


avifix(1)                                               avifix(1)


NAME
       avifix - fix header of AVI-file

SYNOPSIS
       avifix [ -i name [ -F string ] [ -f val1,val2 ] [ -N 0x NN ] [ -b
       bitrate ] [ -e rate[,bits[,channels]] ] [ -a num ] [ -v ] ]

COPYRIGHT
       avifix is Copyright (C) by Thomas Oestreich.

DESCRIPTION
       avifix fixes the header of an AVI-file with the supplied parameters.

OPTIONS
       -i name
              Specify the name of the AVI-file.

       -F string
              Specify the video codec as FourCC.
              Possible values are RGB, RIFF and TIFF. ???

       -f val1,val2
              Use this option to change the frame rate and scale information
              in the header of the AVI-file.  Both values must not be < 0.

       -N 0xnn
              Use this option to change the audio format identifier in the
              header of the AVI-file.  Here are some possible values:

              0x1    PCM uncompressed audio

              0x50   MPEG layer-2 aka MP2

              0x55   MPEG layer-3 aka MP3

              0x2000 AC3 audio

       -b bitrate
              Use this option to change the encoder bitrate in the header of
              the AVI-file.  bitrate has to be given in units of kbps.

       -e rate[,bits[,channels]]
              Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of in the
              header of the AVI-file.

       -a num Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of audio
              track number num in the header of the AVI-file.

       -v     Print version information and exit.

EXAMPLES
       The command

       avifix -i my_file.avi -f 30,1



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avifix(1)                                               avifix(1)


       changes the header of the file my_file.avi and sets the frame rate to
       30 fps.

AUTHORS
       avifix was written by Thomas Oestreich
       <ostreich@theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de> with contributions from
       many others.  See AUTHORS for details.

SEE ALSO
       avimerge(1), avisplit(1), tccat(1), tcdecode(1), tcdemux(1), tcex-
       tract(1), tcprobe(1), tcscan(1), transcode(1)














































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