1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
3 @settitle FFplay Documentation
6 @center @titlefont{FFplay Documentation}
13 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
14 FFplay is a very simple and portable media player using the FFmpeg
15 libraries and the SDL library. It is mostly used as a testbed for the
24 ffplay [options] @file{input_file}
37 force displayed height
43 disable graphical display
48 @section Advanced options
51 Show the stream duration, the codec parameters, the current position in
52 the stream and the audio/video synchronisation drift.
54 Force RTP/TCP protocol usage instead of RTP/UDP. It is only meaningful
55 if you are streaming with the RTSP protocol.
57 Set the master clock to audio (@code{type=audio}), video
58 (@code{type=video}) or external (@code{type=ext}). Default is audio. The
59 master clock is used to control audio-video synchronization. Most media
60 players use audio as master clock, but in some cases (streaming or high
61 quality broadcast) it is necessary to change that. This option is mainly
62 used for debugging purposes.
65 @section While playing
92 @settitle FFplay media player
95 ffmpeg(1), ffserver(1) and the html documentation of @file{ffmpeg}.