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+.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
+.TH MLT "1" "June 2009" "MLT melt 0.4.3" "User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+MLT \- manual page for MLT melt 0.4.3
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B melt
+[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIproducer \fR[\fIname=value\fR]\fI* \fR]\fI+\fR
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB\-attach\fR filter[:arg] [name=value]*
+Attach a filter to the output
+.TP
+\fB\-attach\-cut\fR filter[:arg] [name=value]*
+Attach a filter to a cut
+.HP
+\fB\-attach\-track\fR filter[:arg] [name=value]* Attach a filter to a track
+.TP
+\fB\-attach\-clip\fR filter[:arg] [name=value]*
+Attach a filter to a producer
+.TP
+\fB\-audio\-track\fR | \fB\-hide\-video\fR
+Add an audio\-only track
+.TP
+\fB\-blank\fR frames
+Add blank silence to a track
+.TP
+\fB\-consumer\fR id[:arg] [name=value]*
+Set the consumer (sink)
+.TP
+\fB\-debug\fR
+Set the logging level to debug
+.TP
+\fB\-filter\fR filter[:arg] [name=value]*
+Add a filter to the current track
+.TP
+\fB\-group\fR [name=value]*
+Apply properties repeatedly
+.TP
+\fB\-help\fR
+Show this message
+.TP
+\fB\-join\fR clips
+Join multiple clips into one cut
+.TP
+\fB\-mix\fR length
+Add a mix between the last two cuts
+.TP
+\fB\-mixer\fR transition
+Add a transition to the mix
+.TP
+\fB\-null\-track\fR | \fB\-hide\-track\fR
+Add a hidden track
+.TP
+\fB\-profile\fR name
+Set the processing settings
+.TP
+\fB\-progress\fR
+Display progress along with position
+.TP
+\fB\-remove\fR
+Remove the most recent cut
+.TP
+\fB\-repeat\fR times
+Repeat the last cut
+.TP
+\fB\-query\fR
+List all of the registered services
+.TP
+\fB\-query\fR "consumers" | "consumer"=id
+List consumers or show info about one
+.TP
+\fB\-query\fR "filters" | "filter"=id
+List filters or show info about one
+.TP
+\fB\-query\fR "producers" | "producer"=id
+List producers or show info about one
+.TP
+\fB\-query\fR "transitions" | "transition"=id
+List transitions, show info about one
+.TP
+\fB\-serialise\fR [filename]
+Write the commands to a text file
+.TP
+\fB\-silent\fR
+Do not display position/transport
+.TP
+\fB\-split\fR relative\-frame
+Split the last cut into two cuts
+.TP
+\fB\-swap\fR
+Rearrange the last two cuts
+.TP
+\fB\-track\fR
+Add a track
+.TP
+\fB\-transition\fR id[:arg] [name=value]*
+Add a transition
+.TP
+\fB\-verbose\fR
+Set the logging level to verbose
+.TP
+\fB\-version\fR
+Show the version and copyright
+.TP
+\fB\-video\-track\fR | \fB\-hide\-audio\fR
+Add a video\-only track
+.PP
+For more help: <http://www.mltframework.org/>
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright \(co 2002-2009 Ushodaya Enterprises Limited
+<http://www.mltframework.org/>
+.br
+This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
+warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
the Subversion log more useful as a ChangeLog. For example,
docs/policies.txt: added policy about commit message
-Increment the version number in ./configure AND mlt.h on the first commit after
-a release as well as just prior to a new release. This way we can track if
-someone is using an unreleased version from the source code repository.
+Increment the version number in ./configure, mlt.h, and melt.1 on the first
+commit after a release as well as just prior to a new release. This way we can
+track if someone is using an unreleased version from the source code repository.
Do not write messages to stdout. stdout is reserved for writing streams that
can be redirected: e.g. raw DV in consumer_libdv. I recommended to use the