max QP
Maximum quantizer parameter.
--sout-x264-qpstep=<integer [0 .. 51]>
Max QP step
Max QP step between frames.
--sout-x264-ratetol=<float [0.000000 .. 100.000000]>
Average bitrate tolerance
Allowed variance in average bitrate (in kbits/s).
--sout-x264-vbv-maxrate=<integer>
Max local bitrate
Sets a maximum local bitrate (in kbits/s).
--sout-x264-vbv-bufsize=<integer>
VBV buffer
Averaging period for the maximum local bitrate (in kbits).
--sout-x264-vbv-init=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]>
Initial VBV buffer occupancy
Sets the initial buffer occupancy as a fraction of the buffer size.
Range 0.0 to 1.0.
--sout-x264-ipratio=<float [1.000000 .. 2.000000]>
QP factor between I and P
QP factor between I and P. Range 1.0 to 2.0.
--sout-x264-pbratio=<float [1.000000 .. 2.000000]>
QP factor between P and B
QP factor between P and B. Range 1.0 to 2.0.
--sout-x264-chroma-qp-offset=<integer>
QP difference between chroma and luma
QP difference between chroma and luma.
--sout-x264-pass=<integer [0 .. 3]>
Multipass ratecontrol
Multipass ratecontrol:
- 1: First pass, creates stats file
- 2:
Last pass, does not overwrite stats file
- 3: Nth pass, overwrites
stats file
--sout-x264-qcomp=<float [0.000000 .. 1.000000]>
QP curve compression
QP curve compression. Range 0.0 (CBR) to 1.0 (QCP).
--sout-x264-cplxblur=<float>
Reduce fluctuations in QP
This reduces the fluctuations in QP before curve compression.
Temporally blurs complexity.
--sout-x264-qblur=<float> Reduce fluctuations in QP
This reduces the fluctations in QP after curve compression.
Temporally blurs quants.
--sout-x264-aq-mode=<integer [0 .. 2]>
How AQ distributes bits
Defines bitdistribution mode for AQ, default 2
- 0: Disabled
- 1:
Avoid moving bits between frames
- 2: Move bits between frames
--sout-x264-aq-strength=<float>
Strength of AQ
Strength to reduce blocking and blurring in flat
and textured areas,
default 1.0 recommented to be between 0..2
- 0.5: weak AQ
- 1.5:
strong AQ
--sout-x264-partitions={none,fast,normal,slow,all}
Partitions to consider
Partitions to consider in analyse mode:
- none :
- fast : i4x4
- normal: i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8)
- slow : i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8),b8x8
- all
: i4x4,p8x8,(i8x8),b8x8,p4x4
(p4x4 requires p8x8. i8x8 requires
8x8dct).
--sout-x264-direct={none,spatial,temporal,auto}
Direct MV prediction mode
Direct MV prediction mode.
--sout-x264-direct-8x8=<integer [-1 .. 1]>
Direct prediction size
Direct prediction size: - 0: 4x4
- 1: 8x8
- -1: smallest
possible according to level
--sout-x264-weightb, --no-sout-x264-weightb
Weighted prediction for B-frames (default
disabled)
Weighted prediction for B-frames. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-me={dia,hex,umh,esa,tesa}
Integer pixel motion estimation method
Selects the motion estimation algorithm: - dia: diamond search,
radius 1 (fast)
- hex: hexagonal search, radius 2
- umh: uneven
multi-hexagon search (better but slower)
- esa: exhaustive search
(extremely slow, primarily for testing)
- tesa: hadamard exhaustive
search (extremely slow, primarily for testing)
--sout-x264-merange=<integer [1 .. 64]>
Maximum motion vector search range
Maximum distance to search for motion estimation, measured from
predicted position(s). Default of 16 is good for most footage, high
motion sequences may benefit from settings between 24 and 32. Range 0
to 64.
--sout-x264-mvrange=<integer>
Maximum motion vector length
Maximum motion vector length in pixels. -1 is automatic, based on
level.
--sout-x264-mvrange-thread=<integer>
Minimum buffer space between threads
Minimum buffer space between threads. -1 is automatic, based on
number of threads.
--sout-x264-subme=<integer [1 .. 7]>
Subpixel motion estimation and partition
decision quality
This parameter controls quality versus speed tradeoffs involved in
the motion estimation decision process (lower = quicker and higher =
better quality). Range 1 to 7.
--sout-x264-b-rdo, --no-sout-x264-b-rdo
RD based mode decision for B-frames (default
disabled)
RD based mode decision for B-frames. This requires subme 6 (or
higher). (default disabled)
--sout-x264-mixed-refs, --no-sout-x264-mixed-refs
Decide references on a per partition basis
(default disabled)
Allows each 8x8 or 16x8 partition to independently select a reference
frame, as opposed to only one ref per macroblock. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-chroma-me, --no-sout-x264-chroma-me
Chroma in motion estimation (default enabled)
Chroma ME for subpel and mode decision in P-frames. (default enabled)
--sout-x264-bime, --no-sout-x264-bime
Jointly optimize both MVs in B-frames
(default disabled)
Joint bidirectional motion refinement. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-8x8dct, --no-sout-x264-8x8dct
Adaptive spatial transform size (default
disabled)
SATD-based decision for 8x8 transform in inter-MBs. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-trellis=<integer [0 .. 2]>
Trellis RD quantization
Trellis RD quantization:
- 0: disabled
- 1: enabled only on the
final encode of a MB
- 2: enabled on all mode decisions
This
requires CABAC.
--sout-x264-fast-pskip, --no-sout-x264-fast-pskip
Early SKIP detection on P-frames (default
enabled)
Early SKIP detection on P-frames. (default enabled)
--sout-x264-dct-decimate, --no-sout-x264-dct-decimate
Coefficient thresholding on P-frames (default
enabled)
Coefficient thresholding on P-frames.Eliminate dct blocks containing
only a small single coefficient. (default enabled)
--sout-x264-nr=<integer [0 .. 1000]>
Noise reduction
Dct-domain noise reduction. Adaptive pseudo-deadzone. 10 to 1000
seems to be a useful range.
--sout-x264-deadzone-inter=<integer [0 .. 32]>
Inter luma quantization deadzone
Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone. Range 0 to 32.
--sout-x264-deadzone-intra=<integer [0 .. 32]>
Intra luma quantization deadzone
Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone. Range 0 to 32.
--sout-x264-non-deterministic, --no-sout-x264-non-deterministic
Non-deterministic optimizations when threaded
(default disabled)
Slightly improve quality of SMP, at the cost of repeatability.
(default disabled)
--sout-x264-asm, --no-sout-x264-asm
CPU optimizations (default enabled)
Use assembler CPU optimizations. (default enabled)
--sout-x264-psnr, --no-sout-x264-psnr
PSNR computation (default disabled)
Compute and print PSNR stats. This has no effect on the actual
encoding quality. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-ssim, --no-sout-x264-ssim
SSIM computation (default disabled)
Compute and print SSIM stats. This has no effect on the actual
encoding quality. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-quiet, --no-sout-x264-quiet
Quiet mode (default disabled)
Quiet mode. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-sps-id=<integer>
SPS and PPS id numbers
Set SPS and PPS id numbers to allow concatenating streams with
different settings.
--sout-x264-aud, --no-sout-x264-aud
Access unit delimiters (default disabled)
Generate access unit delimiter NAL units. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-verbose, --no-sout-x264-verbose
Statistics (default disabled)
Print stats for each frame. (default disabled)
--sout-x264-stats=<string> Filename for 2 pass stats file
Filename for 2 pass stats file for multi-pass encoding.
See also
- Mac OS X for special notes on using the command line on Mac OS X
