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diff --git a/modules/ffmpeg/consumer/ffmpeg_consumer.cpp b/modules/ffmpeg/consumer/ffmpeg_consumer.cpp
index cee3bb83b..20a30cd83 100644
--- a/modules/ffmpeg/consumer/ffmpeg_consumer.cpp
+++ b/modules/ffmpeg/consumer/ffmpeg_consumer.cpp
@@ -1,455 +1,940 @@
-/*
-* copyright (c) 2010 Sveriges Television AB <info@casparcg.com>
-*
-*  This ffmpeg is part of CasparCG.
-*
-*    CasparCG is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-*    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-*    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-*    (at your option) any later version.
-*
-*    CasparCG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-*    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-*    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-*    along with CasparCG.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*
-*/
- 
-#include "../StdAfx.h"
-
-#include "../ffmpeg_error.h"
-
-#include "ffmpeg_consumer.h"
-
-#include <core/mixer/read_frame.h>
-#include <core/mixer/audio/audio_util.h>
-#include <core/consumer/frame_consumer.h>
-#include <core/video_format.h>
-
-#include <common/concurrency/executor.h>
-#include <common/diagnostics/graph.h>
-#include <common/utility/string.h>
-#include <common/env.h>
-
-#include <boost/timer.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread/once.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread.hpp>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
-
-#include <tbb/cache_aligned_allocator.h>
-#include <tbb/parallel_invoke.h>
-
-#include <cstdio>
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#pragma warning (push)
-#pragma warning (disable : 4244)
-#endif
-extern "C" 
-{
-	#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
-	#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
-	#include <libavformat/avformat.h>
-	#include <libswscale/swscale.h>
-	#include <libavutil/opt.h>
-}
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#pragma warning (pop)
-#endif
-
-namespace caspar { namespace ffmpeg {
-	
-struct ffmpeg_consumer : boost::noncopyable
-{		
-	const std::string						filename_;
-		
-	const std::shared_ptr<AVFormatContext>	oc_;
-	const core::video_format_desc			format_desc_;
-	
-	const safe_ptr<diagnostics::graph>		graph_;
-	boost::timer							frame_timer_;
-	boost::timer							write_timer_;
-
-	executor								executor_;
-	executor								file_write_executor_;
-
-	// Audio
-	std::shared_ptr<AVStream>				audio_st_;
-	
-	// Video
-	std::shared_ptr<AVStream>				video_st_;
-
-	std::vector<uint8_t>					video_outbuf_;
-	std::vector<uint8_t>					picture_buf_;
-	std::shared_ptr<SwsContext>				sws_;
-
-	int64_t									frame_number_;
-	
-public:
-	ffmpeg_consumer(const std::string& filename, const core::video_format_desc& format_desc, const std::string& codec, const std::string& options)
-		: filename_(filename + ".mov")
-		, video_outbuf_(1920*1080*8)
-		, oc_(avformat_alloc_context(), av_free)
-		, format_desc_(format_desc)
-		, executor_(print())
-		, file_write_executor_(print() + L"/output")
-		, frame_number_(0)
-	{
-		graph_->add_guide("frame-time", 0.5);
-		graph_->set_color("frame-time", diagnostics::color(0.1f, 1.0f, 0.1f));
-		graph_->set_color("write-time", diagnostics::color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.1f));
-		graph_->set_text(print());
-		diagnostics::register_graph(graph_);
-
-		executor_.set_capacity(8);
-		file_write_executor_.set_capacity(8);
-
-		oc_->oformat = av_guess_format(nullptr, filename_.c_str(), nullptr);
-		if (!oc_->oformat)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Could not find suitable output format."));
-		
-		THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_parameters(oc_.get(), nullptr), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-
-		strcpy_s(oc_->filename, filename_.c_str());
-		
-		auto video_codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec.c_str());
-		if(video_codec == nullptr)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(invalid_argument() << arg_name_info(codec));
-
-		//  Add the audio and video streams using the default format codecs	and initialize the codecs .
-		video_st_ = add_video_stream(video_codec->id, options);
-		audio_st_ = add_audio_stream();
-				
-		dump_format(oc_.get(), 0, filename_.c_str(), 1);
-		 
-		// Open the output ffmpeg, if needed.
-		if (!(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) 
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(avio_open(&oc_->pb, filename_.c_str(), URL_WRONLY), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-				
-		THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_write_header(oc_.get()), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-
-		CASPAR_LOG(info) << print() << L" Successfully Initialized.";	
-	}
-
-	~ffmpeg_consumer()
-	{    
-		executor_.stop();
-		executor_.join();
-
-		file_write_executor_.stop();
-		file_write_executor_.join();
-		
-		LOG_ON_ERROR2(av_write_trailer(oc_.get()), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		
-		audio_st_.reset();
-		video_st_.reset();
-			  
-		if (!(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) 
-			LOG_ON_ERROR2(avio_close(oc_->pb), "[ffmpeg_consumer]"); // Close the output ffmpeg.
-
-		CASPAR_LOG(info) << print() << L" Successfully Uninitialized.";	
-	}
-			
-	std::wstring print() const
-	{
-		return L"ffmpeg[" + widen(filename_) + L"]";
-	}
-
-	std::shared_ptr<AVStream> add_video_stream(enum CodecID codec_id, const std::string& options)
-	{ 
-		auto st = av_new_stream(oc_.get(), 0);
-		if (!st) 		
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Could not allocate video-stream") << boost::errinfo_api_function("av_new_stream"));		
-
-		auto encoder = avcodec_find_encoder(codec_id);
-		if (!encoder)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("codec not found"));
-
-		auto c = st->codec;
-
-		avcodec_get_context_defaults3(c, encoder);
-				
-		c->codec_id			= codec_id;
-		c->codec_type		= AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
-		c->width			= format_desc_.width;
-		c->height			= format_desc_.height;
-		c->time_base.den	= format_desc_.time_scale;
-		c->time_base.num	= format_desc_.duration;
-		c->gop_size			= 25;
-
-		if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_PRORES)
-		{			
-			c->bit_rate	= c->bit_rate > 0 ? c->bit_rate : format_desc_.width < 1280 ? 42*1000000 : 147*1000000;
-			c->pix_fmt	= PIX_FMT_YUV422P10;
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_options_string(c->priv_data, options.c_str(), "=", ":"), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		}
-		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_DNXHD)
-		{
-			if(format_desc_.width < 1280 || format_desc_.height < 720)
-				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("unsupported dimension"));
-
-			c->bit_rate	= c->bit_rate > 0 ? c->bit_rate : 220*1000000;
-			c->pix_fmt	= PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
-			
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_options_string(c->priv_data, options.c_str(), "=", ":"), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		}
-		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO)
-		{
-			c->bit_rate	= c->bit_rate > 0 ? c->bit_rate : format_desc_.width < 1280 ? 50*1000000 : 100*1000000;
-			c->pix_fmt	= PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
-			
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_options_string(c->priv_data, options.c_str(), "=", ":"), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		}
-		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_H264)
-		{			   
-			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;    
-			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "preset", "ultrafast", 0);
-			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "tune",   "film",   0);
-			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "crf",    "5",     0);
-			
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_options_string(c->priv_data, options.c_str(), "=", ":"), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_set_options_string(c->priv_data, options.c_str(), "=", ":"), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-			CASPAR_LOG(warning) << " Potentially unsupported output parameters.";
-		}
-		
-		c->max_b_frames = 0; // b-franes not supported.
-
-		if(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
-			c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
-		
-		c->thread_count = boost::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-		THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_open(c, encoder), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-
-		return std::shared_ptr<AVStream>(st, [](AVStream* st)
-		{
-			LOG_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_close(st->codec), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-			av_freep(&st->codec);
-			av_freep(&st);
-		});
-	}
-	
-	std::shared_ptr<AVStream> add_audio_stream()
-	{
-		auto st = av_new_stream(oc_.get(), 1);
-		if(!st)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Could not allocate audio-stream") << boost::errinfo_api_function("av_new_stream"));		
-
-		st->codec->codec_id			= CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE;
-		st->codec->codec_type		= AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
-		st->codec->sample_rate		= 48000;
-		st->codec->channels			= 2;
-		st->codec->sample_fmt		= SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
-		
-		if(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
-			st->codec->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
-		
-		auto codec = avcodec_find_encoder(st->codec->codec_id);
-		if (!codec)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("codec not found"));
-
-		THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_open(st->codec, codec), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-
-		return std::shared_ptr<AVStream>(st, [](AVStream* st)
-		{
-			LOG_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_close(st->codec), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");;
-			av_freep(&st->codec);
-			av_freep(&st);
-		});
-	}
-
-	std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> convert_video_frame(const safe_ptr<core::read_frame>& frame, AVCodecContext* c)
-	{
-		if(!sws_) 
-		{
-			sws_.reset(sws_getContext(format_desc_.width, format_desc_.height, PIX_FMT_BGRA, c->width, c->height, c->pix_fmt, SWS_BICUBIC, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr), sws_freeContext);
-			if (sws_ == nullptr) 
-				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Cannot initialize the conversion context"));
-		}
-
-		std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> av_frame(avcodec_alloc_frame(), av_free);
-		avpicture_fill(reinterpret_cast<AVPicture*>(av_frame.get()), const_cast<uint8_t*>(frame->image_data().begin()), PIX_FMT_BGRA, format_desc_.width, format_desc_.height);
-				
-		std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> local_av_frame(avcodec_alloc_frame(), av_free);
-		picture_buf_.resize(avpicture_get_size(c->pix_fmt, format_desc_.width, format_desc_.height));
-		avpicture_fill(reinterpret_cast<AVPicture*>(local_av_frame.get()), picture_buf_.data(), c->pix_fmt, format_desc_.width, format_desc_.height);
-
-		sws_scale(sws_.get(), av_frame->data, av_frame->linesize, 0, c->height, local_av_frame->data, local_av_frame->linesize);
-
-		return local_av_frame;
-	}
-  
-	std::shared_ptr<AVPacket> encode_video_frame(const safe_ptr<core::read_frame>& frame)
-	{ 
-		auto c = video_st_->codec;
- 
-		auto av_frame = convert_video_frame(frame, c);
-		av_frame->interlaced_frame	= format_desc_.field_mode != core::field_mode::progressive;
-		av_frame->top_field_first	= format_desc_.field_mode == core::field_mode::upper;
-		av_frame->pts				= frame_number_++;
-
-		int out_size = THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_encode_video(c, video_outbuf_.data(), video_outbuf_.size(), av_frame.get()), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
-		if(out_size > 0)
-		{
-			safe_ptr<AVPacket> pkt(new AVPacket, [](AVPacket* p)
-			{
-				av_free_packet(p);
-				delete p;
-			});
-			av_init_packet(pkt.get());
- 
-			if (c->coded_frame->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-				pkt->pts = av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, video_st_->time_base);
-
-			if(c->coded_frame->key_frame)
-				pkt->flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
-
-			pkt->stream_index	= video_st_->index;
-			pkt->data			= video_outbuf_.data();
-			pkt->size			= out_size;
- 
-			av_dup_packet(pkt.get());
-			return pkt;
-		}	
-		return nullptr;
-	}
-		
-	std::shared_ptr<AVPacket> encode_audio_frame(const safe_ptr<core::read_frame>& frame)
-	{			
-		auto c = audio_st_->codec;
-
-		auto audio_data = core::audio_32_to_16(frame->audio_data());
-		
-		safe_ptr<AVPacket> pkt(new AVPacket, [](AVPacket* p)
-		{
-			av_free_packet(p);
-			delete p;
-		});
-		av_init_packet(pkt.get());
-		
-		if (c->coded_frame && c->coded_frame->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-			pkt->pts = av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, audio_st_->time_base);
-
-		pkt->flags		 |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
-		pkt->stream_index = audio_st_->index;
-		pkt->size		 = audio_data.size()*2;
-		pkt->data		 = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(audio_data.data());
-		
-		av_dup_packet(pkt.get());
-		return pkt;
-	}
-		 
-	void send(const safe_ptr<core::read_frame>& frame)
-	{
-		executor_.begin_invoke([=]
-		{		
-			frame_timer_.restart();
-
-			auto video = encode_video_frame(frame);
-			auto audio = encode_audio_frame(frame);
-
-			graph_->update_value("frame-time", frame_timer_.elapsed()*format_desc_.fps*0.5);
-			
-			file_write_executor_.begin_invoke([=]
-			{
-				write_timer_.restart();
-
-				if(video)
-					av_write_frame(oc_.get(), video.get());
-				if(audio)
-					av_write_frame(oc_.get(), audio.get());
-
-				graph_->update_value("write-time", write_timer_.elapsed()*format_desc_.fps*0.5);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-};
-
-struct ffmpeg_consumer_proxy : public core::frame_consumer
-{
-	const std::wstring	filename_;
-	const bool			key_only_;
-	const std::string	codec_;
-	const std::string	options_;
-
-	std::unique_ptr<ffmpeg_consumer> consumer_;
-
-public:
-
-	ffmpeg_consumer_proxy(const std::wstring& filename, bool key_only, const std::string codec, const std::string& options)
-		: filename_(filename)
-		, key_only_(key_only)
-		, codec_(boost::to_lower_copy(codec))
-		, options_(options)
-	{
-	}
-	
-	virtual void initialize(const core::video_format_desc& format_desc, int, int)
-	{
-		consumer_.reset();
-		consumer_.reset(new ffmpeg_consumer(narrow(filename_), format_desc, codec_, options_));
-	}
-	
-	virtual bool send(const safe_ptr<core::read_frame>& frame) override
-	{
-		consumer_->send(frame);
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	virtual std::wstring print() const override
-	{
-		return consumer_ ? consumer_->print() : L"[ffmpeg_consumer]";
-	}
-		
-	virtual bool has_synchronization_clock() const override
-	{
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	virtual size_t buffer_depth() const override
-	{
-		return 1;
-	}
-};	
-
-safe_ptr<core::frame_consumer> create_ffmpeg_consumer(const std::vector<std::wstring>& params)
-{
-	if(params.size() < 2 || params[0] != L"FILE")
-		return core::frame_consumer::empty();
-	
-	// TODO: Ask stakeholders about case where file already exists.
-	boost::filesystem::remove(boost::filesystem::wpath(env::media_folder() + params[1])); // Delete the file if it exists
-	bool key_only = std::find(params.begin(), params.end(), L"KEY_ONLY") != params.end();
-
-	std::string codec = "dnxhd";
-	auto codec_it = std::find(params.begin(), params.end(), L"CODEC");
-	if(codec_it != params.end() && codec_it++ != params.end())
-		codec = narrow(*codec_it);
-
-	if(codec == "H264" || codec == "h264")
-		codec = "libx264";
-
-	std::string options = "";
-	auto options_it = std::find(params.begin(), params.end(), L"OPTIONS");
-	if(options_it != params.end() && options_it++ != params.end())
-		options = narrow(*options_it);
-
-	return make_safe<ffmpeg_consumer_proxy>(env::media_folder() + params[1], key_only, codec, boost::to_lower_copy(options));
-}
-
-safe_ptr<core::frame_consumer> create_ffmpeg_consumer(const boost::property_tree::ptree& ptree)
-{
-	std::string filename = ptree.get<std::string>("path");
-	auto key_only		 = ptree.get("key-only", false);
-	auto codec			 = ptree.get("codec", "dnxhd");
-	auto options		 = ptree.get("options", "");
-	
-	return make_safe<ffmpeg_consumer_proxy>(env::media_folder() + widen(filename), key_only, codec, options);
-}
-
-}}
+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2011 Sveriges Television AB <info@casparcg.com>
+*
+* This file is part of CasparCG (www.casparcg.com).
+*
+* CasparCG is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+* (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* CasparCG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with CasparCG. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+* Author: Robert Nagy, ronag89@gmail.com
+*/
+
+#include "../StdAfx.h"
+
+#include "../ffmpeg_error.h"
+
+#include "ffmpeg_consumer.h"
+
+#include "../producer/tbb_avcodec.h"
+#include "../producer/util/util.h"
+
+#include <core/frame/frame.h>
+#include <core/frame/audio_channel_layout.h>
+#include <core/mixer/audio/audio_util.h>
+#include <core/consumer/frame_consumer.h>
+#include <core/video_format.h>
+#include <core/help/help_repository.h>
+#include <core/help/help_sink.h>
+
+#include <common/array.h>
+#include <common/env.h>
+#include <common/except.h>
+#include <common/executor.h>
+#include <common/future.h>
+#include <common/diagnostics/graph.h>
+#include <common/lock.h>
+#include <common/memory.h>
+#include <common/param.h>
+#include <common/utf.h>
+#include <common/assert.h>
+#include <common/memshfl.h>
+#include <common/timer.h>
+#include <common/ptree.h>
+
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/algorithm.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/algorithm_ext.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+#include <tbb/spin_mutex.h>
+
+#include <numeric>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (push)
+#pragma warning (disable : 4244)
+#endif
+extern "C"
+{
+	#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
+	#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
+	#include <libavformat/avformat.h>
+	#include <libswscale/swscale.h>
+	#include <libavutil/opt.h>
+	#include <libavutil/pixdesc.h>
+	#include <libavutil/parseutils.h>
+	#include <libavutil/samplefmt.h>
+	#include <libswresample/swresample.h>
+}
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (pop)
+#endif
+
+namespace caspar { namespace ffmpeg {
+
+int av_opt_set(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int search_flags)
+{
+	AVClass* av_class = *(AVClass**)obj;
+
+	if((strcmp(name, "pix_fmt") == 0 || strcmp(name, "pixel_format") == 0) && strcmp(av_class->class_name, "AVCodecContext") == 0)
+	{
+		AVCodecContext* c = (AVCodecContext*)obj;
+		auto pix_fmt = av_get_pix_fmt(val);
+		if(pix_fmt == PIX_FMT_NONE)
+			return -1;
+		c->pix_fmt = pix_fmt;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	//if((strcmp(name, "r") == 0 || strcmp(name, "frame_rate") == 0) && strcmp(av_class->class_name, "AVCodecContext") == 0)
+	//{
+	//	AVCodecContext* c = (AVCodecContext*)obj;
+
+	//	if(c->codec_type != AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO)
+	//		return -1;
+
+	//	AVRational rate;
+	//	int ret = av_parse_video_rate(&rate, val);
+	//	if(ret < 0)
+	//		return ret;
+
+	//	c->time_base.num = rate.den;
+	//	c->time_base.den = rate.num;
+	//	return 0;
+	//}
+
+	return ::av_opt_set(obj, name, val, search_flags);
+}
+
+struct option
+{
+	std::string name;
+	std::string value;
+
+	option(std::string name, std::string value)
+		: name(std::move(name))
+		, value(std::move(value))
+	{
+	}
+};
+
+struct output_format
+{
+	AVOutputFormat* format;
+	int				width;
+	int				height;
+	AVCodecID		vcodec;
+	AVCodecID		acodec;
+	int				croptop;
+	int				cropbot;
+
+	output_format(const core::video_format_desc& format_desc, const std::string& filename, std::vector<option>& options)
+		: format(av_guess_format(nullptr, filename.c_str(), nullptr))
+		, width(format_desc.width)
+		, height(format_desc.height)
+		, vcodec(CODEC_ID_NONE)
+		, acodec(CODEC_ID_NONE)
+		, croptop(0)
+		, cropbot(0)
+	{
+		if(boost::iequals(boost::filesystem::path(filename).extension().string(), ".dv"))
+			set_opt("f", "dv");
+
+		boost::range::remove_erase_if(options, [&](const option& o)
+		{
+			return set_opt(o.name, o.value);
+		});
+
+		if(vcodec == CODEC_ID_NONE && format)
+			vcodec = format->video_codec;
+
+		if(acodec == CODEC_ID_NONE && format)
+			acodec = format->audio_codec;
+
+		if(vcodec == CODEC_ID_NONE)
+			vcodec = CODEC_ID_H264;
+
+		if(acodec == CODEC_ID_NONE)
+			acodec = CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE;
+	}
+
+	bool set_opt(const std::string& name, const std::string& value)
+	{
+		//if(name == "target")
+		//{
+		//	enum { PAL, NTSC, FILM, UNKNOWN } norm = UNKNOWN;
+		//
+		//	if(name.find("pal-") != std::string::npos)
+		//		norm = PAL;
+		//	else if(name.find("ntsc-") != std::string::npos)
+		//		norm = NTSC;
+
+		//	if(norm == UNKNOWN)
+		//		CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(invalid_argument() << arg_name_info("target"));
+		//
+		//	if (name.find("-dv") != std::string::npos)
+		//	{
+		//		set_opt("f", "dv");
+		//		if(norm == PAL)
+		//		{
+		//			set_opt("s", "720x576");
+		//		}
+		//		else
+		//		{
+		//			set_opt("s", "720x480");
+		//			if(height == 486)
+		//			{
+		//				set_opt("croptop", "2");
+		//				set_opt("cropbot", "4");
+		//			}
+		//		}
+		//		set_opt("s", norm == PAL ? "720x576" : "720x480");
+		//	}
+
+		//	return true;
+		//}
+		//else
+		if(name == "f")
+		{
+			format = av_guess_format(value.c_str(), nullptr, nullptr);
+
+			if(format == nullptr)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(user_error() << msg_info("Unknown format " + value));
+
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if(name == "vcodec" || name == "v:codec")
+		{
+			auto c = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(value.c_str());
+			if(c == nullptr)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(user_error() << msg_info("Unknown video codec " + value));
+
+			vcodec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(value.c_str())->id;
+			return true;
+
+		}
+		else if(name == "acodec" || name == "a:codec")
+		{
+			auto c = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(value.c_str());
+			if(c == nullptr)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(user_error() << msg_info("Unknown audio codec " + value));
+
+			acodec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(value.c_str())->id;
+
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if(name == "s")
+		{
+			if(av_parse_video_size(&width, &height, value.c_str()) < 0)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(user_error() << msg_info("Unknown video size " + value));
+
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if(name == "croptop")
+		{
+			croptop = boost::lexical_cast<int>(value);
+
+			return true;
+		}
+		else if(name == "cropbot")
+		{
+			cropbot = boost::lexical_cast<int>(value);
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+typedef cache_aligned_vector<uint8_t> byte_vector;
+
+struct ffmpeg_consumer : boost::noncopyable
+{
+	const spl::shared_ptr<diagnostics::graph>	graph_;
+	const std::string							filename_;
+	const std::string							full_filename_		= u8(env::media_folder()) + filename_;
+	const std::shared_ptr<AVFormatContext>		oc_					{ avformat_alloc_context(), avformat_free_context };
+	const core::video_format_desc				format_desc_;
+	const core::audio_channel_layout			channel_layout_;
+
+	core::monitor::subject						monitor_subject_;
+
+	tbb::spin_mutex								exception_mutex_;
+	std::exception_ptr							exception_;
+
+	std::shared_ptr<AVStream>					audio_st_;
+	std::shared_ptr<AVStream>					video_st_;
+
+	byte_vector									picture_buffer_;
+	byte_vector									key_picture_buf_;
+	byte_vector									audio_buffer_;
+	std::shared_ptr<SwrContext>					swr_;
+	std::shared_ptr<SwsContext>					sws_;
+
+	int64_t										frame_number_		= 0;
+
+	output_format								output_format_;
+	bool										key_only_;
+	tbb::atomic<int64_t>						current_encoding_delay_;
+
+	executor									executor_;
+public:
+	ffmpeg_consumer(
+			const std::string& filename,
+			const core::video_format_desc& format_desc,
+			const core::audio_channel_layout& channel_layout,
+			std::vector<option> options,
+			bool key_only)
+		: filename_(filename)
+		, format_desc_(format_desc)
+		, channel_layout_(channel_layout)
+		, output_format_(format_desc, full_filename_, options)
+		, key_only_(key_only)
+		, executor_(print())
+	{
+		current_encoding_delay_ = 0;
+		check_space();
+
+		// TODO: Ask stakeholders about case where file already exists.
+		boost::filesystem::remove(boost::filesystem::path(full_filename_)); // Delete the file if it exists
+
+		graph_->set_color("frame-time", diagnostics::color(0.1f, 1.0f, 0.1f));
+		graph_->set_color("dropped-frame", diagnostics::color(0.3f, 0.6f, 0.3f));
+		graph_->set_text(print());
+		diagnostics::register_graph(graph_);
+
+		executor_.set_capacity(8);
+
+		oc_->oformat = output_format_.format;
+
+		std::strcpy(oc_->filename, full_filename_.c_str());
+
+		//  Add the audio and video streams using the default format codecs	and initialize the codecs.
+		video_st_ = add_video_stream(options);
+
+		if (!key_only)
+			audio_st_ = add_audio_stream(options);
+
+		av_dump_format(oc_.get(), 0, full_filename_.c_str(), 1);
+
+		// Open the output ffmpeg, if needed.
+		if (!(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE))
+			THROW_ON_ERROR2(avio_open(&oc_->pb, full_filename_.c_str(), AVIO_FLAG_WRITE), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+		THROW_ON_ERROR2(avformat_write_header(oc_.get(), nullptr), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+		if(options.size() > 0)
+		{
+			for (auto& option : options)
+				CASPAR_LOG(warning) << L"Invalid option: -" << u16(option.name) << L" " << u16(option.value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	~ffmpeg_consumer()
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			executor_.wait();
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			CASPAR_LOG_CURRENT_EXCEPTION();
+		}
+
+		LOG_ON_ERROR2(av_write_trailer(oc_.get()), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+		if (!key_only_)
+			audio_st_.reset();
+
+		video_st_.reset();
+
+		if (!(oc_->oformat->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE))
+			LOG_ON_ERROR2(avio_close(oc_->pb), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+	}
+
+	// frame_consumer
+
+	void send(core::const_frame& frame)
+	{
+		auto exception = lock(exception_mutex_, [&]
+		{
+			return exception_;
+		});
+
+		if(exception != nullptr)
+			std::rethrow_exception(exception);
+
+		executor_.begin_invoke([=]
+		{
+			encode(frame);
+			current_encoding_delay_ = frame.get_age_millis();
+		});
+	}
+
+	bool ready_for_frame() const
+	{
+		return !executor_.is_full();
+	}
+
+	void mark_dropped()
+	{
+		graph_->set_tag(diagnostics::tag_severity::WARNING, "dropped-frame");
+	}
+
+	std::wstring print() const
+	{
+		return L"ffmpeg[" + u16(filename_) + L"]";
+	}
+
+	core::monitor::subject& monitor_output()
+	{
+		return monitor_subject_;
+	}
+
+private:
+	std::shared_ptr<AVStream> add_video_stream(std::vector<option>& options)
+	{
+		if(output_format_.vcodec == CODEC_ID_NONE)
+			return nullptr;
+
+		auto st = avformat_new_stream(oc_.get(), 0);
+		if (!st)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Could not allocate video-stream.") << boost::errinfo_api_function("av_new_stream"));
+
+		auto encoder = avcodec_find_encoder(output_format_.vcodec);
+		if (!encoder)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Codec not found."));
+
+		auto c = st->codec;
+
+		avcodec_get_context_defaults3(c, encoder);
+
+		c->codec_id			= output_format_.vcodec;
+		c->codec_type		= AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
+		c->width			= output_format_.width;
+		c->height			= output_format_.height - output_format_.croptop - output_format_.cropbot;
+		c->time_base.den	= format_desc_.time_scale;
+		c->time_base.num	= format_desc_.duration;
+		c->gop_size			= 25;
+		c->flags		   |= format_desc_.field_mode == core::field_mode::progressive ? 0 : (CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME | CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_DCT);
+		c->pix_fmt			= c->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_NONE ? c->pix_fmt : PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+
+		if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_PRORES)
+		{
+			c->bit_rate	= output_format_.width < 1280 ? 63*1000000 : 220*1000000;
+			c->pix_fmt	= PIX_FMT_YUV422P10;
+		}
+		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_DNXHD)
+		{
+			if(c->width < 1280 || c->height < 720)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Unsupported video dimensions."));
+
+			c->bit_rate	= 220*1000000;
+			c->pix_fmt	= PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
+		}
+		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO)
+		{
+			c->width = c->height == 1280 ? 960  : c->width;
+
+			if(format_desc_.format == core::video_format::ntsc)
+			{
+				c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV411P;
+				output_format_.croptop = 2;
+				output_format_.cropbot = 4;
+				c->height			   = output_format_.height - output_format_.croptop - output_format_.cropbot;
+			}
+			else if(format_desc_.format == core::video_format::pal)
+				c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+			else // dv50
+				c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
+
+			if(format_desc_.duration == 1001)
+				c->width = c->height == 1080 ? 1280 : c->width;
+			else
+				c->width = c->height == 1080 ? 1440 : c->width;
+		}
+		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_H264)
+		{
+			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "preset", "ultrafast", 0);
+			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "tune",   "fastdecode",   0);
+			av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "crf",    "5",     0);
+		}
+		else if(c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_QTRLE)
+		{
+			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_ARGB;
+		}
+
+		boost::range::remove_erase_if(options, [&](const option& o)
+		{
+			return o.name.at(0) != 'a' && ffmpeg::av_opt_set(c, o.name.c_str(), o.value.c_str(), AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN) > -1;
+		});
+
+		if(output_format_.format->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
+			c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+
+		THROW_ON_ERROR2(tbb_avcodec_open(c, encoder, false), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+		return std::shared_ptr<AVStream>(st, [](AVStream* st)
+		{
+			LOG_ON_ERROR2(tbb_avcodec_close(st->codec), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+		});
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<AVStream> add_audio_stream(std::vector<option>& options)
+	{
+		if(output_format_.acodec == CODEC_ID_NONE)
+			return nullptr;
+
+		auto st = avformat_new_stream(oc_.get(), nullptr);
+		if(!st)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Could not allocate audio-stream") << boost::errinfo_api_function("av_new_stream"));
+
+		auto encoder = avcodec_find_encoder(output_format_.acodec);
+		if (!encoder)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("codec not found"));
+
+		auto c = st->codec;
+
+		avcodec_get_context_defaults3(c, encoder);
+
+		c->codec_id			= output_format_.acodec;
+		c->codec_type		= AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
+		c->sample_rate		= 48000;
+		c->channels			= 2;
+		c->sample_fmt		= AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
+		c->time_base.num	= 1;
+		c->time_base.den	= c->sample_rate;
+
+		if(output_format_.vcodec == CODEC_ID_FLV1)
+			c->sample_rate	= 44100;
+
+		if(output_format_.format->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
+			c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+
+		boost::range::remove_erase_if(options, [&](const option& o)
+		{
+			return ffmpeg::av_opt_set(c, o.name.c_str(), o.value.c_str(), AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN) > -1;
+		});
+
+		THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_open2(c, encoder, nullptr), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+		return std::shared_ptr<AVStream>(st, [](AVStream* st)
+		{
+			LOG_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_close(st->codec), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+		});
+	}
+
+	void encode_video_frame(core::const_frame frame)
+	{
+		if(!video_st_)
+			return;
+
+		auto enc = video_st_->codec;
+
+		auto av_frame				= convert_video(frame, enc);
+		av_frame->interlaced_frame	= format_desc_.field_mode != core::field_mode::progressive;
+		av_frame->top_field_first	= format_desc_.field_mode == core::field_mode::upper;
+		av_frame->pts = frame_number_++;
+
+		monitor_subject_
+			<< core::monitor::message("/frame") % static_cast<int64_t>(frame_number_)
+			<< core::monitor::message("/path") % filename_
+			<< core::monitor::message("/fps") % format_desc_.fps;
+
+		AVPacket pkt;
+		av_init_packet(&pkt);
+		pkt.data = nullptr;
+		pkt.size = 0;
+
+		int got_packet = 0;
+		THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_encode_video2(enc, &pkt, av_frame.get(), &got_packet), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+		std::shared_ptr<AVPacket> guard(&pkt, av_free_packet);
+
+		if(!got_packet)
+			return;
+
+		if (pkt.pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+			pkt.pts = av_rescale_q(pkt.pts, enc->time_base, video_st_->time_base);
+		if (pkt.dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+			pkt.dts = av_rescale_q(pkt.dts, enc->time_base, video_st_->time_base);
+
+		pkt.stream_index = video_st_->index;
+
+		THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_interleaved_write_frame(oc_.get(), &pkt), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+	}
+
+	uint64_t get_channel_layout(AVCodecContext* dec)
+	{
+		auto layout = (dec->channel_layout && dec->channels == av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(dec->channel_layout)) ? dec->channel_layout : av_get_default_channel_layout(dec->channels);
+		return layout;
+	}
+
+	void encode_audio_frame(core::const_frame frame)
+	{
+		if(!audio_st_)
+			return;
+
+		auto enc = audio_st_->codec;
+
+		boost::push_back(audio_buffer_, convert_audio(frame, enc));
+
+		auto frame_size = enc->frame_size != 0 ? enc->frame_size * enc->channels * av_get_bytes_per_sample(enc->sample_fmt) : static_cast<int>(audio_buffer_.size());
+
+		while(audio_buffer_.size() >= frame_size)
+		{
+			auto av_frame = create_frame();
+			av_frame->nb_samples = frame_size / (enc->channels * av_get_bytes_per_sample(enc->sample_fmt));
+
+			AVPacket pkt;
+			av_init_packet(&pkt);
+			pkt.data = nullptr;
+			pkt.size = 0;
+
+			THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_fill_audio_frame(av_frame.get(), enc->channels, enc->sample_fmt, audio_buffer_.data(), frame_size, 1), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+
+			int got_packet = 0;
+			THROW_ON_ERROR2(avcodec_encode_audio2(enc, &pkt, av_frame.get(), &got_packet), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+			std::shared_ptr<AVPacket> guard(&pkt, av_free_packet);
+
+			audio_buffer_.erase(audio_buffer_.begin(), audio_buffer_.begin() + frame_size);
+
+			if(!got_packet)
+				return;
+
+			if (pkt.pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+				pkt.pts      = av_rescale_q(pkt.pts, enc->time_base, audio_st_->time_base);
+			if (pkt.dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+				pkt.dts      = av_rescale_q(pkt.dts, enc->time_base, audio_st_->time_base);
+			if (pkt.duration > 0)
+				pkt.duration = static_cast<int>(av_rescale_q(pkt.duration, enc->time_base, audio_st_->time_base));
+
+			pkt.stream_index = audio_st_->index;
+
+			THROW_ON_ERROR2(av_interleaved_write_frame(oc_.get(), &pkt), "[ffmpeg_consumer]");
+		}
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> convert_video(core::const_frame frame, AVCodecContext* c)
+	{
+		if(!sws_)
+		{
+			sws_.reset(sws_getContext(format_desc_.width,
+									  format_desc_.height - output_format_.croptop  - output_format_.cropbot,
+									  PIX_FMT_BGRA,
+									  c->width,
+									  c->height,
+									  c->pix_fmt,
+									  SWS_BICUBIC, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr),
+						sws_freeContext);
+			if (sws_ == nullptr)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(caspar_exception() << msg_info("Cannot initialize the conversion context"));
+		}
+
+		// #in_frame
+
+		std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> in_frame(avcodec_alloc_frame(), av_free);
+
+		auto in_picture = reinterpret_cast<AVPicture*>(in_frame.get());
+
+		if (key_only_)
+		{
+			key_picture_buf_.resize(frame.image_data().size());
+			in_picture->linesize[0] = format_desc_.width * 4;
+			in_picture->data[0] = key_picture_buf_.data();
+
+			aligned_memshfl(in_picture->data[0], frame.image_data().begin(), frame.image_data().size(), 0x0F0F0F0F, 0x0B0B0B0B, 0x07070707, 0x03030303);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			avpicture_fill(
+					in_picture,
+					const_cast<uint8_t*>(frame.image_data().begin()),
+					PIX_FMT_BGRA,
+					format_desc_.width,
+					format_desc_.height - output_format_.croptop  - output_format_.cropbot);
+		}
+
+		// crop-top
+
+		for(int n = 0; n < 4; ++n)
+			in_frame->data[n] += in_frame->linesize[n] * output_format_.croptop;
+
+		// #out_frame
+
+		std::shared_ptr<AVFrame> out_frame(avcodec_alloc_frame(), av_free);
+
+		av_image_fill_linesizes(out_frame->linesize, c->pix_fmt, c->width);
+		for(int n = 0; n < 4; ++n)
+			out_frame->linesize[n] += 32 - (out_frame->linesize[n] % 32); // align
+
+		picture_buffer_.resize(av_image_fill_pointers(out_frame->data, c->pix_fmt, c->height, nullptr, out_frame->linesize));
+		av_image_fill_pointers(out_frame->data, c->pix_fmt, c->height, picture_buffer_.data(), out_frame->linesize);
+
+		// #scale
+
+		sws_scale(sws_.get(),
+				  in_frame->data,
+				  in_frame->linesize,
+				  0,
+				  format_desc_.height - output_format_.cropbot - output_format_.croptop,
+				  out_frame->data,
+				  out_frame->linesize);
+
+		out_frame->format	= c->pix_fmt;
+		out_frame->width	= c->width;
+		out_frame->height	= c->height;
+
+		return out_frame;
+	}
+
+	byte_vector convert_audio(core::const_frame& frame, AVCodecContext* c)
+	{
+		if(!swr_)
+		{
+			swr_ = std::shared_ptr<SwrContext>(swr_alloc_set_opts(nullptr,
+										get_channel_layout(c), c->sample_fmt, c->sample_rate,
+										av_get_default_channel_layout(channel_layout_.num_channels), AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32, format_desc_.audio_sample_rate,
+										0, nullptr), [](SwrContext* p){swr_free(&p);});
+
+			if(!swr_)
+				CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(bad_alloc());
+
+			THROW_ON_ERROR2(swr_init(swr_.get()), "[audio_decoder]");
+		}
+
+		byte_vector buffer(48000);
+
+		const uint8_t* in[]  = {reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(frame.audio_data().data())};
+		uint8_t*       out[] = {buffer.data()};
+
+		auto channel_samples = swr_convert(swr_.get(),
+										   out, static_cast<int>(buffer.size()) / c->channels / av_get_bytes_per_sample(c->sample_fmt),
+										   in, static_cast<int>(frame.audio_data().size()/channel_layout_.num_channels));
+
+		buffer.resize(channel_samples * c->channels * av_get_bytes_per_sample(c->sample_fmt));
+
+		return buffer;
+	}
+
+	void check_space()
+	{
+		auto space = boost::filesystem::space(boost::filesystem::path(full_filename_).parent_path());
+		if(space.available < 512*1000000)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(file_write_error() << msg_info("out of space"));
+	}
+
+	void encode(const core::const_frame& frame)
+	{
+		try
+		{
+			if(frame_number_ % 25 == 0)
+				check_space();
+
+			caspar::timer frame_timer;
+
+			encode_video_frame(frame);
+			encode_audio_frame(frame);
+
+			graph_->set_value("frame-time", frame_timer.elapsed()*format_desc_.fps*0.5);
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			lock(exception_mutex_, [&]
+			{
+				exception_ = std::current_exception();
+			});
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+struct ffmpeg_consumer_proxy : public core::frame_consumer
+{
+	const std::wstring			filename_;
+	const std::vector<option>	options_;
+	const bool					separate_key_;
+
+	std::unique_ptr<ffmpeg_consumer> consumer_;
+	std::unique_ptr<ffmpeg_consumer> key_only_consumer_;
+
+public:
+
+	ffmpeg_consumer_proxy(const std::wstring& filename, const std::vector<option>& options, bool separate_key)
+		: filename_(filename)
+		, options_(options)
+		, separate_key_(separate_key)
+	{
+	}
+
+	void initialize(const core::video_format_desc& format_desc, const core::audio_channel_layout& channel_layout, int) override
+	{
+		if(consumer_)
+			CASPAR_THROW_EXCEPTION(invalid_operation() << msg_info("Cannot reinitialize ffmpeg-consumer."));
+
+		consumer_.reset(new ffmpeg_consumer(u8(filename_), format_desc, channel_layout, options_, false));
+
+		if (separate_key_)
+		{
+			boost::filesystem::path fill_file(filename_);
+			auto without_extension = u16(fill_file.stem().string());
+			auto key_file = without_extension + L"_A" + u16(fill_file.extension().string());
+
+			key_only_consumer_.reset(new ffmpeg_consumer(u8(key_file), format_desc, channel_layout, options_, true));
+		}
+	}
+
+	int64_t presentation_frame_age_millis() const override
+	{
+		return consumer_ ? static_cast<int64_t>(consumer_->current_encoding_delay_) : 0;
+	}
+
+	std::future<bool> send(core::const_frame frame) override
+	{
+		bool ready_for_frame = consumer_->ready_for_frame();
+
+		if (ready_for_frame && separate_key_)
+			ready_for_frame = ready_for_frame && key_only_consumer_->ready_for_frame();
+
+		if (ready_for_frame)
+		{
+			consumer_->send(frame);
+
+			if (separate_key_)
+				key_only_consumer_->send(frame);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			consumer_->mark_dropped();
+
+			if (separate_key_)
+				key_only_consumer_->mark_dropped();
+		}
+
+		return make_ready_future(true);
+	}
+
+	std::wstring print() const override
+	{
+		return consumer_ ? consumer_->print() : L"[ffmpeg_consumer]";
+	}
+
+	std::wstring name() const override
+	{
+		return L"file";
+	}
+
+	boost::property_tree::wptree info() const override
+	{
+		boost::property_tree::wptree info;
+		info.add(L"type", L"file");
+		info.add(L"filename", filename_);
+		info.add(L"separate_key", separate_key_);
+		return info;
+	}
+
+	bool has_synchronization_clock() const override
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	int buffer_depth() const override
+	{
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	int index() const override
+	{
+		return 200;
+	}
+
+	core::monitor::subject& monitor_output()
+	{
+		return consumer_->monitor_output();
+	}
+};
+
+void describe_consumer(core::help_sink& sink, const core::help_repository& repo)
+{
+	sink.short_description(L"Can record a channel to a file supported by FFmpeg.");
+	sink.syntax(L"FILE [filename:string] {-[ffmpeg_param1:string] [value1:string] {-[ffmpeg_param2:string] [value2:string] {...}}} {[separate_key:SEPARATE_KEY]}");
+	sink.para()->text(L"Can record a channel to a file supported by FFmpeg.");
+	sink.definitions()
+		->item(L"filename", L"The filename under the media folder including the extension (decides which kind of container format that will be used).")
+		->item(L"ffmpeg_paramX", L"A parameter supported by FFmpeg. For example vcodec or acodec etc.")
+		->item(L"separate_key", L"If defined will create two files simultaneously -- One for fill and one for key (_A will be appended).")
+		;
+	sink.para()->text(L"Examples:");
+	sink.example(L">> ADD 1 FILE output.mov -vcodec dnxhd");
+	sink.example(L">> ADD 1 FILE output.mov -vcodec prores");
+	sink.example(L">> ADD 1 FILE output.mov -vcodec dvvideo");
+	sink.example(L">> ADD 1 FILE output.mov -vcodec libx264 -preset ultrafast -tune fastdecode -crf 25");
+	sink.example(L">> ADD 1 FILE output.mov -vcodec dnxhd SEPARATE_KEY", L"for creating output.mov with fill and output_A.mov with key/alpha");
+}
+
+spl::shared_ptr<core::frame_consumer> create_consumer(
+		const std::vector<std::wstring>& params, core::interaction_sink*, std::vector<spl::shared_ptr<core::video_channel>> channels)
+{
+	auto params2 = params;
+	auto separate_key_it = std::find_if(params2.begin(), params2.end(), param_comparer(L"SEPARATE_KEY"));
+	bool separate_key = false;
+
+	if (separate_key_it != params2.end())
+	{
+		separate_key = true;
+		params2.erase(separate_key_it);
+	}
+
+	auto str = std::accumulate(params2.begin(), params2.end(), std::wstring(), [](const std::wstring& lhs, const std::wstring& rhs) {return lhs + L" " + rhs;});
+
+	boost::wregex path_exp(LR"(\s*FILE(\s(?<PATH>.+\.[^\s]+))?.*)", boost::regex::icase);
+
+	boost::wsmatch path;
+	if(!boost::regex_match(str, path, path_exp))
+		return core::frame_consumer::empty();
+
+	boost::wregex opt_exp(LR"(-((?<NAME>[^\s]+)\s+(?<VALUE>[^\s]+)))");
+
+	std::vector<option> options;
+	for(boost::wsregex_iterator it(str.begin(), str.end(), opt_exp); it != boost::wsregex_iterator(); ++it)
+	{
+		auto name  = u8(boost::trim_copy(boost::to_lower_copy((*it)["NAME"].str())));
+		auto value = u8(boost::trim_copy(boost::to_lower_copy((*it)["VALUE"].str())));
+
+		if(value == "h264")
+			value = "libx264";
+		else if(value == "dvcpro")
+			value = "dvvideo";
+
+		options.push_back(option(name, value));
+	}
+
+	return spl::make_shared<ffmpeg_consumer_proxy>(path["PATH"].str(), options, separate_key);
+}
+
+spl::shared_ptr<core::frame_consumer> create_preconfigured_consumer(
+		const boost::property_tree::wptree& ptree, core::interaction_sink*, std::vector<spl::shared_ptr<core::video_channel>> channels)
+{
+	auto filename		= ptree_get<std::wstring>(ptree, L"path");
+	auto codec			= ptree.get(L"vcodec", L"libx264");
+	auto separate_key	= ptree.get(L"separate-key", false);
+
+	std::vector<option> options;
+	options.push_back(option("vcodec", u8(codec)));
+
+	return spl::make_shared<ffmpeg_consumer_proxy>(filename, options, separate_key);
+}
+
+}}