AVIDEMUX

NAME

Avidemux — a free video editor

SYNOPSIS

avidemux [options]

avidemux_gtk [options]

avidemux_cli [options] [files ...]

DESCRIPTION

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, MPG (VCD, SVCD), DVD compatible MPEG, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

Homepage: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

OPTIONS

−−nogui

run in silent mode

−−listfilters

list all filters by name

−−run script

load and run a script

−−audio−normalize mode

activate normalization with mode

−−audio−resample num

resample to num Hz

−−filters filter

load a filter preset

−−codec−conf config

load a codec configuration

−−vcd−res

set to VCD resolution

−−svcd−res

set to SVCD resolution

−−dvd−res

set to DVD resolution

−−halfd1−res

set to 1/2 DVD resolution

−−save−jpg filename

save to a jpeg file

−−begin frame

set start frame

−−end frame

set end frame

−−save−unpacked−vop filename

save as avi file, unpacking vop

−−save−packed−vop filename

save as avi file, packing vop

−−save−ogm filename

save as ogm file

−−save−raw−audio filename

save audio as−is

−−save−raw−video filename

save as raw video stream (mpeg/... )

−−save−uncompressed−audio filename

save as uncompressed audio

−−load filename

load video or workbench

−−load−workbench filename

load workbench file

−−append filename

append a video

−−save filename

save as avi file

−−save−workbench filename

save as workbench file

−−force−b−frame

Force detection of bframe in next loaded file

−−force−alt−h264

Force use of alternate read mode for h264

−−force−unpack

Force detection of packed vop in next loaded file

−−force−smart

Engage smart copy mode with CQ=3 at next save

−−external−mp3 filename

load external mpeg audio as audio track

−−external−ac3 filename

load external ac3 audio as audio track

−−external−wav filename

load external wav audio as audio track

−−no−audio

load external wav audio as audio track

−−audio−delay +msec|−msec

set audio time shift in ms (+ or −)

−−audio−map

build audio map (MP3 VBR)

−−audio−bitrate bitrate

set audio encoding bitrate

−−fps fps

set frames per second

−−audio−codec codec

set audio codec (MP2/MP3/AC3/NONE (WAV PCM)/TWOLAME/COPY)

−−video−codec codec

set video codec (Divx/Xvid/FFmpeg4/VCD/SVCD/DVD/XVCD/XSVCD/COPY)

−−video−conf config

set video codec conf (cq=q|cbr=br|2pass=size)[,mbr=br][,matrix=(0|1|2|3)]

−−reuse−2pass−log

reuse 2pass logfile if it exists

−−set−pp value strength

set post processing default value, value (1=hdeblok|2=vdeblock|4=dering) and strength (0−5)

−−vobsub vobfile vosubfile ifofile

Create vobsub file (vobfile vosubfile ifofile)

−−autosplit num

split every num MBytes

−−info

show information about loaded video and audio streams

−−autoindex

try to generate required index files

−−output−format format

set output format (AVI|OGM|ES|PS|AVI_DUAL|AVI_UNP|...), often named as container format

−−rebuild−index

rebuild index with correct frame type

−−var name=value

set a variable i.e. ’−−var myvar=3’

	−−help		print a quick help
	−−quit		exit the program quickly

−−probePat probe

Probe for PAT//PMT..

CUSTOM SCRIPTS

Custom encoding settings can be created with the scripting engine. Do
the following steps:
1. Start avidemux and open any video file.
2. Configure you own encoding settings.
3. Save the settings as project (File −> Save project as...) with
suffix ".js".
4. Quit avidemux.
5. Open the project file in a simple editor and delete useless lines.

* You need the first line "//AD" and the line "app = new Avidemux()"
* and the encoding settings beginning with "app.video.codec(...)".

6. Save this script file with suffix ".js" in the user directory
"~/.avidemux/custom".
7. This custom script is now available in avidemux under the menu item
"Custom".

NOTES

For more information see Avidemux Wiki at http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/ and Forum at http://www.avidemux.org/admForum/.

Avidemux sources and executables are available from the project web site at http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/.

AUTHOR

Avidemux was written by Mean <fixounet AT free DOT fr>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

This manual page was original written by Joo Martin <debian AT joomart DOT de>, for the Debian system (but may be used by others).