1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
3 @settitle FFprobe Documentation
6 @center @titlefont{FFprobe Documentation}
12 The generic syntax is:
16 ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
21 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
23 FFprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
24 human- and machine-readable fashion.
26 For example it can be used to check the format of the container used
27 by a multimedia stream and the format and type of each media stream
30 If a filename is specified in input, ffprobe will try to open and
31 probe the file content. If the file cannot be opened or recognized as
32 a multimedia file, a positive exit code is returned.
34 FFprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
35 combination with a textual filter, which may perform more
36 sophisticated processing, e.g. statistical processing or plotting.
38 Options are used to list some of the formats supported by ffprobe or
39 for specifying which information to display, and for setting how
42 FFprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter,
43 and consists of one or more sections of the form:
52 Metadata tags stored in the container or in the streams are recognized
53 and printed in the corresponding "FORMAT" or "STREAM" section, and
54 are prefixed by the string "TAG:".
61 @include fftools-common-opts.texi
71 Show the unit of the displayed values.
74 Use SI prefixes for the displayed values.
75 Unless the "-byte_binary_prefix" option is used all the prefixes
78 @item -byte_binary_prefix
79 Force the use of binary prefixes for byte values.
82 Use sexagesimal format HH:MM:SS.MICROSECONDS for time values.
85 Prettify the format of the displayed values, it corresponds to the
86 options "-unit -prefix -byte_binary_prefix -sexagesimal".
89 Show information about the container format of the input multimedia
92 All the container format information is printed within a section with
96 Show information about each packet contained in the input multimedia
99 The information for each single packet is printed within a dedicated
100 section with name "PACKET".
103 Show information about each media stream contained in the input
106 Each media stream information is printed within a dedicated section
112 @include demuxers.texi
113 @include protocols.texi
119 @settitle FFprobe media prober
122 ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffserver(1) and the FFmpeg HTML documentation
126 The FFmpeg developers