NAME

       arista-transcode -  multimedia transcoding tool for the GNOME Desktop

SYNOPSIS

       arista-transcode [options] infile outfile...

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the arista-transcode command.

       arista  is  a  multimedia  transcoder  for  the GNOME Desktop which allows user to encode audio and video
       streams for a wide variety of devices.

       arista-transcode is a command line program which allows user to encode audio and video stream for various
       devices.

       Features include automatic discovery of DVD media and V4L devices, ripping from  DVD  or  files,  a  live
       quality preview, and included presets for the most popular devices currently in use.

OPTIONS

       This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

       -v, --version
              Show version of program.

       -i, --info
              Show information about available devices.

       -S SUBTITLE, --subtitle=SUBTITLE
              Subtitle file to render.

       -e, --ssa
              Render embedded SSA subtitles.

       -f FONT, --font=FONT
              Font to use when rendering subtitles.

       -c, --crop
              Amount of pixels to crop before transcoding.  Specify as: Top Right Bottom Left, default: None.

       -p PRESET, --preset=PRESET
              Preset to encode to [default].

       -d DEVICE, --device=DEVICE
              Device to encode to [computer].

       -o FILENAME, --output=FILENAME
              Output file name [auto].

       -s, --source-info
              Show information about input file and exit.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't show status and time remaining.

       -v, --verbose
              Show verbose (debug) output.

       --install-preset FILENAME
              Install a downloaded device preset file.

       --reset-presets
              Reset presets to factory defaults.

SEE ALSO

       arista-gtk(1).

AUTHOR

       arista-transcode was written by Daniel G. Taylor <dan@programmer-art.org>.

       This  manual page was written by Alessio Treglia <alessio@debian.org>, for the Debian project (and may be
       used by others).

                                                  June 23, 2011                              ARISTA-TRANSCODE(1)