4 Decoders are configured elements in FFmpeg which allow the decoding of
7 When you configure your FFmpeg build, all the supported native decoders
8 are enabled by default. Decoders requiring an external library must be enabled
9 manually via the corresponding @code{--enable-lib} option. You can list all
10 available decoders using the configure option @code{--list-decoders}.
12 You can disable all the decoders with the configure option
13 @code{--disable-decoders} and selectively enable / disable single decoders
14 with the options @code{--enable-decoder=@var{DECODER}} /
15 @code{--disable-decoder=@var{DECODER}}.
17 The option @code{-decoders} of the ff* tools will display the list of
22 @chapter Video Decoders
23 @c man begin VIDEO DECODERS
25 A description of some of the currently available video decoders
32 This decoder decodes rawvideo streams.
37 @item top @var{top_field_first}
38 Specify the assumed field type of the input video.
41 the video is assumed to be progressive (default)
43 bottom-field-first is assumed
45 top-field-first is assumed
52 AVS2-P2/IEEE1857.4 video decoder wrapper.
54 This decoder allows libavcodec to decode AVS2 streams with davs2 library.
56 @c man end VIDEO DECODERS
58 @chapter Audio Decoders
59 @c man begin AUDIO DECODERS
61 A description of some of the currently available audio decoders
68 This decoder implements part of ATSC A/52:2010 and ETSI TS 102 366, as well as
69 the undocumented RealAudio 3 (a.k.a. dnet).
71 @subsection AC-3 Decoder Options
75 @item -drc_scale @var{value}
76 Dynamic Range Scale Factor. The factor to apply to dynamic range values
77 from the AC-3 stream. This factor is applied exponentially.
78 There are 3 notable scale factor ranges:
81 DRC disabled. Produces full range audio.
82 @item 0 < drc_scale <= 1
83 DRC enabled. Applies a fraction of the stream DRC value.
84 Audio reproduction is between full range and full compression.
86 DRC enabled. Applies drc_scale asymmetrically.
87 Loud sounds are fully compressed. Soft sounds are enhanced.
96 This decoder aims to implement the complete FLAC specification from Xiph.
98 @subsection FLAC Decoder options
103 The lavc FLAC encoder used to produce buggy streams with high lpc values
104 (like the default value). This option makes it possible to decode such streams
105 correctly by using lavc's old buggy lpc logic for decoding.
111 Internal wave synthesizer.
113 This decoder generates wave patterns according to predefined sequences. Its
114 use is purely internal and the format of the data it accepts is not publicly
119 libcelt decoder wrapper.
121 libcelt allows libavcodec to decode the Xiph CELT ultra-low delay audio codec.
122 Requires the presence of the libcelt headers and library during configuration.
123 You need to explicitly configure the build with @code{--enable-libcelt}.
127 libgsm decoder wrapper.
129 libgsm allows libavcodec to decode the GSM full rate audio codec. Requires
130 the presence of the libgsm headers and library during configuration. You need
131 to explicitly configure the build with @code{--enable-libgsm}.
133 This decoder supports both the ordinary GSM and the Microsoft variant.
137 libilbc decoder wrapper.
139 libilbc allows libavcodec to decode the Internet Low Bitrate Codec (iLBC)
140 audio codec. Requires the presence of the libilbc headers and library during
141 configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
142 @code{--enable-libilbc}.
146 The following option is supported by the libilbc wrapper.
151 Enable the enhancement of the decoded audio when set to 1. The default
152 value is 0 (disabled).
156 @section libopencore-amrnb
158 libopencore-amrnb decoder wrapper.
160 libopencore-amrnb allows libavcodec to decode the Adaptive Multi-Rate
161 Narrowband audio codec. Using it requires the presence of the
162 libopencore-amrnb headers and library during configuration. You need to
163 explicitly configure the build with @code{--enable-libopencore-amrnb}.
165 An FFmpeg native decoder for AMR-NB exists, so users can decode AMR-NB
166 without this library.
168 @section libopencore-amrwb
170 libopencore-amrwb decoder wrapper.
172 libopencore-amrwb allows libavcodec to decode the Adaptive Multi-Rate
173 Wideband audio codec. Using it requires the presence of the
174 libopencore-amrwb headers and library during configuration. You need to
175 explicitly configure the build with @code{--enable-libopencore-amrwb}.
177 An FFmpeg native decoder for AMR-WB exists, so users can decode AMR-WB
178 without this library.
182 libopus decoder wrapper.
184 libopus allows libavcodec to decode the Opus Interactive Audio Codec.
185 Requires the presence of the libopus headers and library during
186 configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
187 @code{--enable-libopus}.
189 An FFmpeg native decoder for Opus exists, so users can decode Opus
190 without this library.
192 @c man end AUDIO DECODERS
194 @chapter Subtitles Decoders
195 @c man begin SUBTILES DECODERS
205 Compute clut if no matching CLUT is in the stream.
209 Always compute CLUT and override the one provided in the stream.
212 Selects the dvb substream, or all substreams if -1 which is default.
218 This codec decodes the bitmap subtitles used in DVDs; the same subtitles can
219 also be found in VobSub file pairs and in some Matroska files.
225 Specify the global palette used by the bitmaps. When stored in VobSub, the
226 palette is normally specified in the index file; in Matroska, the palette is
227 stored in the codec extra-data in the same format as in VobSub. In DVDs, the
228 palette is stored in the IFO file, and therefore not available when reading
229 from dumped VOB files.
231 The format for this option is a string containing 16 24-bits hexadecimal
232 numbers (without 0x prefix) separated by comas, for example @code{0d00ee,
233 ee450d, 101010, eaeaea, 0ce60b, ec14ed, ebff0b, 0d617a, 7b7b7b, d1d1d1,
234 7b2a0e, 0d950c, 0f007b, cf0dec, cfa80c, 7c127b}.
237 Specify the IFO file from which the global palette is obtained.
240 @item forced_subs_only
241 Only decode subtitle entries marked as forced. Some titles have forced
242 and non-forced subtitles in the same track. Setting this flag to @code{1}
243 will only keep the forced subtitles. Default value is @code{0}.
246 @section libzvbi-teletext
248 Libzvbi allows libavcodec to decode DVB teletext pages and DVB teletext
249 subtitles. Requires the presence of the libzvbi headers and library during
250 configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
251 @code{--enable-libzvbi}.
257 List of teletext page numbers to decode. Pages that do not match the specified
258 list are dropped. You may use the special @code{*} string to match all pages,
259 or @code{subtitle} to match all subtitle pages.
262 Discards the top teletext line. Default value is 1.
264 Specifies the format of the decoded subtitles. The teletext decoder is capable
265 of decoding the teletext pages to bitmaps or to simple text, you should use
266 "bitmap" for teletext pages, because certain graphics and colors cannot be
267 expressed in simple text. You might use "text" for teletext based subtitles if
268 your application can handle simple text based subtitles. Default value is
271 X offset of generated bitmaps, default is 0.
273 Y offset of generated bitmaps, default is 0.
274 @item txt_chop_spaces
275 Chops leading and trailing spaces and removes empty lines from the generated
276 text. This option is useful for teletext based subtitles where empty spaces may
277 be present at the start or at the end of the lines or empty lines may be
278 present between the subtitle lines because of double-sized teletext characters.
281 Sets the display duration of the decoded teletext pages or subtitles in
282 milliseconds. Default value is -1 which means infinity or until the next
283 subtitle event comes.
284 @item txt_transparent
285 Force transparent background of the generated teletext bitmaps. Default value
286 is 0 which means an opaque background.
288 Sets the opacity (0-255) of the teletext background. If
289 @option{txt_transparent} is not set, it only affects characters between a start
290 box and an end box, typically subtitles. Default value is 0 if
291 @option{txt_transparent} is set, 255 otherwise.
295 @c man end SUBTILES DECODERS