@item -stats (@emph{global})
Print encoding progress/statistics. On by default.
+@item -progress @var{url} (@emph{global})
+Send program-friendly progress information to @var{url}.
+
+Progress information is written approximately every second and at the end of
+the encoding process. It is made of "@var{key}=@var{value}" lines. @var{key}
+consists of only alphanumeric characters. The last key of a sequence of
+progress information is always "progress".
+
+@item -stdin
+Enable interaction on standard input. On by default unless standard input is
+used as an input.
+
+Useful, for example, if ffmpeg is in the background process group. Roughly
+the same result can be achieved with @code{ffmpeg ... < /dev/null} but it
+requires a shell.
+
@item -debug_ts (@emph{global})
Print timestamp information. It is off by default. This option is
mostly useful for testing and debugging purposes, and the output
mono audio streams into one single stereo channel audio stream (and keep the
video stream), you can use the following command:
@example
-ffmpeg -i input.mkv -f lavfi -i "
-amovie=input.mkv:si=1 [a1];
-amovie=input.mkv:si=2 [a2];
-[a1][a2] amerge" -c:a pcm_s16le -c:v copy output.mkv
+ffmpeg -i input.mkv -filter_complex "[0:1] [0:2] amerge" -c:a pcm_s16le -c:v copy output.mkv
@end example
@item -map_metadata[:@var{metadata_spec_out}] @var{infile}[:@var{metadata_spec_in}] (@emph{output,per-metadata})
When dumping packets, also dump the payload.
@item -re (@emph{input})
Read input at native frame rate. Mainly used to simulate a grab device.
+By default @command{ffmpeg} attempts to read the input(s) as fast as possible.
+This option will slow down the reading of the input(s) to the native frame rate
+of the input(s). It is useful for real-time output (e.g. live streaming). If
+your input(s) is coming from some other live streaming source (through HTTP or
+UDP for example) the server might already be in real-time, thus the option will
+likely not be required. On the other hand, this is meaningful if your input(s)
+is a file you are trying to push in real-time.
@item -loop_input
Loop over the input stream. Currently it works only for image
streams. This option is used for automatic FFserver testing.