1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
3 @settitle ffprobe Documentation
5 @center @titlefont{ffprobe Documentation}
14 The generic syntax is:
18 ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
23 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
25 ffprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
26 human- and machine-readable fashion.
28 For example it can be used to check the format of the container used
29 by a multimedia stream and the format and type of each media stream
32 If a filename is specified in input, ffprobe will try to open and
33 probe the file content. If the file cannot be opened or recognized as
34 a multimedia file, a positive exit code is returned.
36 ffprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
37 combination with a textual filter, which may perform more
38 sophisticated processing, e.g. statistical processing or plotting.
40 Options are used to list some of the formats supported by ffprobe or
41 for specifying which information to display, and for setting how
44 ffprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter,
45 and consists of one or more sections of the form:
54 Metadata tags stored in the container or in the streams are recognized
55 and printed in the corresponding "FORMAT" or "STREAM" section, and
56 are prefixed by the string "TAG:".
63 @include avtools-common-opts.texi
73 Show the unit of the displayed values.
76 Use SI prefixes for the displayed values.
77 Unless the "-byte_binary_prefix" option is used all the prefixes
80 @item -byte_binary_prefix
81 Force the use of binary prefixes for byte values.
84 Use sexagesimal format HH:MM:SS.MICROSECONDS for time values.
87 Prettify the format of the displayed values, it corresponds to the
88 options "-unit -prefix -byte_binary_prefix -sexagesimal".
90 @item -print_format @var{format}
91 Set the output printing format.
92 Current available formats are "default" and "json".
95 Show information about the container format of the input multimedia
98 All the container format information is printed within a section with
102 Show information about each packet contained in the input multimedia
105 The information for each single packet is printed within a dedicated
106 section with name "PACKET".
109 Show information about each media stream contained in the input
112 Each media stream information is printed within a dedicated section
115 @item -i @var{input_file}
116 Read @var{input_file}.
121 @include decoders.texi
122 @include demuxers.texi
123 @include protocols.texi
129 @settitle ffprobe media prober
132 ffmpeg(1), ffplay(1), ffserver(1) and the FFmpeg HTML documentation
136 The FFmpeg developers