cfourcc(1)

NAME

cfourcc - tool for changing FourCC in Microsoft RIFF AVI files

SYNOPSIS

cfourcc [-i] <file.avi>
cfourcc -u <CODE> <file.avi>

OPTIONS

-h Show summary of options.

-d CODE

Sets FOURCC codec decription string.

-f Force changing FOURCC on unsupported file

-i Display FOURCC information (default).

-u CODE

Set FOURCC codec.

None.

DESCRIPTION

Program identifies the codec used in AVI files (*.avi) and allows the
user to change the FourCC description code (like fourcc-changer in
Windows). Useful for people working with Microsoft AVI file. A Linux
clone of AviC fourcc changer tool.

EXAMPLES

Note that you only need to change the -u codec field most of the time and not touch the -d description:

cfourcc -u DIVX -d DIVX file.avi

ENVIRONMENT

None.

FILES

None.

SEE ALSO

ffmpeg(1) mplayer(1)

AUTHORS

cfourcc was written by Mohammad Hafiz bin Ismail aka "mypapit"
<info@mypapit.net>.

This manual page was written by Jarno Elonen <elonen@debian.org>, for
the Debian project (but may be used by others). Updated by Jari Aalto
<jari.aalto@cante.net>. Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at your
option) any later version. For more information about license, visit
<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>.

cfourcc 2010-02-13 cfourcc(1)