
# NVEncC option list <!-- omit in toc -->

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- [Command line example](#command-line-example)
  - [Basic commands](#basic-commands)
  - [More practical commands](#more-practical-commands)
    - [example of using hw decoder](#example-of-using-hw-decoder)
    - [example of using hw decoder (interlaced)](#example-of-using-hw-decoder-interlaced)
    - [avs (Avisynth) example (avs and vpy can also be read via vfw)](#avs-avisynth-example-avs-and-vpy-can-also-be-read-via-vfw)
    - [example of pipe usage](#example-of-pipe-usage)
    - [pipe usage from ffmpeg](#pipe-usage-from-ffmpeg)
    - [Passing video \& audio from ffmpeg](#passing-video--audio-from-ffmpeg)
    - [Passing filtered results \& audio to ffmpeg](#passing-filtered-results--audio-to-ffmpeg)
    - [Copy all tracks and metadata during video encode](#copy-all-tracks-and-metadata-during-video-encode)
- [Option format](#option-format)
- [Display options](#display-options)
  - [-h, -? --help](#-h-----help)
  - [-v, --version](#-v---version)
  - [--option-list](#--option-list)
  - [--check-device](#--check-device)
  - [--check-hw \[\<int\>\]](#--check-hw-int)
  - [--check-features \[\<int\>\]](#--check-features-int)
  - [--check-preset-params](#--check-preset-params)
  - [--check-environment](#--check-environment)
  - [--check-codecs, --check-decoders, --check-encoders](#--check-codecs---check-decoders---check-encoders)
  - [--check-profiles \<string\>](#--check-profiles-string)
  - [--check-formats](#--check-formats)
  - [--check-protocols](#--check-protocols)
  - [--check-avdevices](#--check-avdevices)
  - [--check-filters](#--check-filters)
  - [--check-avversion](#--check-avversion)
- [Basic encoding options](#basic-encoding-options)
  - [-d, --device \<int\>](#-d---device-int)
  - [-c, --codec \<string\>](#-c---codec-string)
  - [-o, --output \<string\>](#-o---output-string)
  - [-i, --input \<string\>](#-i---input-string)
  - [--raw](#--raw)
  - [--y4m](#--y4m)
  - [--avi](#--avi)
  - [--avs](#--avs)
  - [--vpy](#--vpy)
  - [--avsw \[\<string\>\]](#--avsw-string)
  - [--avhw](#--avhw)
  - [--interlace \<string\>](#--interlace-string)
  - [--video-track \<int\>](#--video-track-int)
  - [--crop \<int\>,\<int\>,\<int\>,\<int\>](#--crop-intintintint)
  - [--frames \<int\>](#--frames-int)
  - [--fps \<int\>/\<int\> or \<float\>](#--fps-intint-or-float)
  - [--input-res \<int\>x\<int\>](#--input-res-intxint)
  - [--output-res \<int\>x\<int\>\[,\<string\>=\<string\>\]](#--output-res-intxintstringstring)
  - [--input-csp \<string\>](#--input-csp-string)
- [Encode Mode Options](#encode-mode-options)
  - [--qvbr  \<float\>](#--qvbr--float)
  - [--cbr \<int\>](#--cbr-int)
  - [--vbr \<int\>](#--vbr-int)
  - [--cqp \<int\> or \<int\>:\<int\>:\<int\>](#--cqp-int-or-intintint)
- [Other Options for Encoder](#other-options-for-encoder)
  - [-u, --preset](#-u---preset)
  - [--tune \<string\>](#--tune-string)
  - [--output-depth \<int\>](#--output-depth-int)
  - [--output-csp \<string\>](#--output-csp-string)
  - [--multipass \<string\>](#--multipass-string)
  - [--lossless  \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--lossless--h264hevc)
  - [--max-bitrate \<int\>](#--max-bitrate-int)
  - [--vbv-bufsize \<int\>](#--vbv-bufsize-int)
  - [--qp-init \<int\> or \<int\>:\<int\>:\<int\>](#--qp-init-int-or-intintint)
  - [--qp-min \<int\> or \<int\>:\<int\>:\<int\>](#--qp-min-int-or-intintint)
  - [--qp-max \<int\> or \<int\>:\<int\>:\<int\>](#--qp-max-int-or-intintint)
  - [--chroma-qp-offset \<int\>  \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--chroma-qp-offset-int--h264hevc)
  - [--vbr-quality \<float\>](#--vbr-quality-float)
  - [--dynamic-rc \<int\>:\<int\>:\<int\>\<int\>,\<param1\>=\<value1\>\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--dynamic-rc-intintintintparam1value1param2value2)
  - [--lookahead \<int\>](#--lookahead-int)
  - [--lookahead-level \<int\>](#--lookahead-level-int)
  - [--no-i-adapt](#--no-i-adapt)
  - [--no-b-adapt](#--no-b-adapt)
  - [--strict-gop](#--strict-gop)
  - [--gop-len \<int\>](#--gop-len-int)
  - [-b, --bframes \<int\>](#-b---bframes-int)
  - [--ref \<int\>](#--ref-int)
  - [--multiref-l0 \<int\> \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--multiref-l0-int-h264hevc)
  - [--multiref-l1 \<int\> \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--multiref-l1-int-h264hevc)
  - [--weightp](#--weightp)
  - [--nonrefp](#--nonrefp)
  - [--unidirectb](#--unidirectb)
  - [--aq](#--aq)
  - [--aq-temporal](#--aq-temporal)
  - [--aq-strength \<int\>](#--aq-strength-int)
  - [--bref-mode \<string\>](#--bref-mode-string)
  - [--direct \<string\> \[H.264\]](#--direct-string-h264)
  - [--(no-)adapt-transform \[H.264\]](#--no-adapt-transform-h264)
  - [--hierarchial-p \[H.264\]](#--hierarchial-p-h264)
  - [--hierarchial-b \[H.264\]](#--hierarchial-b-h264)
  - [--temporal-layers \<int\>](#--temporal-layers-int)
  - [--mv-precision \<string\>](#--mv-precision-string)
  - [--slices \<int\> \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--slices-int-h264hevc)
  - [--cabac \[H.264\]](#--cabac-h264)
  - [--cavlc \[H.264\]](#--cavlc-h264)
  - [--bluray \[H.264\]](#--bluray-h264)
  - [--(no-)deblock \[H.264\]](#--no-deblock-h264)
  - [--cu-max \<int\> \[HEVC\]](#--cu-max-int-hevc)
  - [--cu-min \<int\> \[HEVC\]](#--cu-min-int-hevc)
  - [--alpha-bitrate-ratio \<int\> \[HEVC\]](#--alpha-bitrate-ratio-int-hevc)
  - [--alpha-channel-mode \<string\> \[HEVC\]](#--alpha-channel-mode-string-hevc)
  - [--tf-level \<int\>](#--tf-level-int)
  - [--part-size-min \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--part-size-min-int-av1)
  - [--part-size-max \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--part-size-max-int-av1)
  - [--tile-columns \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--tile-columns-int-av1)
  - [--tile-rows \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--tile-rows-int-av1)
  - [--refs-forward \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--refs-forward-int-av1)
  - [--refs-backward \<int\> \[AV1\]](#--refs-backward-int-av1)
  - [--bitstream-padding \[AV1\]](#--bitstream-padding-av1)
  - [--level \<string\>](#--level-string)
  - [--profile \<string\>](#--profile-string)
  - [--tier \<string\>  \[HEVC only\]](#--tier-string--hevc-only)
  - [--sar \<int\>:\<int\>](#--sar-intint)
  - [--dar \<int\>:\<int\>](#--dar-intint)
  - [--colorrange \<string\>](#--colorrange-string)
  - [--videoformat \<string\>](#--videoformat-string)
  - [--colormatrix \<string\>](#--colormatrix-string)
  - [--colorprim \<string\>](#--colorprim-string)
  - [--transfer \<string\>](#--transfer-string)
  - [--chromaloc \<int\> or "auto"](#--chromaloc-int-or-auto)
  - [--max-cll \<int\>,\<int\> or "copy" \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--max-cll-intint-or-copy-hevc-av1)
  - [--master-display \<string\> or "copy" \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--master-display-string-or-copy-hevc-av1)
  - [--atc-sei \<string\> or \<int\> \[HEVC only\]](#--atc-sei-string-or-int-hevc-only)
  - [--dhdr10-info \<string\> \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--dhdr10-info-string-hevc-av1)
  - [--dhdr10-info copy \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--dhdr10-info-copy-hevc-av1)
  - [--dolby-vision-profile \<string\> \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--dolby-vision-profile-string-hevc-av1)
  - [--dolby-vision-rpu \<string\> \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--dolby-vision-rpu-string-hevc-av1)
  - [--dolby-vision-rpu copy \[HEVC, AV1\]](#--dolby-vision-rpu-copy-hevc-av1)
  - [--dolby-vision-rpu-prm \<param1\>=\<value1\>\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\]...](#--dolby-vision-rpu-prm-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--aud \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--aud-h264hevc)
  - [--repeat-headers](#--repeat-headers)
  - [--pic-struct \[H.264/HEVC\]](#--pic-struct-h264hevc)
  - [--split-enc \<string\>](#--split-enc-string)
  - [--ssim](#--ssim)
  - [--psnr](#--psnr)
  - [--vmaf \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vmaf-param1value1param2value2)
- [IO / Audio / Subtitle Options](#io--audio--subtitle-options)
  - [--input-analyze \<float\>](#--input-analyze-float)
  - [--input-probesize \<int\>](#--input-probesize-int)
  - [--trim \<int\>:\<int\>\[,\<int\>:\<int\>\]\[,\<int\>:\<int\>\]...](#--trim-intintintintintint)
  - [--seek \[\<int\>:\]\[\<int\>:\]\<int\>\[.\<int\>\]](#--seek-intintintint)
  - [--seekto \[\<int\>:\]\[\<int\>:\]\<int\>\[.\<int\>\]](#--seekto-intintintint)
  - [--input-format \<string\>](#--input-format-string)
  - [-f, --output-format \<string\>](#-f---output-format-string)
  - [--video-track \<int\>](#--video-track-int-1)
  - [--video-streamid \<int\>](#--video-streamid-int)
  - [--video-tag \<string\>](#--video-tag-string)
  - [--video-metadata \<string\> or \<string\>=\<string\>](#--video-metadata-string-or-stringstring)
  - [--avcodec-prms \<string\>](#--avcodec-prms-string)
  - [--audio-copy \[\<int/string\>;\[,\<int/string\>\]...\]](#--audio-copy-intstringintstring)
  - [--audio-codec \[\[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>\[:\<string\>=\<string\>\[,\<string\>=\<string\>\]...\]...\]](#--audio-codec-intstringstringstringstringstringstring)
  - [--audio-encode-other-codec-only](#--audio-encode-other-codec-only)
  - [--audio-bitrate \[\<int/string\>?\]\<int\> or \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>:\<int\>\[,\<string\>:\<int\>\]\[,...\]](#--audio-bitrate-intstringint-or-intstringstringintstringint)
  - [--audio-quality \[\<int/string\>?\]\<int\>](#--audio-quality-intstringint)
  - [--audio-profile \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>](#--audio-profile-intstringstring)
  - [--audio-stream \[\<int/string\>?\]{\<string1\>}\[:\<string2\>\]](#--audio-stream-intstringstring1string2)
  - [--audio-samplerate \[\<int/string\>?\]\<int\>](#--audio-samplerate-intstringint)
  - [--audio-resampler \<string\>](#--audio-resampler-string)
  - [--audio-delay \[\<int/string\>?\]\<float\>](#--audio-delay-intstringfloat)
  - [--audio-file \[\<int/string\>?\]\[\<string\>\]\<string\>](#--audio-file-intstringstringstring)
  - [--audio-filter \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>](#--audio-filter-intstringstring)
  - [--audio-disposition \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>\[,\<string\>\]\[\]...](#--audio-disposition-intstringstringstring)
  - [--audio-metadata \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\> or \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>=\<string\>](#--audio-metadata-intstringstring-or-intstringstringstring)
  - [--audio-bsf \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>](#--audio-bsf-intstringstring)
  - [--audio-ignore-decode-error \<int\>](#--audio-ignore-decode-error-int)
  - [--audio-source \<string\>\[:{\<int\>?}\[;\<param1\>=\<value1\>...\]/\[\]...\]](#--audio-source-stringintparam1value1)
  - [--chapter \<string\>](#--chapter-string)
  - [--chapter-copy](#--chapter-copy)
  - [--chapter-no-trim](#--chapter-no-trim)
  - [--key-on-chapter](#--key-on-chapter)
  - [--keyfile \<string\>](#--keyfile-string)
  - [--sub-source \<string\>\[:{\<int\>?}\[;\<param1\>=\<value1\>...\]/\[\]...\]](#--sub-source-stringintparam1value1)
  - [--sub-copy \[\<int/string\>;\[,\<int/string\>\]...\]](#--sub-copy-intstringintstring)
  - [--sub-disposition \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>](#--sub-disposition-intstringstring)
  - [--sub-metadata \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\> or \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>=\<string\>](#--sub-metadata-intstringstring-or-intstringstringstring)
  - [--sub-bsf \[\<int/string\>?\]\<string\>](#--sub-bsf-intstringstring)
  - [--data-copy \[\<int\>\[,\<int\>\]...\]](#--data-copy-intint)
  - [--attachment-copy \[\<int\>\[,\<int\>\]...\]](#--attachment-copy-intint)
  - [--attachment-source \<string\>\[:{\<int\>?}\[;\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]...\]...](#--attachment-source-stringintparam1value1)
  - [--input-option \<string1\>:\<string2\>](#--input-option-string1string2)
  - [-m, --mux-option \<string1\>:\<string2\>](#-m---mux-option-string1string2)
  - [--metadata \<string\> or \<string\>=\<string\>](#--metadata-string-or-stringstring)
  - [--avsync \<string\>](#--avsync-string)
  - [--muxer-add-cmd](#--muxer-add-cmd)
  - [--timecode \[\<string\>\]](#--timecode-string)
  - [--tcfile-in \<string\>](#--tcfile-in-string)
  - [--timebase \<int\>/\<int\>](#--timebase-intint)
  - [--input-hevc-bsf \<string\>](#--input-hevc-bsf-string)
  - [--input-pixel-format \<string\>](#--input-pixel-format-string)
  - [--offset-video-dts-advance](#--offset-video-dts-advance)
  - [--allow-other-negative-pts](#--allow-other-negative-pts)
- [Vpp Options](#vpp-options)
  - [Vpp Filtering order](#vpp-filtering-order)
  - [--vpp-colorspace \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-colorspace-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping-lut \<string\>](#--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping-lut-string)
  - [--vpp-delogo \<string\>\[,\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-delogo-stringparam1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-rff](#--vpp-rff)
  - [--vpp-deinterlace \<string\>](#--vpp-deinterlace-string)
  - [--vpp-afs \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-afs-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-nnedi \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-nnedi-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-yadif \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]](#--vpp-yadif-param1value1)
  - [--vpp-decomb \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-decomb-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-decimate \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-decimate-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-mpdecimate \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-mpdecimate-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-select-every \<int\>\[,\<param1\>=\<int\>\]](#--vpp-select-every-intparam1int)
  - [--vpp-rotate \<int\>](#--vpp-rotate-int)
  - [--vpp-transform \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-transform-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-convolution3d \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-convolution3d-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-nvvfx-denoise \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-nvvfx-denoise-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-nvvfx-artifact-reduction \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-nvvfx-artifact-reduction-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-smooth \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-smooth-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-denoise-dct \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-denoise-dct-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-fft3d \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-fft3d-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-knn \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-knn-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-nlmeans \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\]...\]](#--vpp-nlmeans-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-pmd \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-pmd-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-gauss \<int\>](#--vpp-gauss-int)
  - [--vpp-subburn \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-subburn-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-libplacebo-shader \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-libplacebo-shader-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-resize \<string\> or \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-resize-string-or-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-unsharp \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-unsharp-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-edgelevel \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-edgelevel-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-warpsharp \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-warpsharp-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-tweak \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-tweak-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-curves \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-curves-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-deband \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-deband-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-libplacebo-deband \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-libplacebo-deband-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-pad \<int\>,\<int\>,\<int\>,\<int\>](#--vpp-pad-intintintint)
  - [--vpp-overlay \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-overlay-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-ngx-truehdr \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-ngx-truehdr-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-fruc \[\<param1\>=\<value1\>\]\[,\<param2\>=\<value2\>\],...](#--vpp-fruc-param1value1param2value2)
  - [--vpp-perf-monitor](#--vpp-perf-monitor)
  - [--vpp-nvvfx-model-dir \<string\>](#--vpp-nvvfx-model-dir-string)
- [Other Options](#other-options)
  - [--parallel \[\<int\>\] or \[\<string\>\]](#--parallel-int-or-string)
  - [--cuda-schedule \<string\>](#--cuda-schedule-string)
  - [--cuda-stream \<int\>](#--cuda-stream-int)
  - [--cuda-mt \<int\>](#--cuda-mt-int)
  - [--disable-nvml \<int\>](#--disable-nvml-int)
  - [--disable-nvml](#--disable-nvml)
  - [--output-buf \<int\>](#--output-buf-int)
  - [--output-thread \<int\>](#--output-thread-int)
  - [--log \<string\>](#--log-string)
  - [--log-level \[\<param1\>=\]\<value\>\[,\<param2\>=\<value\>\]...](#--log-level-param1valueparam2value)
  - [--log-opt \<param1\>=\<value\>\[,\<param2\>=\<value\>\]...](#--log-opt-param1valueparam2value)
  - [--log-framelist \[\<string\>\]](#--log-framelist-string)
  - [--log-packets \[\<string\>\]](#--log-packets-string)
  - [--log-mux-ts \[\<string\>\]](#--log-mux-ts-string)
  - [--thread-affinity \[\<string1\>=\]{\<string2\>\[#\<int\>\[:\<int\>\]...\] or 0x\<hex\>}](#--thread-affinity-string1string2intint-or-0xhex)
  - [--thread-priority \[\<string1\>=\]\<string2\>\[#\<int\>\[:\<int\>\]...\]](#--thread-priority-string1string2intint)
  - [--thread-throttling \[\<string1\>=\]\<string2\>\[#\<int\>\[:\<int\>\]...\]](#--thread-throttling-string1string2intint)
  - [--option-file \<string\>](#--option-file-string)
  - [--max-procfps \<int\>](#--max-procfps-int)
  - [--lowlatency](#--lowlatency)
  - [--fallback-bitdepth](#--fallback-bitdepth)
  - [--avsdll \<string\>](#--avsdll-string)
  - [--vsdir \<string\>](#--vsdir-string)
  - [--process-codepage \<string\> \[Windows OS only\]](#--process-codepage-string-windows-os-only)
  - [--task-perf-monitor](#--task-perf-monitor)
  - [--perf-monitor \[\<string\>\[,\<string\>\]...\]](#--perf-monitor-stringstring)
  - [--perf-monitor-interval \<int\>](#--perf-monitor-interval-int)

## Command line example


### Basic commands
```Batchfile
NVEncC.exe [Options] -i <filename> -o <filename>
```

### More practical commands
#### example of using hw decoder
```Batchfile
NVEncC --avhw -i "<mp4(H.264/AVC) file>" -o "<outfilename.264>"
```

#### example of using hw decoder (interlaced)
```Batchfile
NVEncC --avhw --interlace tff -i "<mp4(H.264/AVC) file>" -o "<outfilename.264>"
```

#### avs (Avisynth) example (avs and vpy can also be read via vfw)
```Batchfile
NVEncC -i "<avsfile>" -o "<outfilename.264>"
```

#### example of pipe usage
```Batchfile
avs2pipemod -y4mp "<avsfile>" | NVEncC --y4m -i - -o "<outfilename.264>"
```

#### pipe usage from ffmpeg

```Batchfile
ffmpeg -y -i "<inputfile>" -an -pix_fmt yuv420p -f yuv4mpegpipe - | NVEncC --y4m -i - -o "<outfilename.264>"
```

#### Passing video & audio from ffmpeg
--> use "nut" to pass both video & audio through pipe.
```Batchfile
ffmpeg -y -i "<input>" <options for ffmpeg> -codec:a copy -codec:v rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -f nut - | NVEncC --avsw -i - --audio-codec aac -o "<outfilename.mp4>"
```

#### Passing filtered results & audio to ffmpeg
--> use "nut" to pass both video & audio through pipe.
```Batchfile
NVEncC -i "<input>" <filter options> --audio-copy -c raw --output-format nut -o - | ffmpeg -y -f nut -i - <encode options for ffmpeg> -o output.mp4
```

#### Copy all tracks and metadata during video encode

```Batchfile
NVEncC -i "<input>" <encode options> --colormatrix auto --transfer auto --colorprim auto --chromaloc auto --max-cll copy --master-display copy --dhdr10-info copy --dolby-vision-rpu copy --video-metadata copy --audio-copy --audio-metadata copy  --sub-copy --sub-metadata copy --data-copy --attachment-copy --chapter-copy -o output.mkv
```

## Option format

```
-<short option name>, --<option name> <argument>

The argument type is
- none
- <int>    ... use integer
- <float>  ... use decimal point
- <string> ... use character string

The argument with [ ] { } brackets are optional.
"..." means repeat of previous block.

--(no-)xxx
If it is attached with --no-xxx, you get the opposite effect of --xxx.
Example 1: --xxx: enable xxx → --no-xxx: disable xxx
Example 2: --xxx: disable xxx → --no-xxx: enable xxx
```

## Display options

### -h, -? --help
Show help

### -v, --version
Show version of NVEncC

### --option-list
Show option list.

### --check-device
Show device of available GPU recognized by NVEnc

### --check-hw [&lt;int&gt;]
Check whether the specified device is able to run NVEnc. DeviceID: "0" will be checked if not specified.

### --check-features [&lt;int&gt;]
Show the information of features of the specified device. DeviceID: "0" will be checked if not specified.

### --check-preset-params
Show preset and tune params. shall be used with --codec, --device, --preset and --tune.

### --check-environment
Show environment information recognized by NVEncC

### --check-codecs, --check-decoders, --check-encoders
Show available audio codec names

### --check-profiles &lt;string&gt;
Show profile names available for specified codec

### --check-formats
Show available output format

### --check-protocols
Show available protocols

### --check-avdevices
Show available devices (from libavdevice)

### --check-filters
Show available audio filters

### --check-avversion
Show version of ffmpeg dll

## Basic encoding options

### -d, --device &lt;int&gt;
Specify the deviceId to be used with NVEnc. deviceID can be checked with [--check-device](#--check-device).

If unspecified, and you are running on multi-GPU environment, the device to be used will automatically selected, depending on following conditions...

- whether the device supports specified encoding
- if --avhw is specified, then check whether the device supports hw decoding for the input file
- if interlaced encoding is specified, then check if it is supported
- device with lower Video Engine Utilization will be favored
- device with lower GPU Utilization will be favored
- later generation GPU will be favored
- GPU with more cores will be favored

Utilization of the Video Engine and GPU is obtained using [NVML library](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-management-library-nvml) in x64 version, and nvidia-smi.exe is executed in x86 version.

nvidia-smi is usually installed in "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI\nvidia-smi.exe" with the driver.


### -c, --codec &lt;string&gt;
Specify the output codec
 - h264 (default)
 - hevc
 - av1
 - raw
 - av_xxx (to use avcodec encoder)

When using avcodec encoders (av_xxx format), you can check available encoders with `--check-encoders` option. In this case parameters can be set only by [--avcodec-prms](#--avcodec-prms-string) option.

   ```-c raw``` will not encode and output raw frames.

### -o, --output &lt;string&gt;
Set output file name, pipe output with "-".

### -i, --input &lt;string&gt;
Set input file name, pipe input with "-".

Table below shows the supported readers of NVEnc. When input format is not set,
reader used will be selected depending on the extension of input file.

**Auto selection of reader**  

| reader |  target extension |
|:---|:---|          
| Avisynth reader    | avs |
| VapourSynth reader | vpy |
| avi reader         | avi |
| y4m reader         | y4m |
| raw reader         | yuv |
| avhw/avsw reader | others |

**color format supported by reader**  

| reader | yuv420 | yuy2 | yuv422 | yuv444 | rgb24 | rgb32 |
|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| raw    |   ◎   |      |   ◎   |   ◎   |       |       |
| y4m    |   ◎   |      |   ◎   |   ◎   |       |       |
| avi    |   ○   |  ○  |        |        |   ○  |   ○  |
| avs    |   ◎   |  ○  |   ◎   |   ◎   |   ○  |   ○  |
| vpy    |   ◎   |      |   ◎   |   ◎   |       |       |
| avhw   |   □   |      |        |   ◇   |       |       |
| avsw   |   ◎   |      |   ◎   |   ◎   |   ○  |   ○  |

◎ ... 8bit / 9bit / 10bit / 12bit / 14bit / 16bit supported  
◇ ... 8bit / 10bit / 12bit supported  
□ ... 8bit / 10bit supported  
○ ... support only 8 bits  
No marks ... not supported

### --raw
Set the input to raw format.
input resolution & input fps must also be set.

### --y4m
Read input as y4m (YUV4MPEG2) format.

### --avi
Read avi file using avi reader.

### --avs
Read Avisynth script file using avs reader.

NVEncC works on UTF-8 mode as default, so the Avisynth script is required to be also in UTF-8 when using non ASCII characters.
When using scripts in the default codepage of the OS, such as ANSI,
you will need to add "[--process-codepage](#--process-codepage-string-windows-os-only) os" option to change NVEncC also work on the default codepage of the OS.

### --vpy
Read VapourSynth script file using vpy reader.

### --avsw [&lt;string&gt;]
Read input file using avformat + libavcodec's sw decoder. The optional parameter will set decoder name to be used, otherwise decoder will be selected automatically.

### --avhw
Read input file using avformat + QSV hw decoder. Using this mode will provide maximum performance,
since entire transcode process will be run on the GPU.

**Codecs supported by avhw reader**  

| Codecs | Status |
|:---|:---:|
| MPEG1      | ○ |
| MPEG2      | ○ |
| H.264/AVC  | ○ |
| H.265/HEVC | ○ |
| VP8        | × |
| VP9        | ○ |
| AV1        | ○ |
| VC-1       | ○ |
| WMV3/WMV9  | × |

○ ... supported  
× ... no support

### --interlace &lt;string&gt;
Set interlace flag of **input** frame.

Deinterlace is available through [--vpp-deinterlace](#--vpp-deinterlace-string) or [--vpp-afs](#--vpp-afs-param1value1param2value2). If deinterlacer is not activated for interlaced input, then interlaced encoding is performed.

- parameters
  - progressive ... progressive
  - tff ... top field first
  - bff ... Bottom Field First
  - auto ... detect each frame (available only for [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader)

### --video-track &lt;int&gt;
Set video track to encode in track id. Will be active when used with avhw/avsw reader.
 - 1 (default)  highest resolution video track
 - 2            next high resolution video track
    ...
 - -1           lowest resolution video track
 - -2           next low resolution video track
    ...

### --crop &lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;
Number of pixels to cropped from left, top, right, bottom.

### --frames &lt;int&gt;
Number of frames to input. (Note: input base, not output base)

### --fps &lt;int&gt;/&lt;int&gt; or &lt;float&gt;
Set the input frame rate when --raw is used. Not recommended to be used with readers other than --raw.

Only valid for raw format (when --raw is used), otherwise it will be ignored or only treated as a hint.

### --input-res &lt;int&gt;x&lt;int&gt;
Set input resolution. Only valid for raw format, otherwise it will be ignored.

### --output-res &lt;int&gt;x&lt;int&gt;[,&lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;]
Set output resolution. When it is different from the input resolution, HW/GPU resizer will be activated automatically.

If not specified, it will be same as the input resolution. (no resize)  

- **Special Values**
  - 0 ... Will be same as input.
  - One of width or height as negative value    
    Will be resized keeping aspect ratio, and a value which could be divided by the negative value will be chosen.

- **parameters**
  - preserve_aspect_ratio=&lt;string&gt;  
    Resize to specified width **or** height, while preserving input aspect ratio.
    - increase ... preserve aspect ratio by increasing resolution.
    - decrease ... preserve aspect ratio by decreasing resolution.
  - ignore_sar=&lt;bool&gt;  
    When auto resizing with negative value, ignore in/out SAR ratio in calculation. Default = off.

- Example
  ```
  When input is 1280x720...
  --output-res 1024x576 -> normal
  --output-res 960x0    -> resize to 960x720 (0 will be replaced to 720, same as input)
  --output-res 1920x-2  -> resize to 1920x1080 (calculated to keep aspect ratio)
  
  --output-res 1440x1440,preserve_aspect_ratio=increase -> resize to 2560x1440
  --output-res 1440x1440,preserve_aspect_ratio=decrease -> resize to 1440x810
  ```

### --input-csp &lt;string&gt;
Set input colorspace for --raw input. Default is yv12.
```
  yv12, nv12, p010, yuv420p9le, yuv420p10le, yuv420p12le, yuv420p14le, yuv420p16le
  yuv422p, yuv422p9le, yuv422p10le, yuv422p12le, yuv422p14le, yuv422p16le
  yuv444p, yuv444p9le, yuv444p10le, yuv444p12le, yuv444p14le, yuv444p16le
```

## Encode Mode Options

The default is QVBR (constant quality mode).

### --qvbr  &lt;float&gt;
Encode using constant quality mode. (0.0-51.0, 0 = automatic)

This is equivalent to --vbr 0 --vbr-quality &lt;float&gt;.

### --cbr &lt;int&gt;
### --vbr &lt;int&gt;
Set bitrate in kbps.

### --cqp &lt;int&gt; or &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set the QP value of &lt;I frame&gt;:&lt;P frame&gt;:&lt;B frame&gt;

Generally, it is recommended to set the QP value to be I &lt; P &lt; B.

## Other Options for Encoder

### -u, --preset
Encode quality preset. P1～P7 preset is available from API v10.0.
- default
- performance
- quality
- P1 (= performance)
- P2
- P3
- P4 (= default)
- P5
- P6
- P7 (= quality)

### --tune &lt;string&gt;

Extra tuning option to preset.

- hq (default)
- uhq  
  For HEVC and AV1 only, and requires Turing Gen GPU or later. 
- lowlatency
- ultralowlatency
- lossless  
  Implicitly enables [--lossless](#--lossless--h264hevc).

### --output-depth &lt;int&gt;
Set output bit depth.
- 8 ... 8 bits (default)
- 10 ... 10 bits

### --output-csp &lt;string&gt;
Set output colorspace.
- yuv420 (default)
- yuv422
- yuv444
- rgb
- yuva420

### --multipass &lt;string&gt;
Multi pass mode. Available only for --vbr and --cbr. [API v10.0]  

In 1-pass rate control modes, the encoder will estimate the required QP for the macroblock and immediately encode the macroblock.

In 2-pass rate control modes, NVENC estimates the complexity of the frame to be encoded and determines bit distribution across the frame in the first pass.
In the second pass, NVENC encodes macroblocks in the frame using the distribution determined in the first pass. 
2-pass rate control modes can distribute the bits more optimally within the frame and can reach closer to the target bitrate, especially for CBR encoding.

- none  
  1pass mode. (fast)

- 2pass-quarter  
  Runs first pass in quater resolution, which results in larger motion vectors being caught and fed as hints to second pass.

- 2pass-full  
  Runs first pass in full resolution, slower but generating better statistics for the second pass.

### --lossless  [H.264/HEVC]
Perform lossless output. (Default: off)

### --max-bitrate &lt;int&gt;
Maximum bitrate (in kbps).

### --vbv-bufsize &lt;int&gt;
Set vbv buffer size (in kbps). (default: auto)

### --qp-init &lt;int&gt; or &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set the initial QP value with &lt;I frame&gt;:&lt;P frame&gt;:&lt;B frame&gt;. This option will be ignored in CQP mode.

These QP values will be applied at the beginning of encoding. 
Use this option when you want to adjust the image quality at the beginning of the movie,
which sometimes gets unstable in CBR/VBR modes.

### --qp-min &lt;int&gt; or &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set the minimum QP value with &lt;I frame&gt;:&lt;P frame&gt;:&lt;B frame&gt;. This option will be ignored in CQP mode. 

It could be used to suppress bitrate being used unnecessarily to a portion of movie with still image.

### --qp-max &lt;int&gt; or &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set the maximum QP value to &lt;I frame&gt;:&lt;P frame&gt;:&lt;B frame&gt;. This option will be ignored in CQP mode.

It could be used to maintain certain degree of image quality in any part of the video, even if doing so may exceed the specified bitrate.

### --chroma-qp-offset &lt;int&gt;  [H.264/HEVC]
Set the QP offset for chroma. (default: 0)

### --vbr-quality &lt;float&gt;
Set target quality when using VBR mode. (0.0-51.0, 0 = automatic)

### --dynamic-rc &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;&lt;int&gt;,&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;[,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Change the rate control mode and rate control params within the specified range of input frames.

- **required parameters**
  It is required to specify one of the params below.  
  - [cqp](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--cqp-int-or-intintint)=&lt;int&gt; or cqp=&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;  
  - [cbr](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--cbr-int)=&lt;int&gt;  
  - [vbr](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--vbr-int)=&lt;int&gt;  

- **additional parameters**
  - [max-bitrate](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--max-bitrate-int)=&lt;int&gt;  
  - [vbr-quality](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--vbr-quality-float)=&lt;float&gt;  
  - [multipass](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--multipass-string)=&lt;string&gt;  

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: Encode by vbr(12000kbps) in output frame range 3000-3999,
            encode by constant quality mode(29.0) in output frame range 5000-5999,
            and encode by constant quality mode(25.0) on other frame range.
    --vbr 0 --vbr-quality=25.0 --dynamic-rc 3000:3999,vbr=12000 --dynamic-rc 5000:5999,vbr=0,vbr-quality=29.0
  
  Example2: Encode by vbr(6000kbps) to output frame number 2999,
            and encode by vbr(12000kbps) from output frame number 3000 and later.
    --vbr 6000 --dynamic-rc start=3000,vbr=12000
  ```

### --lookahead &lt;int&gt;
Enable lookahead, and specify its target range by the number of frames. (0 - 32)  
This is useful to improve image quality, allowing adaptive insertion of I and B frames.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --lookahead-level &lt;int&gt;  
Set level of lookahead, higher level may improve quality at the expense of performance. (0 - 3, default = 0)  
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --no-i-adapt
Disable adaptive I frame insertion when lookahead is enabled.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --no-b-adapt
Disable adaptive B frame insertion when lookahead is enabled.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --strict-gop
Force fixed GOP length.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --gop-len &lt;int&gt;
Set maximum GOP length. When lookahead is off, this value will always be used. (Not variable, fixed GOP)

### -b, --bframes &lt;int&gt;
Set the number of consecutive B frames.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --ref &lt;int&gt;
Set the reference distance (max=16).  

### --multiref-l0 &lt;int&gt; [H.264/HEVC]  
### --multiref-l1 &lt;int&gt; [H.264/HEVC]  
Set max number of reference frames in reference picture list L0/L1 (max=7). Avaialble from API v9.1.

### --weightp
Enable weighted P frames.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --nonrefp
enable automatic insertion of non-reference P-frames.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --unidirectb
Enable uni-directional B-frames (both references from the past) for low-latency use cases. It will give better compression efficiency for LowLatency/UltraLowLatency use case. Value of parameter is ignored when regular B frames are used.

### --aq
Enable adaptive quantization in frame (spatial). (Default: off)
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --aq-temporal
Enable adaptive quantization between frames (temporal). (Default: off)
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --aq-strength &lt;int&gt;
Specify the AQ strength. (1 (weak) - 15 (strong), 0 = auto)
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --bref-mode &lt;string&gt;
Specify B frame reference mode.
- auto (default)
- disabled
- each ... use each B frames as references  
- middle ... only (Number of B-frame)/2 th B-frame will be used for reference  

### --direct &lt;string&gt; [H.264]
Specify H.264 B Direct mode.
- auto (default)
- disabled
- spatial
- temporal

### --(no-)adapt-transform [H.264]
Enable (or disable) adaptive transform mode of H.264.
### --hierarchial-p [H.264]
Enable hierarchial P frames.

### --hierarchial-b [H.264]
Enable hierarchial B frames.

### --temporal-layers &lt;int&gt;  
Specifies number of temporal layers to be used for hierarchical coding.
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).

### --mv-precision &lt;string&gt;
Motion vector accuracy / default: auto
- auto ... automatic
- Q-pel ... 1/4 pixel accuracy (high precision)
- half-pel ... 1/2 pixel precision
- full-pel ... 1 pixel accuracy (low accuracy)

### --slices &lt;int&gt; [H.264/HEVC]
Set number of slices.

### --cabac [H.264]
Use CABAC. (Default: on)

### --cavlc [H.264]
Use CAVLC. (Default: off)

### --bluray [H.264]
Perform output for Bluray. (Default: off)

### --(no-)deblock [H.264]
Enable deblock filter. (Default: on)

### --cu-max &lt;int&gt; [HEVC]
### --cu-min &lt;int&gt; [HEVC]
Specify the maximum and minimum size of CU respectively. 8, 16, 32 can be specified.
**Since it is known that image quality may be degraded when this option is used, it is recommended not to use these options.**

### --alpha-bitrate-ratio &lt;int&gt; [HEVC]
Set bitrate ratio for alpha channel which can be used with ```--output-csp yuva420```. Default value is 0 (for "auto").

When the value is set to "x", then approximately "1 / (x+1)" of the bitrate will be used for alpha channel. Therefore, smaller value will result more bitrate to be spent for alpha layer.

### --alpha-channel-mode &lt;string&gt; [HEVC]
Set alpha channel mode. (default: straight)
- straight
- premultiplied

### --tf-level &lt;int&gt;  
Set temporal filtering, requires bframes >= 4. (Default: 0)
Default depends on [--preset](#-u---preset) and [--tune](#--tune-string).
```
  0, 4
```

### --part-size-min &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
Specifies the minimum size of luma coding block partition. (default: 0 = auto)
```
  0 (auto), 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
```

### --part-size-max &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
Specifies the maximum size of luma coding block partition. (default: 0 = auto)
```
  0 (auto), 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
```

### --tile-columns &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
Set number of tile columns. (default: 0 = auto)

```
  0 (auto), 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
```

### --tile-rows &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
Set number of tile rows. (default: 0 = auto)

```
  0 (auto), 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
```

### --refs-forward &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
Specifies max number of forward reference frame used for prediction of a frame. (default: 0 = auto)

It must be in range 1-4 (Last, Last2, last3 and Golden). It's a suggestive value not necessarily be honored always.

### --refs-backward &lt;int&gt; [AV1]
pecifies max number of L1 list reference frame used for prediction of a frame. (default: 0 = auto)

It must be in range 1-3 (Backward, Altref2, Altref). It's a suggestive value not necessarily be honored always.

### --bitstream-padding [AV1]
Enable bitstream padding for AV1 CBR encoding. (default: off)

### --level &lt;string&gt;
Specify the Level of the codec to be encoded. If not specified, it will be automatically set.
```
h264: auto, 1, 1 b, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5, 5.1, 5.2
hevc: auto, 1, 2, 2.1, 3, 3.1, 4, 4.1, 5, 5.1, 5.2, 6, 6.1, 6.2
av1 :  auto, 2, 2.1, 3, 3.1, 4, 4.1, 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6, 6.1
```

### --profile &lt;string&gt;
Specify the profile of the codec to be encoded. If not specified, it will be automatically set.
```
h264:  auto, baseline, main, high, high10, high422, high444
hevc:  auto, main, main10, main444
av1 :  auto, main, high
```

### --tier &lt;string&gt;  [HEVC only]
Specify the tier of the codec.
```
hevc:  main, high
```

### --sar &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set SAR ratio (pixel aspect ratio).

### --dar &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
Set DAR ratio (screen aspect ratio).

### --colorrange &lt;string&gt;
"auto" will copy characteristic from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader).
```
  limited, full, auto
```

### --videoformat &lt;string&gt;
```
  undef, ntsc, component, pal, secam, mac
```
### --colormatrix &lt;string&gt;
"auto" will copy characteristic from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader).
```
  undef, auto, bt709, smpte170m, bt470bg, smpte240m, YCgCo, fcc, GBR, bt2020nc, bt2020c
```
### --colorprim &lt;string&gt;
"auto" will copy characteristic from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader).
```
  undef, auto, bt709, smpte170m, bt470m, bt470bg, smpte240m, film, bt2020
```
### --transfer &lt;string&gt;
"auto" will copy characteristic from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader).
```
  undef, auto, bt709, smpte170m, bt470m, bt470bg, smpte240m, linear,
  log100, log316, iec61966-2-4, bt1361e, iec61966-2-1,
  bt2020-10, bt2020-12, smpte2084, smpte428, arib-std-b67
```

### --chromaloc &lt;int&gt; or "auto"
Set chroma location flag of the output bitstream from values 0 ... 5.  
"auto" will copy from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader)
default: 0 = unspecified

### --max-cll &lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt; or "copy" [HEVC, AV1]
Set MaxCLL and MaxFall in nits.  "copy" will copy values from the input file. (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader)  

Please note that this option will implicitly activate [--repeat-headers](#--repeat-headers).  
```
Example1: --max-cll 1000,300
Example2: --max-cll copy  # copy values from source
```

### --master-display &lt;string&gt; or "copy" [HEVC, AV1]
Set Mastering display data. "copy" will copy values from the input file. (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader)  

Please note that this option will implicitly activate [--repeat-headers](#--repeat-headers).  
```
Example1: --master-display G(13250,34500)B(7500,3000)R(34000,16000)WP(15635,16450)L(10000000,1)
Example2: --master-display copy  # copy values from source
```

### --atc-sei &lt;string&gt; or &lt;int&gt; [HEVC only]
Set alternative transfer characteristics SEI from below or by integer, Required for HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) signaling.
```
  undef, auto, bt709, smpte170m, bt470m, bt470bg, smpte240m, linear,
  log100, log316, iec61966-2-4, bt1361e, iec61966-2-1,
  bt2020-10, bt2020-12, smpte2084, smpte428, arib-std-b67
```  

### --dhdr10-info &lt;string&gt; [HEVC, AV1]
Apply HDR10+ dynamic metadata from specified json file. Requires [hdr10plus_gen.exe](https://github.com/rigaya/hdr10plus_gen) module  additionally.

### --dhdr10-info copy [HEVC, AV1]
Copy HDR10+ dynamic metadata from input file.  
Limitations for avhw reader: this option uses timestamps to reorder frames to decoded order to presentation order.
Therefore, input files without timestamps (such as raw ES), are not supported. Please try for avsw reader for that case.

### --dolby-vision-profile &lt;string&gt; [HEVC, AV1]
Output file which is specified in Dolby Vision profile. Recommended to be used with [--dolby-vision-rpu](#--dolby-vision-rpu-string).

"copy" will use dolby vision profile from input file (available when using [avhw](#--avhw)/[avsw](#--avsw) reader).

```
unset, copy, 5.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.4
```

### --dolby-vision-rpu &lt;string&gt; [HEVC, AV1]
Interleave Dolby Vision RPU metadata from the specified file into the output file. Recommended to be used with [--dolby-vision-profile](#--dolby-vision-profile-string).

### --dolby-vision-rpu copy [HEVC, AV1]
Interleave Dolby Vision RPU metadata copied from HEVC input file. Recommended to be used with [--dolby-vision-profile](#--dolby-vision-profile-string).

Limitations for avhw reader: this option uses timestamps to reorder frames to decoded order to presentation order.
Therefore, input files without timestamps (such as raw ES), are not supported. Please try for avsw reader for that case.

### --dolby-vision-rpu-prm &lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;[,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;]...  

Set parameters for ```--dolby-vision-rpu```.

- **parameters**
  
  - crop=&lt;bool&gt;

    Set active area offsets to 0 (no letterbox bars).

- Examples
  ```
  Example:  --dolby-vision-rpu-prm crop=true
  ```

### --aud [H.264/HEVC]
Insert Access Unit Delimiter NAL.

### --repeat-headers
Output VPS, SPS and PPS for every IDR frame.

### --pic-struct [H.264/HEVC]
Insert picture timing SEI.

### --split-enc &lt;string&gt;
- **Parameters**
  - auto  
    Split frame forced mode disabled, split frame auto mode enabled. 

  - auto_forced  
    Split frame forced mode enabled with number of strips automatically selected by driver to best fit configuration.

  - forced_2  
    Forced 2-strip split frame encoding (if NVENC number > 1, 1-strip encode otherwise).

  - forced_3  
    Forced 3-strip split frame encoding (if NVENC number > 2, NVENC number of strips otherwise).

  - forced_4  
    Forced 4-strip split frame encoding (if NVENC number > 3, NVENC number of strips otherwise).

  - disable  
    Both split frame auto mode and forced mode are disabled.

### --ssim
Calculate ssim of the encoded video.

### --psnr
Calculate psnr of the encoded video.

### --vmaf [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Calculate vmaf score of the encoded video. Please note that the vmaf score calculation is run by libvmaf on CPU,
and is highly likely to become a bottleneck and result in poor encoding performance.

Currently for Windows x64 only.

- **Parameters**

  - model=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set internal model version of libvmaf, or external model file path. Default is internal "vmaf_v0.6.1".

    When using model file, download json format model files from  
    [link](https://github.com/Netflix/vmaf/tree/master/model) and set the path by this option.

  - threads=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 0)  
    CPU thread(s) to calculate vmaf score. Default is to use all physical cores.

  - subsample=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 1)  
    Interval for frame subsampling calculating vmaf score.

  - phone_model=&lt;bool&gt;  (default: false)  
    Use phone model which generate higher vmaf score.
    
  - enable_transform=&lt;bool&gt;  (default: false)  
    Enable transform when calculating vmaf score.
    
- Examples
  ```
  Example: --vmaf model=vmaf_v0.6.1.json
  ```

## IO / Audio / Subtitle Options

### --input-analyze &lt;float&gt;
Specify the length in seconds that libav parses for file analysis. The default is 5 (sec).
If audio / subtitle tracks etc. are not detected properly, try increasing this value (eg 60).

### --input-probesize &lt;int&gt;
Set the maximum size in bytes that libav parses for file analysis.

### --trim &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;[,&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;][,&lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;]...
Encode only frames in the specified range.

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --trim 0:1000,2000:3000    (encode from frame #0 to #1000 and from frame #2000 to #3000)
  Example 2: --trim 2000:0              (encode from frame #2000 to the end)
  ```

### --seek [&lt;int&gt;:][&lt;int&gt;:]&lt;int&gt;[.&lt;int&gt;]
The format is hh:mm:ss.ms. "hh" or "mm" could be omitted. The transcode will start from the time specified.

Seeking by this option is not exact but fast, compared to [--trim](#--trim-intintintintintint). If you require exact seek, use [--trim](#--trim-intintintintintint).

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --seek 0:01:15.400
  Example 2: --seek 1:15.4
  Example 3: --seek 75.4
  ```

### --seekto [&lt;int&gt;:][&lt;int&gt;:]&lt;int&gt;[.&lt;int&gt;]
The format is hh:mm:ss.ms. "hh" or "mm" could be omitted.

Set encode finish time. This might be inaccurate, so if you require exact number of frames to encode, use [--trim](#--trim-intintintintintint).

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --seekto 0:01:15.400
  Example 2: --seekto 1:15.4
  Example 3: --seekto 75.4
  ```

### --input-format &lt;string&gt;
Specify input format for avhw / avsw reader.

### -f, --output-format &lt;string&gt;
- For normal encode

  Specify output format for muxer.

  Since the output format is automatically determined by the output extension, it is usually not necessary to specify it, but you can force the output format with this option.

  Available formats can be checked with [--check-formats](#--check-formats). To output H.264 / HEVC as an Elementary Stream, specify "raw".

- For raw output (Used with ```-c raw```)

  Specify output format for raw frame.

  - Parameters
    - y4m (default)
    - raw

### --video-track &lt;int&gt;
Set video track to encode by resolution. Will be active when used with avhw/avsw reader.
 - 1 (default)  highest resolution video track
 - 2            next high resolution video track
    ...
 - -1           lowest resolution video track
 - -2           next low resolution video track
    ...
    
### --video-streamid &lt;int&gt;
Set video track to encode in stream id.

### --video-tag &lt;string&gt;
Specify video tag.

- Examples
  ```
   -o test.mp4 -c hevc --video-tag hvc1
  ```

### --video-metadata &lt;string&gt; or &lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;
Set metadata for video track.
  - copy  ... copy metadata from input if possible
  - clear ... do not copy metadata (default)

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: copy metadata from input file
  --video-metadata 1?copy
  
  Example2: clear metadata from input file
  --video-metadata 1?clear
  
  Example3: set metadata
  --video-metadata 1?title="video title" --video-metadata 1?language=jpn
  ```

### --avcodec-prms &lt;string&gt;
Set parameters for avcodec video encoder in key=value format, separated by commas.
This option is only available when avcodec encoder is enabled by specifying `-c av_xxx` (e.g., `-c av_libsvtav1`, `-c av_libvvenc`, `-c av_libvpx-vp9`).

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: Set preset and CRF for libsvtav1
  -c av_libsvtav1 --avcodec-prms "preset=6,crf=30,svtav1-params=enable-variance-boost=1:variance-boost-strength=2"
  
  Example2: Set quality and threads for libvvenc
  -c av_libvvenc --avcodec-prms qp=28,preset=medium,threads=4
  
  Example3: Set parameters for libvpx-vp9
  -c av_libvpx-vp9 --avcodec-prms crf=30,b=0,cpu-used=2
  ```

### --audio-copy [&lt;int/string&gt;;[,&lt;int/string&gt;]...]
Copy audio track into output file. Available only when avhw / avsw reader is used.

If it does not work well, try encoding with [--audio-codec](#--audio-codec-intstring), which is more stable.

You can also specify the audio track (1, 2, ...) to extract with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to copy by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Copy all audio tracks
  --audio-copy
  
  Example: Extract track numbers #1 and #2
  --audio-copy 1,2
  
  Example: Extract audio tracks marked as English and Japanese
  --audio-copy eng,jpn
  ```

### --audio-codec [[&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;[:&lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;[,&lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;]...]...]
Encode audio track with the codec specified. If codec is not set, most suitable codec will be selected automatically. Codecs available could be checked with [--check-encoders](#--check-codecs---check-decoders---check-encoders).

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

Also, after ":" you can specify params for audio encoder,  after "#" you can specify params for audio decoder.

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: encode all audio tracks to mp3
  --audio-codec libmp3lame
  
  Example 2: encode the 2nd track of audio to aac
  --audio-codec 2?aac
  
  Example 3: encode the English audio track to aac
  --audio-codec eng?aac
  
  Example 4: encode the English audio track and Japanese audio track to aac
  --audio-codec eng?aac --audio-codec jpn?aac
  
  Example 5: set param "aac_coder" to "twoloop" which will improve quality at low bitrate for aac encoder
  --audio-codec aac:aac_coder=twoloop
  ```

### --audio-encode-other-codec-only
When used together with `--audio-codec`, if the input audio codec equals the codec specified by `--audio-codec`, the audio will be copied (`--audio-copy`). Encoding will be performed only when the codec differs.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Copy when input is AAC, otherwise encode to AAC
  --audio-codec aac --audio-encode-other-codec-only
  ```

### --audio-bitrate [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;int&gt; or [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;:&lt;int&gt;[,&lt;string&gt;:&lt;int&gt;][,...]
Specify the bitrate in kbps when encoding audio.

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;] before ```?```, or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;] before ```?```.

You can set different bitrate to different audio channels, by using [&lt;string&gt;] after ```?```, using symbols below.

```
mono, stereo, 2.1, 3.0, 3.0(back), 3.1, 4.0, quad, quad(side), 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0(front), hexagonal, 6.1, 6.1(front), 7.0, 7.0(front), 7.1, 7.1(wide)
```

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --audio-bitrate 192 (set bitrate of audio track to 192 kbps)
  Example 2: --audio-bitrate 1?320 --audio-bitrate 2?256 (set bitrate of 1st audio track to to 320 kbps, 2nd audio track   to to 256 kbps)
  Example 3: --audio-bitrate stereo:256,5.1:640 (stereoを256kbpsで、5.1chを640kbpsで変換)
  ```

### --audio-quality [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;int&gt;
Specify the quality when encoding audio. The value depends on the codec used.

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

### --audio-profile [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;
Specify audio codec profile when encoding audio.You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

### --audio-stream [&lt;int/string&gt;?]{&lt;string1&gt;}[:&lt;string2&gt;]
Separate or merge audio channels.
Audio tracks specified with this option will always be encoded. (no copying available)

By comma(",") separation, you can generate multiple tracks from the same input track.

- **format**

  Specify the track to be processed by &lt;int&gt;.
  
  Specify the channel to be used as input by &lt;string1&gt;. If omitted, input will be all the input channels.
  
  Specify the output channel format by &lt;string2&gt;. If omitted, all the channels of &lt;string1&gt; will be used.

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --audio-stream FR,FL
  Separate left and right channels of "dual mono" audio track, into two mono audio tracks.
  
  Example 2: --audio-stream :stereo
  Convert any audio track to stereo.
  
  Example 3: --audio-stream 2?5.1,5.1:stereo
  While encoding the 2nd 5.1 ch audio track of the input file as 5.1 ch,
  another stereo downmixed audio track will be generated
  from the same source audio track.
  ```

- **Available symbols**
  ```
  mono       = FC
  stereo     = FL + FR
  2.1        = FL + FR + LFE
  3.0        = FL + FR + FC
  3.0(back)  = FL + FR + BC
  3.1        = FL + FR + FC + LFE
  4.0        = FL + FR
  4.0        = FL + FR + FC + BC
  quad       = FL + FR + BL + BR
  quad(side) = FL + FR + SL + SR
  5.0        = FL + FR + FC + SL + SR
  5.1        = FL + FR + FC + LFE + SL + SR
  6.0        = FL + FR + FC + BC + SL + SR
  6.0(front) = FL + FR + FLC + FRC + SL + SR
  hexagonal  = FL + FR + FC + BL + BR + BC
  6.1        = FL + FR + FC + LFE + BC + SL + SR
  6.1(front) = FL + FR + LFE + FLC + FRC + SL + SR
  7.0        = FL + FR + FC + BL + BR + SL + SR
  7.0(front) = FL + FR + FC + FLC + FRC + SL + SR
  7.1        = FL + FR + FC + LFE + BL + BR + SL + SR
  7.1(wide)  = FL + FR + FC + LFE + FLC + FRC + SL + SR
  ```

### --audio-samplerate [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;int&gt;
Specify the sampling frequency of the sound in Hz.
You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt].

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --audio-bitrate 44100 (converting sound to 44100 Hz)
  Example 2: --audio-bitrate 2?22050 (Convert the second track of voice to 22050 Hz)
  ```

### --audio-resampler &lt;string&gt;
Specify the engine used for mixing audio channels and sampling frequency conversion.
- swr ... swresampler (default)
- soxr ... sox resampler (libsoxr)

### --audio-delay [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;float&gt;
Specify audio delay in milli seconds.　You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

### --audio-file [&lt;int/string&gt;?][&lt;string&gt;]&lt;string&gt;
Extract audio track to the specified path. The output format is determined automatically from the output extension. Available only when avhw / avsw reader is used.

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt].

- Examples
  ```
  Example: extract audio track number #2 to test_out2.aac
  --audio-file 2?"test_out2.aac"
  ```

[&lt;string&gt;] allows you to specify the output format.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Output in adts format without extension
  --audio-file 2?adts:"test_out2"  
  ```

### --audio-filter [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;
Apply filters to audio track. Filters could be slected from [link](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#Audio-Filters).

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

- Examples
  ```
  Example 1: --audio-filter volume=0.2  (lowering the volume)
  Example 2: --audio-filter 2?volume=-4dB (lowering the volume of the 2nd track)
  ```

### --audio-disposition [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;[,&lt;string&gt;][]...
set disposition for the specified audio track.
You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

- list of dispositions
  ```
  default
  dub
  original
  comment
  lyrics
  karaoke
  forced
  hearing_impaired
  visual_impaired
  clean_effects
  attached_pic
  captions
  descriptions
  dependent
  metadata
  copy
  ```

- Examples
  ```
  Example:
  --audio-disposition 2?default,forced
  ```

### --audio-metadata [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt; or [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;

Set metadata for audio track.
  - copy  ... copy metadata from input if possible (default)
  - clear ... do not copy metadata

You can select audio track (1, 2, ...) to encode with [&lt;int&gt;], or select audio track to encode by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: copy metadata from input file
  --audio-metadata 1?copy
  
  Example2: clear metadata from input file
  --audio-metadata 1?clear
  
  Example3: set metadata
  --audio-metadata 1?title="audio title" --audio-metadata 1?language=jpn
  ```

### --audio-bsf [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;
Apply [bitstream filter](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-bitstream-filters.html) to audio track.

### --audio-ignore-decode-error &lt;int&gt;
Ignore the consecutive audio decode error, and continue transcoding within the threshold specified. The portion of audio which could not be decoded properly will be replaced with silence.

The default is 10.

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: Quit transcoding for a 5 consecutive audio decode error.
  --audio-ignore-decode-error 5
  
  Example2: Quit transcoding for a single audio decode error.
  --audio-ignore-decode-error 0
  ```

### --audio-source &lt;string&gt;[:{&lt;int&gt;?}[;&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;...]/[]...]
Mux an external audio file specified.

- **file params**
  - format=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify input format for the file.

  - input_opt=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify input options for the file.

- **track params**
  - copy  
    Copy audio track.
  
  - codec=&lt;string&gt;  
    Encode audio to specified audio codec.
  
  - profile=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify audio codec profile when encoding audio.
  
  - bitrate=&lt;int&gt;  
    Specify audio bitrate in kbps.
    
  - samplerate=&lt;int&gt;  
    Specify audio sampling rate.
    
  - delay=&lt;int&gt;  
    Set audio delay in milli seconds.
  
  - dec_prm=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify params for audio decoder.
  
  - enc_prm=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify params for audio encoder.
  
  - filter=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify filters for audio.
  
  - disposition=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify disposition for audio.
    
  - metadata=&lt;string1&gt;=&lt;string2&gt;  
    Specify metadata for audio track.
    
  - bsf=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify bitstream filter for audio track.

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: --audio-source "<audio_file>:copy"
  Example2: --audio-source "<audio_file>:codec=aac"
  Example3: --audio-source "<audio_file>:1?codec=aac;bitrate=256/2?codec=aac;bitrate=192;metadata=language=jpn;disposition=default,forced"
  Example4: --audio-source "hw:1:format=alsa/codec=aac;bitrate=256"
  ```

### --chapter &lt;string&gt;
Set chapter in the (separate) chapter file.
The chapter file could be in nero format, apple format or matroska format. Cannot be used with --chapter-copy.

- nero format  
  ```
  CHAPTER01=00:00:39.706
  CHAPTER01NAME=chapter-1
  CHAPTER02=00:01:09.703
  CHAPTER02NAME=chapter-2
  CHAPTER03=00:01:28.288
  CHAPTER03NAME=chapter-3
  ```

- apple format (should be in utf-8)  
  ```
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
    <TextStream version="1.1">
     <TextStreamHeader>
      <TextSampleDescription>
      </TextSampleDescription>
    </TextStreamHeader>
    <TextSample sampleTime="00:00:39.706">chapter-1</TextSample>
    <TextSample sampleTime="00:01:09.703">chapter-2</TextSample>
    <TextSample sampleTime="00:01:28.288">chapter-3</TextSample>
    <TextSample sampleTime="00:01:28.289" text="" />
  </TextStream>
  ```

- matroska format (hould be in utf-8)  
  [Other Samples&gt;&gt;](https://github.com/nmaier/mkvtoolnix/blob/master/examples/example-chapters-1.xml)
  ```
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <Chapters>
    <EditionEntry>
      <ChapterAtom>
        <ChapterTimeStart>00:00:00.000</ChapterTimeStart>
        <ChapterDisplay>
          <ChapterString>chapter-0</ChapterString>
        </ChapterDisplay>
      </ChapterAtom>
      <ChapterAtom>
        <ChapterTimeStart>00:00:39.706</ChapterTimeStart>
        <ChapterDisplay>
          <ChapterString>chapter-1</ChapterString>
        </ChapterDisplay>
      </ChapterAtom>
      <ChapterAtom>
        <ChapterTimeStart>00:01:09.703</ChapterTimeStart>
        <ChapterDisplay>
          <ChapterString>chapter-2</ChapterString>
        </ChapterDisplay>
      </ChapterAtom>
      <ChapterAtom>
        <ChapterTimeStart>00:01:28.288</ChapterTimeStart>
        <ChapterTimeEnd>00:01:28.289</ChapterTimeEnd>
        <ChapterDisplay>
          <ChapterString>chapter-3</ChapterString>
        </ChapterDisplay>
      </ChapterAtom>
    </EditionEntry>
  </Chapters>
  ```

### --chapter-copy
Copy chapters from input file.

### --chapter-no-trim
Do not apply --trim when reading chapters.

### --key-on-chapter
Set keyframes on chapter position.

### --keyfile &lt;string&gt;
Set keyframes on frames (starting from 0, 1, 2, ...) specified in the file.
There should be one frame ID per line.

### --sub-source &lt;string&gt;[:{&lt;int&gt;?}[;&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;...]/[]...]
Read subtitle from the specified file and mux into the output file.

- **file params**
  - format=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify input format for the file.

  - input_opt=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify input options for the file.

- **track params**
  - disposition=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify disposition for subtitle.
    
  - metadata=&lt;string1&gt;=&lt;string2&gt;  
    Specify metadata for subtitle track.
    
  - bsf=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify bitstream filter for subtitle track.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example1: --sub-source "<sub_file>"
  Example2: --sub-source "<sub_file>:disposition=default,forced;metadata=language=jpn"
  ```

### --sub-copy [&lt;int/string&gt;;[,&lt;int/string&gt;]...]
Copy subtitle tracks from input file. Available only when avhw / avsw reader is used.
It is also possible to specify subtitle tracks (1, 2, ...) to extract with [&lt;int&gt;], or select subtitle tracks to copy by language with [&lt;string&gt;].

Supported subtitles are PGS / srt / txt / ttxt.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Copy all subtitle tracks
  --sub-copy
  
  Example: Copy subtitle track #1 and #2
  --sub-copy 1,2
  
  Example: Copy subtitle tracks marked as English and Japanese
  --sub-copy eng,jpn
  ```

### --sub-disposition [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;
set disposition for the specified subtitle track.

- list of dispositions
  ```
   default
   dub
   original
   comment
   lyrics
   karaoke
   forced
   hearing_impaired
   visual_impaired
   clean_effects
   attached_pic
   captions
   descriptions
   dependent
   metadata
   copy
  ```

### --sub-metadata [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt; or [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;
Set metadata for subtitle track.
  - copy  ... copy metadata from input if possible (default)
  - clear ... do not copy metadata

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: copy metadata from input file
  --sub-metadata 1?copy
  
  Example2: clear metadata from input file
  --sub-metadata 1?clear
  
  Example3: set metadata
  --sub-metadata 1?title="subtitle title" --sub-metadata 1?language=jpn
  ```

### --sub-bsf [&lt;int/string&gt;?]&lt;string&gt;
Apply [bitstream filter](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-bitstream-filters.html) to subtitle track.

### --data-copy [&lt;int&gt;[,&lt;int&gt;]...]
Copy data stream from input file. Available only when avhw / avsw reader is used.

### --attachment-copy [&lt;int&gt;[,&lt;int&gt;]...]
Copy attachment stream from input file. Available only when avhw / avsw reader is used.

### --attachment-source &lt;string&gt;[:{&lt;int&gt;?}[;&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;]...]...
Read attachment from the specified file and mux into the output file.

- **params** 
  - metadata=&lt;string1&gt;=&lt;string2&gt;  
    Specify metadata for the attachment, setting mimetype is required.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example1: --attachment-source <png_file>:metadata=mimetype=image/png
  Example2: --attachment-source <font_file>:metadata=mimetype=application/x-truetype-font
  ```

### --input-option &lt;string1&gt;:&lt;string2&gt;
Pass optional parameters for input for avhw/avsw reader. Specify the option name in &lt;string1&gt;, and the option value in &lt;string2&gt;.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Reading playlist 1 of bluray 
  -i bluray:D:\ --input-option playlist:1
  ```

### -m, --mux-option &lt;string1&gt;:&lt;string2&gt;
Pass optional parameters to muxer. Specify the option name in &lt;string&gt;, and the option value in &lt;string2&gt;.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Output for HLS
  -i <input> -o test.m3u8 -f hls -m hls_time:5 -m hls_segment_filename:test_%03d.ts --gop-len 30
  
  Example: Pass through "default" disposition even if there are no "default" tracks in the output (mkv only)
  -m default_mode:infer_no_subs
  ```

### --metadata &lt;string&gt; or &lt;string&gt;=&lt;string&gt;
Set global metadata for output file.
  - copy  ... copy metadata from input if possible (default)
  - clear ... do not copy metadata

- Examples
  ```
  Example1: copy metadata from input file
  --metadata copy
  
  Example2: clear metadata from input file
  --metadata clear
  
  Example3: set metadata
  --metadata title="video title" --metadata language=jpn
  ```

### --avsync &lt;string&gt;
  - auto (default)

  - forcecfr
    Check pts from the input file, and duplicate or remove frames if required to keep CFR, so that synchronization with the audio could be maintained. Please note that this could not be used with --trim.

  - vfr  
    Honor source timestamp and enable vfr output. Only available for avsw/avhw reader, and could not be used with --trim.
    
### --muxer-add-cmd
Append input command line parameters to `encoding_tool` in muxer metadata.

### --timecode [&lt;string&gt;]  
  Write timecode file to the specified path. If the path is not set, it will be written to "&lt;output file path&gt;.timecode.txt".


### --tcfile-in &lt;string&gt;  
Read timecode file for input frames, can be used with readers except avhw.

### --timebase &lt;int&gt;/&lt;int&gt;  
Set timebase for transcoding and timecode file.

### --input-hevc-bsf &lt;string&gt;  
switch hevc bitstream filter used for hw decoder input. (for debug purpose)
- Parameters

  - internal  
    use internal implementation. (default)

  - libavcodec  
    use hevc_mp4toannexb bitstream filter.

### --input-pixel-format &lt;string&gt;
Set "pixel_format" for input avdevice. (not intended on other situations)

### --offset-video-dts-advance  
Offset timestamp to cancel bframe delay.

### --allow-other-negative-pts  
Allow negative timestamps for audio, subtitles. Intended for debug purpose only.

## Vpp Options

These options will apply filters before encoding.

### Vpp Filtering order

Vpp filters will be applied in fixed order, regardless of the order in the commandline.

- [--vpp-deinterlace](#--vpp-deinterlace-string)
- [--vpp-colorspace](#--vpp-colorspace-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping](#--vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-rff](#--vpp-rff)
- [--vpp-delogo](#--vpp-delogo-stringparam1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-afs](#--vpp-afs-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-nnedi](#--vpp-nnedi-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-yadif](#--vpp-yadif-param1value1)
- [--vpp-decomb](#--vpp-decomb-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-decimate](#--vpp-decimate-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-mpdecimate](#--vpp-mpdecimate-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-select-every](#--vpp-select-every-intparam1int)
- [--vpp-transform/rotate](#--vpp-rotate-int)
- [--vpp-convolution3d](#--vpp-convolution3d-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-nvvfx-denoise](#--vpp-nvvfx-denoise-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-nvvfx-artifact-reduction](#--vpp-nvvfx-artifact-reduction-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-smooth](#--vpp-smooth-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-denoise-dct](#--vpp-denoise-dct-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-fft3d](#--vpp-fft3d-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-knn](#--vpp-knn-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-nlmeans](#--vpp-nlmeans-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-pmd](#--vpp-pmd-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-gauss](#--vpp-gauss-int)
- [--vpp-subburn](#--vpp-subburn-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-libplacebo-shader](#--vpp-libplacebo-shader-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-resize](#--vpp-resize-string-or-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-unsharp](#--vpp-unsharp-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-edgelevel](#--vpp-edgelevel-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-warpsharp](#--vpp-warpsharp-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-curves](#--vpp-curves-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-tweak](#--vpp-tweak-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-deband](#--vpp-deband-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-libplacebo-deband](#--vpp-libplacebo-deband-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-padding](#--vpp-pad-intintintint)
- [--vpp-overlay](#--vpp-overlay-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-ngx-truehdr](#--vpp-ngx-truehdr-param1value1param2value2)
- [--vpp-fruc](#--vpp-overlay-param1value1param2value2)

### --vpp-colorspace [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Converts colorspace of the video. Available on x64 version.  
Values for parameters will be copied from input file for "input" when using avhw/avsw reader.

- **parameters**
  - matrix=&lt;from&gt;:&lt;to&gt;  
    
  ```
    bt709, smpte170m, bt470bg, smpte240m, YCgCo, fcc, GBR, bt2020nc, bt2020c, auto
  ```
  
  - colorprim=&lt;from&gt;:&lt;to&gt;  
  ```
    bt709, smpte170m, bt470m, bt470bg, smpte240m, film, bt2020, auto
  ```
  
  - transfer=&lt;from&gt;:&lt;to&gt;  
  ```
    bt709, smpte170m, bt470m, bt470bg, smpte240m, linear,
    log100, log316, iec61966-2-4, iec61966-2-1,
    bt2020-10, bt2020-12, smpte2084, arib-std-b67, auto
  ```
  
  - range=&lt;from&gt;:&lt;to&gt;  
  ```
    limited, full, auto
  ```
  
  - lut3d=&lt;string&gt;  
    Apply a 3D LUT to an input video. Curretly supports .cube file only.
    
  - lut3d_interp=&lt;string&gt;  
    ```
    nearest, trilinear, tetrahedral, pyramid, prism
    ```
  
  - hdr2sdr=&lt;string&gt;  
    Enables HDR10 to SDR by selected tone-mapping.  
  
    - none (default)  
      hdr2sdr processing is disabled.
    
    - hable  
      Trys to preserve both bright and dark detailes, but with rather dark result.
      You may specify addtional params (a,b,c,d,e,f) for the hable tone-mapping function below.  
  
      hable(x) = ( (x * (a*x + c*b) + d*e) / (x * (a*x + b) + d*f) ) - e/f  
      output = hable( input ) / hable( (source_peak / ldr_nits) )
      
      defaults: a = 0.22, b = 0.3, c = 0.1, d = 0.2, e = 0.01, f = 0.3
  
    - mobius  
      Trys to preserve contrast and colors while bright details might be removed.  
      - transition=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 0.3)  
        Threshold to move from linear conversion to mobius tone mapping.  
      - peak=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 1.0)  
        reference peak brightness
    
    - reinhard  
      - contrast=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 0.5)  
        local contrast coefficient  
      - peak=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 1.0)  
        reference peak brightness
        
    - bt2390  
      Perceptual tone mapping curve (EETF) specified in BT.2390.
  
  - source_peak=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 1000.0)  
  
  - ldr_nits=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 100.0)  
    Target brightness for hdr2sdr function.
    
  - desat_base=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 0.18)  
    Offset for desaturation curve used in hdr2sr.
  
  - desat_strength=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 0.75)  
    Strength of desaturation curve used in hdr2sr.
    0.0 will disable the desaturation, 1.0 will make overly bright colors will tend towards white.
  
  - desat_exp=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 1.5)  
    Exponent of the desaturation curve used in hdr2sr.
    This controls the brightness of which desaturated is going to start.
    Lower value will make the desaturation to start earlier.

- Examples
  ```
  example1: convert from BT.601 -> BT.709
  --vpp-colorspace matrix=smpte170m:bt709
  
  example2: using hdr2sdr (hable tone-mapping)
  --vpp-colorspace hdr2sdr=hable,source_peak=1000.0,ldr_nits=100.0
  
  example3: using hdr2sdr (hable tone-mapping) and setting the coefs (this is example for the default settings)
  --vpp-colorspace hdr2sdr=hable,source_peak=1000.0,ldr_nits=100.0,a=0.22,b=0.3,c=0.1,d=0.2,e=0.01,f=0.3
  
  example4: using lut3d
  --vpp-colorspace lut3d="example.cube",lut3d_interp=trilinear
  ```

### --vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

Performs tone mapping using [libplacebo](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo).

- **Parameters**
  - src_csp=&lt;string&gt;  
    Input color space.
    ```
    auto, sdr, hdr10, hlg, dovi, rgb
    ```
  
  - dst_csp=&lt;string&gt;  
    Output color space.
    ```
    auto, sdr, hdr10, hlg, dovi, rgb
    ```

  - src_max=&lt;float&gt;  
    Input maximum luminance (nits). (Default: auto, tries to get info from input file if possible, otherwise 1000.0 (HDR) / 203.0 (SDR))

  - src_min=&lt;float&gt;  
    Input minimum luminance (nits). (Default: auto, tries to get info from input file if possible, otherwise 0.005 (HDR) / 0.2023 (SDR))

  - dst_max=&lt;float&gt;  
    Output maximum luminance (nits). (Default: auto, tries to get info from parameters if possible, otherwise 1000.0 (HDR) / 203.0 (SDR))

  - dst_min=&lt;float&gt;  
    Output minimum luminance (nits). (Default: auto, tries to get info from parameters if possible, otherwise 0.005 (HDR) / 0.2023 (SDR))

  - dynamic_peak_detection=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Enables computation of signal stats to optimize HDR tone mapping quality. Default: true

  - smooth_period=&lt;float&gt;  
    Smoothing coefficient for detected values. Default: 20.0

  - scene_threshold_low=&lt;float&gt;  
    Lower threshold for scene change detection (dB). Default: 1.0

  - scene_threshold_high=&lt;float&gt;  
    Upper threshold for scene change detection (dB). Default: 3.0

  - percentile=&lt;float&gt;  
    Percentile to consider for luminance histogram. Default: 99.995

  - black_cutoff=&lt;float&gt;  
    Black level cutoff intensity (PQ%). Default: 1.0

  - gamut_mapping=&lt;string&gt;  
    Gamut mapping mode. (Default: perceptual)
    ```
    clip, perceptual, softclip, relative, saturation, absolute, desaturate, darken, highlight, linear
    ```

  - tonemapping_function=&lt;string&gt;  
    Tone mapping function. (Default: bt2390)
    ```
    clip, st2094-40, st2094-10, bt2390, bt2446a, spline, reinhard, mobius, hable, gamma, linear, linearlight
    ```

  - for tonemapping_function=st2094-40, st2094-10, spline  
  
    - knee_adaptation=&lt;float&gt;   (float, 0.0 - 1.0, default: 0.4)  
      Configures the knee point as a ratio between the source and target average brightness in PQ space.
      - 1.0: Always adapts source scene average to scaled target average
      - 0.0: Never modifies scene brightness
    
    - knee_min=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 0.5, default: 0.1)  
      Minimum knee point in ratio of PQ luminance range.
    
    - knee_max=&lt;float&gt;   (0.5 - 1.0, default: 0.8)  
      Maximum knee point in ratio of PQ luminance range.
    
    - knee_default=&lt;float&gt;   (knee_min - knee_max, default: 0.4)  
      Default knee point used when source scene average metadata is unavailable.
  
  - for tonemapping_function=bt2390

    - knee_offset=&lt;float&gt;   (0.5 - 2.0, default: 1.0)  
      Knee point offset.
  
  - for tonemapping_function=spline

    - slope_tuning=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 10.0, default: 1.5)  
      Coefficient for the slope of the spline curve.
    
    - slope_offset=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 1.0, default: 0.2)  
      Slope offset of the spline curve.
    
    - spline_contrast=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 1.5, default: 0.5)  
      Contrast for the spline function. Higher values preserve midtones but may lose shadow/highlight details.
  
  - for tonemapping_function=reinhard

    - reinhard_contrast=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 1.0, default: 0.5)  
      contrast coefficient at display peak for the reinhard function.
  
  - for tonemapping_function=mobius, gamma

    - linear_knee=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 1.0, default: 0.3)  
  
  - for tonemapping_function=linear, linearlight

    - exposure=&lt;float&gt;   (0.0 - 10.0, default: 1.0)  
      Linear exposure/gain applied.

  - metadata=&lt;int&gt;  
    Data source to use for tone mapping.
    ```
    any, none, hdr10, hdr10plus, cie_y
    ```

  - contrast_recovery=&lt;float&gt;  
    Contrast recovery strength. Default: 0.3

  - contrast_smoothness=&lt;float&gt;  
    Contrast recovery lowpass kernel size. Default: 3.5

  - inverse_tone_mapping=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Inverse tone mapping. Default: false

  - visualize_lut=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Visualize tone mapping curve/LUT. Default: false

  - show_clipping=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Graphically highlight hard-clipped pixels. Default: false

  - use_dovi=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Whether to use Dolby Vision RPU as ST2086 metadata. Default: auto (enabled when tone mapping from Dolby Vision)

  - dst_pl_transfer=&lt;string&gt;  
    Output transfer function. Must be used with ```dst_pl_colorprim```.
    ```
    unknown, srgb, bt1886, linear, gamma18, gamma20, gamma22, gamma24, gamma26, gamma28,
    prophoto, st428, pq, hlg, vlog, slog1, slog2
    ```

  - dst_pl_colorprim=&lt;string&gt;  
    Output color primaries. Must be used with ```dst_pl_transfer```.
    ```
    unknown, bt601_525, bt601_625, bt709, bt470m, ebu_3213, bt2020, apple, adobe,
    prophoto, cie_1931, dci_p3, display_p3, v_gamut, s_gamut, film_c, aces_ap0, aces_ap1
    ```

- **Examples**
  ```
  Example: Dolby Vision to SDR tone mapping
  --vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping src_csp=dovi,dst_csp=sdr
  ```

### --vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping-lut &lt;string&gt;

  lut file path used in --vpp-libplacebo-tonemapping.

### --vpp-delogo &lt;string&gt;[,&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Specify the logo file and settings for the logo to be eliminated. The logo file supports ". lgd", ". ldp", and ". ldp2" formats.

- **Parameters**
  - select=&lt;string&gt;  
    For logo pack, specify the logo to use with one of the following.
    - Logo name
    - Index (1, 2, ...)
    - Automatic selection ini file  
      ```
       [LOGO_AUTO_SELECT]
       logo<num>=<pattern>,<logo name>
      ```
      
      Example:
      ```ini
      [LOGO_AUTO_SELECT]
      logo1= (NHK-G).,NHK総合 1440x1080
      logo2= (NHK-E).,NHK-E 1440x1080
      logo3= (MX).,TOKYO MX 1 1440x1080
      logo4= (CTC).,チバテレビ 1440x1080
      logo5= (NTV).,日本テレビ 1440x1080
      logo6= (TBS).,TBS 1440x1088
      logo7= (TX).,TV東京 50th 1440x1080
      logo8= (CX).,フジテレビ 1440x1088
      logo9= (BSP).,NHK BSP v3 1920x1080
      logo10= (BS4).,BS日テレ 1920x1080
      logo11= (BSA).,BS朝日 1920x1080
      logo12= (BS-TBS).,BS-TBS 1920x1080
      logo13= (BSJ).,BS Japan 1920x1080
      logo14= (BS11).,BS11 1920x1080 v3
      ```
  
  
  - pos &lt;int&gt;:&lt;int&gt;
    Adjustment of logo position with 1/4 pixel accuracy in x:y direction.  
  
  - depth &lt;int&gt;
    Adjustment of logo transparency. Default 128.  
  
  - y=&lt;int&gt;  
  - cb=&lt;int&gt;  
  - cr=&lt;int&gt;  
    Adjustment of each color component of the logo.  
  
  - auto_fade=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Adjust fade value dynamically. default=false.  
    
  - auto_nr=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Adjust strength of noise reduction dynamically. default=false.  
  
  - nr_area=&lt;int&gt;  
    Area of noise reduction near logo. (default=0 (off), 0 - 3)  
  
  - nr_value=&lt;int&gt;  
    Strength of noise reduction near logo. (default=0 (off), 0 - 4)  
  
  - log=&lt;bool&gt;  
    log the offset of the fade value when using auto_fade and auto_nr.

- Examples
  ```
  example:
  --vpp-delogo logodata.ldp2,select=delogo.auf.ini,auto_fade=true,auto_nr=true,nr_value=3,nr_area=1,log=true
  ```


### --vpp-rff
Reflect the Repeat Field Flag. The avsync error caused by rff could be solved. Available only when [--avhw](#--avhw-string) or [--avsw](#--avsw-string) is used.

rff of 2 or more will not be supported (only  supports rff = 1). Also, it can not be used with [--trim](#--trim-intintintintintint), [--vpp-deinterlace](#--vpp-deinterlace-string).



### --vpp-deinterlace &lt;string&gt;
Activate hw deinterlacer. Available only when used with [--avhw](#--avhw-string)(hw decode) and [--interlace](#--interlace-string) tff or [--interlace](#--interlace-string) bff is specified.

- none ... no deinterlace (default)
- normal ... standard 60i → 30p interleave cancellation.
- adaptive ... same as normal
- bob ... 60i → 60p interleaved.

for IT(inverse telecine), use [--vpp-afs](#--vpp-afs-param1value1param2value2).

### --vpp-afs [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Activate Auto Field Shift (AFS) deinterlacer.

- **parameters**
  - top=&lt;int&gt;
  - bottom=&lt;int&gt;
  - left=&lt;int&gt;
  - right=&lt;int&gt;
    clip out the range to decide field shift.
  
  - method_switch=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 256)  
    threshold to swicth field shift algorithm. 
  
  - coeff_shift=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 256)  
    threshold for field shift, with bigger value, more field shift will be occurred.
  
  - thre_shift=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 1024)  
    threshold for stripe detection which will be used on shift decision. Lower value will result more stripe detection.
  
  - thre_deint=&lt;int&gt;   (0 - 1024)  
    threshold for stripe detection which will be used on deinterlacing. Lower value will result more stripe detection.
  
  - thre_motion_y=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 1024)  
  - thre_motion_c=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 1024)  
    threshold for motion detection. Lower value will result more motion detection. 
  
  - level=&lt;int&gt;  (0 - 4)  
    Select how to remove the stripes. 
  
    | level | process | target | decription |
    |:---|:---|:---|:---|
    | 0 | none  | | Stripe removing process will not be done.<br>New frame generated by field shift will be the output. |
    | 1 | triplication | all pixels | Blend previous field into new frame generated by field shift.<br>Stripe caused be motion will all become afterimage. |
    | 2 | duplicate | stripe-detected pixels | Blend previous field into new frame generated by field shift, only on stripe detected pixels.<br>Should be used for movies with little motion. |
    | 3 (default) | duplicate  | motion-detected pixels | Blend previous field into new frame generated by field shift, only on motion detected pixels. <br>This mode can preserve more edges or small letters compared to level 2. | 
    | 4 | interpolate | motion-detected pixels | On motion detected pixels, drop one field, and generate pixel by interpolating from the other field.<br>There will be no afterimage, but the vertical resolution of pixels with motion will halved. |
  
  - shift=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Enable field shift.
  
  - drop=&lt;bool&gt;  
    drop frame which has shorter display time than "1 frame". Note that enabling this option will generate VFR (Variable Frame Rate) output.
    When muxing is done by NVEncC, the timecode will be applied automatically. However, when using raw output,
    you will need output timecode file by adding "timecode=true" to vpp-afs option,
    and mux the timecode file later.
  
  - smooth=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Smoothen picture display timing.
  
  - 24fps=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Force 30fps -> 24fps conversion.
  
  - tune=&lt;bool&gt;  
    When this options is set true, the output will be the result of motion and stripe detection, shown by the color below.
  
    | color | description |
    |:---:|:---|
    | dark blue | motion was detected |
    | grey | stripe was detected|
    | light blue | motion & stripe was detected |
  
  - rff=&lt;bool&gt;   
    When this options is set true, rff flag from input will be checked, and when there is progressive frame coded with rff, then deinterlacing will not be applied.
  
  - log=&lt;bool&gt;  
    Generate log of per frame afs status (for debug).
  
  - preset=&lt;string&gt;  
    Parameters will be set as below.
  
    |preset name   | default | triple | double | anime<br>cinema | min_afterimg |  24fps  | 30fps |
    |:---          |:---:| :---:| :---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| :---:|
    |method_switch |     0   |    0   |     0  |       64        |       0      |    92   |   0   |
    |coeff_shift   |   192   |  192   |   192  |      128        |     192      |   192   |  192  |
    |thre_shift    |   128   |  128   |   128  |      128        |     128      |   448   |  128  |
    |thre_deint    |    48   |   48   |    48  |       48        |      48      |    48   |   48  |
    |thre_motion_y |   112   |  112   |   112  |      112        |     112      |   112   |  112  |
    |thre_motion_c |   224   |  224   |   224  |      224        |     224      |   224   |  224  |
    |level         |     3   |    1   |     2  |        3        |       4      |     3   |    3  |
    |shift         |    on   |  off   |    on  |       on        |      on      |    on   |  off  |
    |drop          |   off   |  off   |    on  |       on        |      on      |    on   |  off  |
    |smooth        |   off   |  off   |    on  |       on        |      on      |    on   |  off  |
    |24fps         |   off   |  off   |   off  |      off        |     off      |    on   |  off  |
    |tune          |   off   |  off   |   off  |      off        |     off      |   off   |  off  |
    |rff           |   off   |  off   |   off  |      off        |     off      |   off   |  off  |

- Examples
  ```
  example: same as --vpp-afs preset=24fps
  --vpp-afs preset=anime,method_switch=92,thre_shift=448,24fps=true
  ```

### --vpp-nnedi [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
nnedi deinterlacer.

- **parameters**
  - field
  
    - auto (default)  
      Generate latter field from first field.
    - top  
      Generate bottom field using top field.
    - bottom  
      Generate top field using bottom field.
  
  - nns  (default: 32)  
    Neurons of neural net.
    - 16, 32, 64, 128, 256
  
  - nsize  (default: 32x4)  
    Area size which neural net uses to generate a pixel.
    - 8x6, 16x6, 32x6, 48x6, 8x4, 16x4, 32x4
  
  - quality  
    quality settings.
  
    - fast (default)
      Use one neural net to generate output.
  
    - slow  
      "slow" uses another neural net and blends 2 outputs from different network to enhance quality.
  
  - prescreen
    
    - none  
      No pre-screening is done and all pixels will be generated by neural net.
  
    - original
    - new
      Runs prescreener to determine which pixel to apply neural net, other pixels will be generated from simple interpolation. 
  
    - original_block
    - new_block  (default)  
      GPU optimized version of "original", "new". Applies screening based on block, and not pixel.
  
  - errortype  
    Select weight parameter for neural net.
    - abs  (default)  
      Use weight trained to minimize absolute error.
    - square  
      Use weight trained to minimize square error.
    
  - prec  
    Select precision.
    - auto (default)  
      Use fp16 whenever it is available and will be faster, otherwise use fp32.
    
    - fp16  
      Force to use fp16. x64 only.
    
    - fp32  
      Force to use fp32.
      
    
  - weightfile  
    Set path of weight file. By default (not specified), internal weight params will be used.

- Examples
  ```
  example: --vpp-nnedi field=auto,nns=64,nsize=32x6,quality=slow,prescreen=none,prec=fp32
  ```

### --vpp-yadif [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;]
Yadif deinterlacer.

- **parameters**

  - mode
  
    - auto (default)  
      Generate latter field from first field.
    - tff  
      Generate bottom field using top field.
    - bff  
      Generate top field using bottom field.
    - bob   
      Generate one frame from each field.
    - bob_tff   
      Generate one frame from each field assuming top field first.
    - bob_bff   
      Generate one frame from each field assuming bottom field first.
  
### --vpp-decomb [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Decomb deinterlaer.

- **parameters**
  
  - full=&lt;bool&gt;  
    deinterlace all frames. default on.

  - threshold=&lt;int&gt;  
    threshold for combed frame detection. default 20 (0 - 255).

  - dthreshold=&lt;int&gt;
    threshold for deinterlacing frames detected as combed. default 7 (0 - 255).

  - blend=&lt;bool&gt;   
    blend rather than interpolate. default off.

### --vpp-decimate [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Drop duplicated frame in cycles set.

- **parameters**
  - cycle=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 5)  
    num of frame to select frame(s) to be droppped.

  - drop=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 1)  
    num of frame(s) to drop within a cycle.

  - thredup=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 1.1,  0.0 - 100.0)  
    duplicate threshold.

  - thresc=&lt;float&gt;   (default: 15.0,  0.0 - 100.0)  
    scene change threshold.

  - blockx=&lt;int&gt;  
  - blocky=&lt;int&gt;  
    block size of x and y direction, default = 32. block size could be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64.
    
  - chroma=&lt;bool&gt;  
    consdier chroma (default: on).
    
  - log=&lt;bool&gt;  
    output log file (default: off).
    

### --vpp-mpdecimate [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Drop consequentive duplicate frame(s) and create a VFR video, which might improve effective encoding performance, and improve compression efficiency.
Please note that [--avsync](./NVEncC_Options.en.md#--avsync-string) vfr is automatically activated when using this filter.

- **parameters**
  - hi=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 768, 8x8x12)  
    The frame might be dropped if no 8x8 block difference is more than "hi".

  - lo=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 320, 8x8x5)  
  - frac=&lt;float&gt;  (default: 0.33)  
    The frame might be dropped if the fraction of 8x8 blocks with difference smaller than "lo" is more than "frac".

  - max=&lt;int&gt;  (default: 0)  
    Max consecutive frames which can be dropped (if positive).  
    Min interval between dropped frames (if negative).
    
  - log=&lt;bool&gt;  
    output log file. (default: off)

### --vpp-select-every &lt;int&gt;[,&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;int&gt;]
select one frame per specified frames and create output.

- **parameters**

  - step=&lt;int&gt;

  - offset=&lt;int&gt; (default: 0)

- Examples
  ```
  example1 (same as "select even"): --vpp-select-every 2
  example2 (same as "select odd "): --vpp-select-every 2,offset=1
  ```

### --vpp-rotate &lt;int&gt;

Rotate video. 90, 180, 270 degrees is allowed.

### --vpp-transform [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

- **Parameters**
  - flip_x=&lt;bool&gt;

  - flip_y=&lt;bool&gt;

  - transpose=&lt;bool&gt;

### --vpp-convolution3d [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
3d noise reduction.

- **Parameters**
  - matrix=&lt;string&gt;  (default=original)  
    select matrix to use.  

    - standard
      ```
      1 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 
      2 4 1 4 8 4 2 4 1 
      1 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 
      ```
    - simple
      ```
      1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
      1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
      1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
      ```
    
  - fast=&lt;bool&gt  (default=false)  
    Use more simple fast mode.
  
  - ythresh=&lt;float&gt;  (default=3, 0-255)  
    Spatial luma threshold to take care of edges. Larger threshold will result stronger denoising, but blurring might occur arround edges.
  
  - cthresh=&lt;float&gt;  (default=4, 0-255)  
    Spatial chroma threshold. Larger threshold will result stronger denoising, but blurring might occur arround edges.
  
  - t_ythresh=&lt;float&gt;  (default=3, 0-255)  
    Temporal luma threshold. Larger threshold will result stronger denoising, but ghosting might occur. Threshold below 10 is recommended.
  
  - t_cthresh=&lt;float&gt;  (default=4, 0-255)  
    Temporal chroma threshold. Larger threshold will result stronger denoising, but ghosting might occur. Threshold below 10 is recommended.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: using simple matrix
  --vpp-convolution3d matrix=simple
  ```

### --vpp-nvvfx-denoise [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Webcam denoise filter from [NVIDIA MAXINE VideoEffects SDK](https://github.com/NVIDIA/MAXINE-VFX-SDK), which is supported on  x64 version only.
This will removes low-light camera noise from a webcam video while preserving the texture details,
supporting resolutions between 80p to 1080p.

This fitler is supported on Turing Gen GPU (RTX20xx) or later. 
Please download and install [Video Effect models and runtime dependencies](https://www.nvidia.com/broadcast-sdk-resources) to use this filter.

- **parameters**
  - strength=&lt;int&gt;
    - 0  
      Weaker effect, which places a higher emphasis on texture preservation.

    - 1  
      Stronger effect, which places a higher emphasis on noise removal. 

### --vpp-nvvfx-artifact-reduction [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Artifact reduction filter from [NVIDIA MAXINE VideoEffects SDK](https://github.com/NVIDIA/MAXINE-VFX-SDK), which is supported on  x64 version only.
This will reduce encoder artifacts, while preserving the details of orginal video,
supporting resolutions between 90p to 1080p.

This fitler is supported on Turing Gen GPU (RTX20xx) or later. 
Please download and install [Video Effect models and runtime dependencies](https://www.nvidia.com/broadcast-sdk-resources) to use this filter.

- **parameters**
  - mode=&lt;int&gt;
    - 0 (default)  
      Removes lesser artifacts, preserves low gradient information better, and is suited for higher bitrate videos.

    - 1  
      Results stronger effect, suitable for lower bitrate videos.

### --vpp-smooth [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

- **parameters**
  - quality=&lt;int&gt;  (default=3, 1-6)  
    Quality of the filter. Larger value should result in higher quality but with lower speed.
  
  - qp=&lt;int&gt;  (default=12, 1 - 63)    
    Strength of the filter. Larger value will result stronger denoise but with blurring.
    
  - prec  
    Select precision.
    - auto (default)  
      Use fp16 whenever it is available and will be faster, otherwise use fp32.
    
    - fp16  
      Force to use fp16. x64 only.
    
    - fp32  
      Force to use fp32.

### --vpp-denoise-dct [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

- **parameters**
  - step=&lt;int&gt;  
    Quality of the filter. Smaller value should result in higher quality but with lower speed.  
    - 1 (high quality, slow)
    - 2 (default)
    - 4
    - 8 (fast)
  
  - sigma=&lt;float&gt;  (default=4.0)    
    Strength of the filter. Larger value will result stronger denoise but with blurring.
    
  - block_size=&lt;int&gt;  (default=8)  
    - 8
    - 16 (slow)

### --vpp-fft3d [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

  FFT based denoise filter.

- **parameters**
  - sigma=&lt;float&gt;  
    Strength of filter. (default=1.0, 0.0 - 100.0)
  
  - amount=&lt;float&gt;  (default=1.0, 0.0 - 1.0)    
    Amount of denoising.
    
  - block_size=&lt;int&gt;  (default=32)  
    - 8
    - 16
    - 32
    - 64

  - overlap=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.5, 0.2 - 0.8)    
    Block overlap, value 0.5 or larger is recomended.
  
  - method=&lt;int&gt; (default = 0)
    - 0 ... wiener method
    - 1 ... hard thresholding

  - temporal=&lt;int&gt; (default = 1)
    - 0 ... spatial filtering only
    - 1 ... enable temporal filtering

  - prec=&lt;string&gt; (default = auto)
    - auto ... use fp16 if possible (faster)
    - fp32 ... always use fp32

### --vpp-knn [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Strong noise reduction filter.

- **Parameters**
  - radius=&lt;int&gt;  (default=3, 1-5)   
    radius of filter. Larger value will result stronger denosing, but will require more calculation.
  
  - strength=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.08, 0.0 - 1.0)   
    Strength of the filter. Larger value will result stronger denosing.
  
  - lerp=&lt;float&gt;   (default=0.2, 0.0 - 1.0)  
    The degree of blending of the original pixel to the noise reduction pixel.
  
  - th_lerp=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.8, 0.0 - 1.0)  
    Threshold of edge detection. 
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: slightly stronger than default
  --vpp-knn radius=3,strength=0.10,lerp=0.1
  ```

### --vpp-nlmeans [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;[,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;]...]
Non local means noise reduction filter. Only supported in 64bit binary.

- **Parameters**
  - sigma=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.005, 0.0 -)   
    Noise variance. Larger value will result stronger denosing.
  
  - h=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.05, 0.0 <)   
    Parameter. Larger value will result the weight to be more flat.
  
  - patch=&lt;int&gt;  (default=5, 3 - 21)  
    Set patch size. Must be odd number.
  
  - search=&lt;int&gt;  (default=11, 3 - 21)  
    Set search size. Must be odd number.
  
  - fp16=&lt;string&gt;  (default=blockdiff)  
    - none  
      Do not use fp16 and use fp32. High precision but slow.

    - blockdiff  
      Use fp16 in block diff calculation. Balanced between performace and precision.

    - all  
      Additionally use fp16 in weight calculation. Fast but low precision.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: Use larger search area
  --vpp-nlmeans patch=7,search=15
  ```

### --vpp-pmd [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Rather weak noise reduction by modified pmd method, aimed to preserve edge while noise reduction.

- **Parameters**
  - apply_count=&lt;int&gt;  (default=2, 1- )  
    Number of times to apply the filter. Applying filter many times will remove noise stronger.
  
  - strength=&lt;float&gt;  (default=100, 0-100)  
    Strength of the filter. 
  
  - threshold=&lt;float&gt;  (default=100, 0-255)  
    Threshold for edge detection. The smaller the value is, more will be detected as edge, which will be preserved.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: Slightly weak than default
  --vpp-pmd apply_count=2,strength=90,threshold=120
  ```

### --vpp-gauss &lt;int&gt;
Specify the size of Gaussian filter, from 3, 5 or 7.  
It is necessary to add nppc64_11.dll, nppif64_11.dll, nppig64_11.dll in the same folder of NVEncC64, and could be used only in x64 version.

The npp dlls can be downloaded from [this link](https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc/releases/tag/8.01) (npp64_11_dll.7z). It can also be found under ```<CUDA Install Path>\bin``` if you install CUDA 11.

### --vpp-subburn [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
"Burn in" specified subtitle to the video. Text type subtitles will be rendered by [libass](https://github.com/libass/libass).

- **Parameters**
  - track=&lt;int&gt;  
    Select subtitle track of the input file to burn in, track count starting from 1. 
    Available when --avhw or --avsw is used.
    
  - filename=&lt;string&gt;  
    Select subtitle file path to burn in.
  
  - charcode=&lt;string&gt;  
    Specify subtitle charcter code to burn in, for text type sub.
  
  - shaping=&lt;string&gt;  
    Rendering quality of text, for text type sub.  
    - simple
    - complex (default)
  
  - scale=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0 (auto))  
    scaling multiplizer for bitmap fonts.  
  
  - transparency=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, 0.0 - 1.0)  
    adds additional transparency for subtitle.  
  
  - brightness=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
    modifies brightness of the subtitle.  
  
  - contrast=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  
    modifies contrast of the subtitle.  
    
  - vid_ts_offset=&lt;bool&gt;  
    add timestamp offset to match the first timestamp of the video file (default on)　　
    Please note that when \"track\" is used, this options is always on.
  
  - ts_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0)  
    add offset in seconds to the subtitle timestamps (for debug perpose).  
  
  - fontsdir=&lt;string&gt;  
    directory with fonts used.
    
  - forced_subs_only=&lt;bool&gt;  
    render forced subs only (default: off).
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example1: burn in subtitle from the track of the input file
  --vpp-subburn track=1
  
  Example2: burn in PGS subtitle from file
  --vpp-subburn filename="subtitle.sup"
  
  Example3: burn in ASS subtitle from file which charcter code is Shift-JIS
  --vpp-subburn filename="subtitle.sjis.ass",charcode=sjis,shaping=complex
  ```

### --vpp-libplacebo-shader [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

Apply custom shaders in the specified path using [libplacebo](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo).

- **Parameters**
    - shader=&lt;string&gt;  
      Target shader file path. (glsl file)

    - res=&lt;int&gt;x&lt;int&gt;  
      Output resolution of the filter.

    - colorsystem=&lt;string&gt;  
      Color system to use. Default: auto detect.
      ```
      unknown, bt601, bt709, smpte240m, bt2020nc, bt2020c, bt2100pq, bt2100hlg, dolbyvision, ycgco, rgb, xyz
      ```

    - transfer=&lt;string&gt;  
      Output transfer function. Default: auto detect.
      ```
      unknown, srgb, bt1886, linear,
      gamma18, gamma20, gamma22, gamma24, gamma26, gamma28,
      prophoto, st428, pq, hlg, vlog, slog1, slog2
      ```

    - resampler=&lt;string&gt;  
      Filter function to use when resample is required. Default: libplacebo-ewa-lanczos.
      ```
      libplacebo-spline16, libplacebo-spline36, libplacebo-spline64, libplacebo-nearest,
      libplacebo-bilinear, libplacebo-gaussian, libplacebo-sinc, libplacebo-lanczos, 
      libplacebo-ginseng, libplacebo-ewa-jinc, libplacebo-ewa-lanczos, 
      libplacebo-ewa-lanczossharp, libplacebo-ewa-lanczos4sharpest, 
      libplacebo-ewa-ginseng, libplacebo-ewa-hann, libplacebo-ewa-hanning, 
      libplacebo-bicubic, libplacebo-triangle, libplacebo-hermite, libplacebo-catmull-rom, 
      libplacebo-mitchell, libplacebo-mitchell-clamp, libplacebo-robidoux, 
      libplacebo-robidouxsharp, libplacebo-ewa-robidoux, libplacebo-ewa-robidouxsharp
      ```

    - radius=&lt;float&gt;  
      Adjust the function's radius. Default: auto. Must be between 0.0 and 16.0.

    - clamp=&lt;float&gt;  
      Clamping coefficient for negative weights. Default: 0.0. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0.

    - taper=&lt;float&gt;  
      Additional taper coefficient. Default: 0.0. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0.

    - blur=&lt;float&gt;  
      Additional blur coefficient. Default: 0.0. Must be between 0.0 and 100.0.

    - antiring=&lt;float&gt;  
      Antiringing strength. Default: 0.0. Must be between 0.0 and 1.0.
    
    - linear=&lt;bool&gt;  
      linearize image bdfore processing.

- **Examples**
    ``` 
    Example: Apply a custom shader (1280x720 -> 2560x1440)
    --vpp-libplacebo-shader shader=default-shader-pack-2.1.0\Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_L.glsl,res=2560x1440
    ```

### --vpp-resize &lt;string&gt; or [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Specify the resizing algorithm.

- **options**
  - algo=&lt;string&gt;  
    When unspecified, it will be auto selected.
    select which algorithm to use.

    - CUDA based resize filters.

      | name | description |
      |:---|:---|
      | auto           | auto select                                                |
      | bilinear       | linear interpolation                                       |
      | bicubic        | bicubic interpolation                                      |
      | spline16       | 4x4 spline curve interpolation                             |
      | spline36       | 6x6 spline curve interpolation                             |
      | spline64       | 8x8 spline curve interpolation                             |
      | lanczos2       | 4x4 Lanczos resampling                                     |
      | lanczos3       | 6x6 Lanczos resampling                                     |
      | lanczos4       | 8x8 Lanczos resampling                                     |

    - [npp](https://developer.nvidia.com/npp) library resize filters

      | name | description |
      |:---|:---|
      | nn             | nearest neighbor                                           |
      | npp_linear     | linear interpolation by NPP library                        |
      | cubic          | 4x4 cubic interpolation                                    |
      | super          | So called "super sampling" by NPP library (downscale only) |
      | lanczos        | Lanczos interpolation                                      |
      
       Filters on the table will use the [NPP library](https://developer.nvidia.com/npp), which supports x64 version only.
       To use those algorithms, you need to download nppc64_11.dll, nppif64_11.dll, nppig64_11.dll separately and place it in the same folder as NVEncC64.exe.
       The npp dlls can be downloaded from [this link](https://github.com/rigaya/NVEnc/releases/tag/8.01) (npp64_11_dll.7z). It can also be found under ```<CUDA Install Path>\bin``` if you install CUDA 11.

    - [nvvfx](https://github.com/NVIDIA/MAXINE-VFX-SDK) library resize filters

      | name | description |
      |:---|:---|
      | nvvfx-superres | Super Resolution based on nvvfx library (upscale only)     |

      ```nvvfx-superres``` is super resolution filter from [NVIDIA MAXINE VideoEffects SDK](https://github.com/NVIDIA/MAXINE-VFX-SDK), which is supported on  x64 version only.
      This mode is supported on Turing Gen GPU (RTX20xx) or later. Please download and install [Video Effect models and runtime dependencies](https://www.nvidia.com/broadcast-sdk-resources) to use this mode.

      - Additional parameters
        - superres-mode=&lt;int&gt;  
          select mode for nvvfx-superres
          - 0 ... conservative
          - 1 ... aggressive (default)
      
        - superres-strength=&lt;float&gt;  
          strength for nvvfx-superres (0.0 - 1.0, default = 0.4)

    - [NGX](https://docs.nvidia.com/rtx/ngx/programming-guide/index.html) library resize filters

      | name | description |
      |:---|:---|
      | ngx-vsr        | NVIDIA VSR (Video Super Resolution)     |   |

      Requires Turing GPUs or later, and requires driver version 550.58 or higher. Supported on Windows system only.

      - Additional parameters
        - vsr-quality=&lt;int&gt;
          quality for ngx-vsr (1 - 4, default=1)
          larger value results higher quality.
      
    - [libplacebo](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo) library resize filters

      | name | description | resizable |
      |:---|:---|:---:|
      | libplacebo-spline16       | 4x4 spline curve interpolation                      | |
      | libplacebo-spline36       | 6x6 spline curve interpolation                      | |
      | libplacebo-spline64       | 8x8 spline curve interpolation                      | |
      | libplacebo-nearest        | nearest neighbor                                    | |
      | libplacebo-bilinear       | linear interpolation                                | &check; |
      | libplacebo-gaussian       | Gaussian filter                                     | &check; |
      | libplacebo-sinc           | Sinc filter                                         | &check; |
      | libplacebo-lanczos        | Lanczos resampling                                  | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ginseng        | Ginseng filter                                      | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-jinc       | EWA Jinc resampling                                 | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-lanczos    | EWA Lanczos resampling                              | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-lanczossharp | EWA Lanczos sharp resampling                      | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-lanczos4sharpest | EWA Lanczos 4 sharpest resampling             | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-ginseng    | EWA Ginseng resampling                              | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-hann       | EWA Hann filter                                     | &check; |
      | libplacebo-ewa-hanning    | EWA Hanning filter                                  | &check; |
      | libplacebo-bicubic        | Bicubic interpolation                               | |
      | libplacebo-triangle       | Triangle filter                                     | |
      | libplacebo-hermite        | Hermite filter                                      | |
      | libplacebo-catmull-rom    | Catmull-Rom spline interpolation                    | |
      | libplacebo-mitchell       | Mitchell-Netravali filter                           | |
      | libplacebo-mitchell-clamp | Mitchell-Netravali filter with clamping             | |
      | libplacebo-robidoux       | Robidoux filter                                     | |
      | libplacebo-robidouxsharp  | Robidoux sharp filter                               | |
      | libplacebo-ewa-robidoux   | EWA Robidoux filter                                 | |
      | libplacebo-ewa-robidouxsharp | EWA Robidoux sharp filter                        | |

      These filters are supported on Windows x64 version only.

      - Additional parameters
      
        - pl-radius=&lt;float&gt;

          Radius used for resizable algorithm in libplacebo-resample. (0.0 - 16.0, default = auto)
      
        - pl-clamp=&lt;float&gt;

          Clamp coefficient for negative weights used in libplacebo-resample, 1.0 will make weight 0 for negative weights. (0.0 - 1.0, default = 0.0)
      
        - pl-taper=&lt;float&gt;

          Taper will flatten weight function in the center for libplacebo-resample. (0.0 - 1.0, default = 0.0)
      
        - pl-blur=&lt;float&gt;

          Additional blur coefficient for libplacebo-resample. (0.0 - 100.0, default = 0.0)
      
        - pl-antiring=&lt;float&gt;

          Antiringing strength for libplacebo-resample. (0.0 - 1.0, default = 0.0)

- **Examples**
  ```
  Examples: Use spline64 (in short)
  --vpp-resize spline64

  Examples: Use spline64
  --vpp-resize algo=spline64 

  Examples: Use nvvfx-superres in mode 1
  --vpp-resize algo=nvvfx-superres,superres-mode=1

  Examples: Use ngx-vsr in best quality
  --vpp-resize algo=ngx-vsr,vsr-quality=4

  Examples: Use libplacebo resize filters
  --vpp-resize algo=libplacebo-sinc,pl-radius=3.0,pl-antiring=0.5
  ```

### --vpp-unsharp [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
unsharp filter, for edge and detail enhancement.

- **Parameters**
  - radius=&lt;int&gt; (default=3, 1-9)  
    radius of edge / detail detection.
  
  - weight=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.5, 0-10)  
    Strength of edge and detail emphasis. Larger value will result stronger effect.
  
  - threshold=&lt;float&gt;  (default=10.0, 0-255)  
    Threshold for edge and detail detection.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: Somewhat stronger
  --vpp-unsharp weight=1.0
  ```

### --vpp-edgelevel [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Edge level adjustment filter, for edge sharpening.

- **Parameters**
  - strength=&lt;float&gt; (default=5.0, -31 - 31)  
    Strength of edge sharpening. Larger value will result stronger edge sharpening.
  
  - threshold=&lt;float&gt;  (default=20.0, 0 - 255)  
    Noise threshold to avoid enhancing noise. Larger value will treat larger luminance change as noise.
  
  - black=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.0, 0-31)  
    strength to enhance dark part of edges.
  
  - white=&lt;float&gt;  (default=0.0, 0-31)  
    strength to enhance bright part of edges.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: Somewhat stronger (Aviutl version default)
  --vpp-edgelevel strength=10.0,threshold=16.0,black=0,white=0
  
  Example: Strengthening the black part of the outline
  --vpp-edgelevel strength=5.0,threshold=24.0,black=6.0
  ```

### --vpp-warpsharp [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Edge warping (sharpening) filter.

- **Parameters**
  - threshold=&lt;float&gt;  (default=128.0, 0 - 255)  
    Threshold used when detencting edges. Raising this value will result stronger sharpening.
  
  - blur=&lt;int&gt;  (default=2)  
    Number of times to blur. More times of blur will result weaker sharpening.
  
  - type=&lt;int&gt;  (default=0)  
    - 0 ... use 13x13 size blur.
    - 1 ... use 5x5 size blur. This results higher quality, but requires more blur counts.
    
  - depth=&lt;float&gt;  (default=16.0, -128.0 - 128.0)  
    Depth of warping, raising this value will result stronger sharpening.
    
  - chroma=&lt;int&gt;  (default=0)  
    Select how to process chroma channels.
    - 0 ... Use luma based mask to process hcroma channels.
    - 1 ... Create individual mask for each chroma channels.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: Using type 1.
  --vpp-warpsharp threshold=128,blur=3,type=1
  ```


### --vpp-tweak [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

- **Parameters**
  - brightness=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  
  - contrast=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  
  
  - gamma=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, 0.1 - 10.0)  
  
  - saturation=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, 0.0 - 3.0)  
  
  - hue=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -180 - 180)  
  
  - swapuv=&lt;bool&gt;  (default=false)

  - y_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - y_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  

  - cb_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - cb_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  

  - cr_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - cr_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  

  - r_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - r_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  
  - r_gamma=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, 0.1 - 10.0)  

  - g_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - g_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  
  - g_gamma=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, 0.1 - 10.0)  

  - b_offset=&lt;float&gt; (default=0.0, -1.0 - 1.0)  
  - b_gain=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, -2.0 - 2.0)  
  - b_gamma=&lt;float&gt; (default=1.0, 0.1 - 10.0)  
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example:
  --vpp-tweak brightness=0.1,contrast=1.5,gamma=0.75
  ```

### --vpp-curves [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
Apply color adjustments using curves.

- **Parameters**
  - preset=&lt;float&gt;  
    - none
    - color_negative
    - process
    - darker
    - lighter
    - increase_contrast
    - linear_contrast
    - medium_contrast
    - strong_contrast
    - negative
    - vintage
  
  - m=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set master curve points, post process for luminance.

  - r=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set curve points for red. Will override preset settings.
  
  - g=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set curve points for green. Will override preset settings.
  
  - b=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set curve points for blue. Will override preset settings.
  
  - all=&lt;string&gt;  
    Set curve points for r,g,b when not specified. Will override preset settings.

- Examples
  ```
  Example:
  --vpp-curves r="0/0.11 0.42/0.51 1/0.95":g="0/0 0.50/0.48 1/1":b="0/0.22 0.49/0.44 1/0.8"
  ```

### --vpp-deband [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

- **Parameters**
  - range=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-127)  
    Blur range. Samples to be used for blur are taken from pixels within this range.
  
  - sample=&lt;int&gt; (default=1, 0-2)  
    - sample = 0
      Processing is performed by referring a pixel within "range".
  
    - sample = 1
      Blur processing is performed by referring total of 2 pixels, a pixel within "range" and its point symmetric pixel.
  
    - sample = 2
      Blur processing is performed by referring total of 4 pixels including 2 pixels within "range" and their point symmetric pixels.
  
  - thre=&lt;int&gt; (set same threshold for y, cb & cr)
  - thre_y=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-31)
  - thre_cb=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-31)
  - thre_cr=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-31)  
    Threshold for y, cb, cr blur. If this value is high, the filter will be stronger, but thin lines and edges are likely to disappear.
  
  - dither=&lt;int&gt;   (set same dither for y & c)
  - dither_y=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-31)
  - dither_c=&lt;int&gt; (default=15, 0-31)  
    Dither strength of y & c.
  
  - seed=&lt;int&gt;  
    Change of random number seed. (default = 1234)
  
  - blurfirst (default=off)  
    Stronger effect could be expected, by processing blur first.
    However side effects may also become stronger, which might make thin lines to disappear.
  
  - rand_each_frame (default=off)  
    Change the random number used by the filter every frame.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example:
  --vpp-deband range=31,dither=12,rand_each_frame
  ```

### --vpp-libplacebo-deband [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...

  Deband filter by [libplacebo](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo).

- **Parameters**
  - iterations=&lt;int&gt;  
    iterations (default=1, 0-)

  - threshold=&lt;float&gt;  
    cut-off threshold (default=4.0, 0-)

  - radius=&lt;float&gt;  
    initial radius (default=16.0, 0-)

  - grain_y=&lt;float&gt;  
    extra noise for luma (default=6.0, 0-)

  - grain_c=&lt;float&gt;  
    extra noise for chroma (default=grain_y, 0-)

  - dither=&lt;string&gt;  
    dither mode, only for 8bit.
    - none
    - blue_noise (default)
    - ordered_lut
    - ordered_fixed
    - white_noise

  - lut_size=&lt;int&gt;  
    size of LUT. (default=64)
    ```2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 ```
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example:
  --vpp-libplacebo-deband iterations=1,radius=32
  ```

### --vpp-pad &lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;,&lt;int&gt;
add padding to left,top,right,bottom (in pixels)

### --vpp-overlay [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
Overlay image on top of base video.

- **Parameters**
  - file=&lt;string&gt;  
    source file path of the image.
    When video is used for file, video framerate should be equal to base video file.
  
  - pos=&lt;int&gt;x&lt;int&gt;  
    position to add image.
  
  - size=&lt;int&gt;x&lt;int&gt;  
    size of image.
  
  - alpha=&lt;float&gt; (default: 1.0 (0.0 - 1.0))  
    alpha value of overlay.
  
  - alpha_mode=&lt;string&gt;  
    - override ... set value of alpha
    - mul      ... multiple original value
    - lumakey  ... set alpha depending on luma
  
  - lumakey_threshold=&lt;float&gt; (default: 0.0 (dark: 0.0 - 1.0 :bright))  
    luma used for tranparency.
  
  - lumakey_tolerance=&lt;float&gt; (default: 0.1 (0.0 - 1.0))  
    set luma range to be keyed out.
  
  - lumakey_softness=&lt;float&gt; (default: 0.0 (0.0 - 1.0))  
    set the range of softness for lumakey.

- Example:
  ```
  --vpp-overlay file=logo.png,pos=1620x780,size=300x300
  --vpp-overlay file=logo.mp4,pos=0x800,alpha_mode=lumakey,lumakey_threshold=0.0,lumakey_tolerance=0.1
  ```

### --vpp-ngx-truehdr [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...  
AI enhanced SDR to HDR conversion using RTX Video SDK. Output will be converted to colormatrix bt.2020.
Adding ```--colormatrix bt2020nc --colorprim bt2020 --transfer smpte2084``` is recommended.

Requires Turing GPUs or later, and requires driver version 550.58 or higher. Supported on Windows system only.

Default paramters are based on the values on [the link](https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1b03yfg/rtx_hdr_paper_white_gamma_reference_settings/). Please note that the parameter range for contrast and saturation differs from the link, you will need to add "+100" for ```contrast``` and ```saturation``` written in the link.

- **Parameters**
  - contrast=&lt;int&gt;  (default=125, 0 - 200)  
    adjusts the difference between lights and darks.

  - saturation=&lt;int&gt;  (default=75, 0 - 200)  
    adjusts color intensity.

  - middlegray=&lt;int&gt;  (default=44, 10 - 100)  
    adjusts average brightness.

  - maxluminance=&lt;int&gt;  (default=1000, 400 - 2000)  
    adjusts peak brightness in nits.

- Examples
  ```
  --vpp-ngx-truehdr maxluminance=1200
  ```

### --vpp-fruc [&lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value1&gt;][,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value2&gt;],...
  Frame rate conversion based on [NVIDIA Optical Flow FRUC(Frame Rate Up Conversion)](https://docs.nvidia.com/video-technologies/optical-flow-sdk/nvfruc-programming-guide/index.html).

  Requires Turing GPUs or later, and requires driver version 528.24 or higher. Supported on Windows system only.

  Also, due to limitation of NVIDIA Optical Flow FRUC, this filter will be process in 8bit mode, even if input or output is 10bit.

- **Parameters**
  - double
    Convert to double framerate.

  - fps=&lt;int&gt;/&lt;int&gt;
    Convert to framerate specified.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Convert to double framerate
  --vpp-fruc double
  
  Example: Convert to 59.94fps
  --vpp-fruc fps=60000/1001
  ```

### --vpp-perf-monitor
Monitor the performance of each vpp filter, and output the average per frame processing time of the applied filter(s). Note that the overall encoding performance may slightly be harmed.

### --vpp-nvvfx-model-dir &lt;string&gt;
Set path to the model folder of Video Effect models.

## Other Options

### --parallel [&lt;int&gt;] or [&lt;string&gt;]
Enables parallel encoding by file splitting. Divides the input file into multiple chunks and encodes them in parallel using separate threads to accelerate processing.


In most cases, it is recommended to use parallel counts below the encoder count available on system. Max parallel counts available is ```max((NVENC encoder num available on system)*2, 4)```.

- **Restrictions**

  Parallel encoding will be automatically disabled in the following cases:
  - Input is from pipe
  - Input is not seekable
  - Frame timestamps are unstable
  - No encoding is performed (-c raw)
  - --dynamic-rc is enabled
  - --trim option is enabled
  - --timecode option is specified
  - --tcfile-in option is specified
  - --keyfile option is specified
  - --key-on-chapter option is enabled
  - ssim/psnr/vmaf is enabled
  - --vpp-subburn (subtitle burn-in) is specified
  - --vpp-fruc (frame interpolation) is enabled

- **Examples**
  ```
  Example: Auto-determine number of parallel processes
  --parallel auto

  Example: Run with 3 parallel threads
  --parallel 3
  ```

- **Compared to --split-enc (Frame-split encoding)**

  <img width="720" src="./data/nvencc_parallel_encode_20250320_en.png">
  
  |                   | --split-enc <br> (Frame-split encoding) | --parallel <br> (File-split encoding) |
  | :--:              |:--:                                     |:--:                                   |
  | Parallel          |Encode only                             | Read/Decode<br>Filter/Encode         | 
  | Supported readers |All                                     | avsw / avhw / avs / vpy              |
  | Supported codecs  |HEVC/AV1                                | All                                  | 
  | Multi-GPU         |Not supported                           | Supported                            | 
  | Compression loss  |Small                                   | Minimal                              | 
  | Restrictions      |None                                    | Many (as mentioned above)            |
  | RAM Usage         |Normal                                  | High                                 |



### --cuda-schedule &lt;string&gt;
  Change the behavior of the CPU when waiting for GPU task completion. The default is auto.

- **paramters**
  - auto (default)
    Leave the mode decision to the driver of CUDA.
  
  - spin
    Always keep the CPU monitoring the GPU task to finish. The latency of synchronization will be minimun, but will always utilize 100% of one logical CPU core.
  
  - yeild
    Basically it is the same as spin, but switching to another running thread will be allowed.
  
  - sync
    Sleep a thread until the end of the GPU task. Performance might decrease, but will reduce CPU utilization especially when decoding is done by HW.

### --cuda-stream &lt;int&gt;
Enable CUDA stream based optimization. Default is 1 (=on).

- Notes
  - When enabled, it may improve performance by better overlapping GPU tasks.
  - On some GPUs/drivers, enabling this might cause instability. If you experience hangs or crashes, try disabling this option.

### --cuda-mt &lt;int&gt;
Enable multi-threaded control for CUDA operations. Default is 0 (=off).

- Notes
  - When enabled, it may improve performance by parallelizing CUDA control from the host.
  - On some GPUs/drivers, enabling this might cause instability. If you experience hangs or crashes, try disabling this option.

### --disable-nvml &lt;int&gt;
Disable NVML GPU monitoring。

- **Paramters**
  - 0 (default)  
    Enable NVML.

  - 1
    Disable NVML when system has one CUDA devices.

  - 2
    Always disable NVML.

### --disable-nvml
Skip DX11 initilization. NGX and libplacebo filters cannot be used with this option.

### --output-buf &lt;int&gt;
Specify the output buffer size in MB. The default is 8 and the maximum value is 128.

The output buffer will store output data until it reaches the buffer size, and then the data will be written at once. Higher performance and reduction of file fragmentation on the disk could be expected.

On the other hand, setting too much buffer size could decrease performance, since writing such a big data to the disk will take some time. Generally, leaving this to default should be fine.

If a protocol other than "file" is used, then this output buffer will not be used.

### --output-thread &lt;int&gt;
Specify whether to use a separate thread for output.
- -1 ... auto (default)
- 0 ... do not use output thread
- 1 ... use output thread  
Using output thread increases memory usage, but sometimes improves encoding speed.

### --log &lt;string&gt;
Output the log to the specified file.

### --log-level [&lt;param1&gt;=]&lt;value&gt;[,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value&gt;]...
Select the level of log output.

- **level**
  - trace ... Output information for each frame (slow)
  - debug ... Output additional information, mainly for debug
  - info ... Display general encoding information (default)
  - warn ... Show errors and warnings
  - error ... Display only errors
  - quiet ... Show no logs

- **Target**  
  Target category of logs. Will be handled as ```all``` when omitted.
  - all ... Set all targets.
  - app ... Set all targets, except libav, libass, perfmonitor, amf.
  - device ... Device initialization.
  - core ... Application core logs, including core_progress and core_result
  - core_progress ... Progress indicator
  - core_result ... Encode result
  - parallel ... Parallel
  - gpu_select ... GPU auto select
  - decoder ... decoder logs
  - input ... File input logs
  - output ... File output logs
  - vpp ... logs of vpp fitlers
  - amf ... logs of amf library
  - opencl ... logs of opencl
  - libav ... internal logs of libav library
  - libass ... logs of ass library
  - perfmonitor ... logs of perf monitoring

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Enable debug messages
  --log-level debug
  
  Example: Show only application debug messages
  --log-level app=debug
  
  Example: Show progress only
  --log-level error,core_progress=info
  ```

### --log-opt &lt;param1&gt;=&lt;value&gt;[,&lt;param2&gt;=&lt;value&gt;]...
additional options for log output.
- **parameters**
  - addtime (default=off)  
    Add time of to each line of the log.

  - addlevel (default=off)  
    Show loglevel to each line of the log.

  - color (default=on)
    Enable/disable log color.

### --log-framelist [&lt;string&gt;]
FOR DEBUG ONLY! Output debug log for avsw/avhw reader.

### --log-packets [&lt;string&gt;]
FOR DEBUG ONLY! Output debug log for packets read in avsw/avhw reader.

### --log-mux-ts [&lt;string&gt;]
FOR DEBUG ONLY! Output debug log for packets written.

### --thread-affinity [&lt;string1&gt;=]{&lt;string2&gt;[#&lt;int&gt;[:&lt;int&gt;]...] or 0x&lt;hex&gt;}
Set thread affinity to the process or threads of the application.

- **target** (&lt;string1&gt;)
  Set target of which thread affinity will be set. Default is "all".
  
  - all ... All targets below.
  - process ... process of NVEncC.
  - main ... main thread
  - decoder ... avhw decode thread
  - csp ... colorspace conversion threads (CPU)
  - input ... input thread
  - output ... output thread
  - audio ... audio processing threads
  - perfmonitor ... performance monitoring threads
  - videoquality ... ssim/psnr/vmaf calculation thread

- **thread affinity** (&lt;string2&gt;)
  - all ... All cores(no limit)
  - pcore ... performance cores (hybrid architecture only)
  - ecore ... efficiency cores (hybrid architecture only)
  - logical ... logical cores specified by the numbers after "#". (Windows only)
  - physical ... physical cores specified by the numbers after "#". (Windows only)
  - cachel2 ... cores which share the L2 cache specified by the numbers after "#". (Windows only)
  - cachel3 ... cores which share the L3 cache specified by the numbers after "#". (Windows only)
  - <hex> ... set by 0x<hex> (same as "start /affinity")

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Set process affinity to physical 0,1,2,5,6 cores
  --thread-affinity process=physical#0-2:5:6
  
  Example: Set process affinity to logical 0,1,2,3 cores
  --thread-affinity process=0x0f
  --thread-affinity process=logical#0-3
  --thread-affinity process=logical#0:1:2:3
  
  Example: Set performance monitoring thread to efficiency core on hybrid architecture
  --thread-affinity perfmonitor=ecore
  
  Example: Set process affinity to firect CCX on Ryzen CPUs
  --thread-affinity process=cachel3#0
  ```

### --thread-priority [&lt;string1&gt;=]&lt;string2&gt;[#&lt;int&gt;[:&lt;int&gt;]...]
Set priority to the process or threads of the application. [Windows OS only]  

- **target** (&lt;string1&gt;)
  Set target of which thread priority will be set. Default is "all".
  
  - all ... All targets below.
  - process ... whole process
  - main ... main thread
  - decoder ... avhw decode thread
  - csp ... colorspace conversion threads (CPU)
  - input ... input thread
  - encoder ... background encoder threads
  - output ... output thread
  - audio ... audio processing threads
  - perfmonitor ... performance monitoring threads
  - videoquality ... ssim/psnr/vmaf calculation thread
  
- **Priority** (&lt;string2&gt;)
  - background, idle, lowest, belownormal, normal (default), abovenormal, highest
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: apply belownormal priority to whole process
  --thread-priority process=belownormal
  
  Example: apply belownormal priority to output thread, and background priority to performance monitoring threads
  --thread-priority output=belownormal,perfmonitor=background
  ```

### --thread-throttling [&lt;string1&gt;=]&lt;string2&gt;[#&lt;int&gt;[:&lt;int&gt;]...]  
  Set power throttling mode to the threads of the application. [Windows OS only]  

- **target** (&lt;string1&gt;)
  Set target of which thread power throttling mode will be set. Default is "all".
  
  - all ... All targets below.
  - main ... main thread
  - decoder ... avhw decode thread
  - csp ... colorspace conversion threads (CPU)
  - input ... input thread
  - filter ... filter thread
  - encoder ... background encoder threads
  - output ... output thread
  - audio ... audio processing threads
  - perfmonitor ... performance monitoring threads
  - videoquality ... ssim/psnr/vmaf calculation thread
  
- **mode** (&lt;string2&gt;)
  - unset (default) ... mode will be set automatically depending on the encode target.
  - auto            ... Let OS decide.
  - on              ... prefer power efficiency.
  - off             ... prefer performance.
  
- Examples
  ```
  Example: prefer power efficiency in output and performance monitoring threads
  --thread-throttling output=on,perfmonitor=on
  
  Example: prefer performance in main and input threads
  --thread-throttling main=off,input=off
  ```

### --option-file &lt;string&gt;
File which containes a list of options to be used.
Line feed is treated as a blank, therefore an option or a value of it should not splitted in multiple lines.

### --max-procfps &lt;int&gt;
Set the upper limit of transcode speed. The default is 0 (= unlimited).

This could be used when you want to encode multiple stream and you do not want one stream to use up all the power of CPU or GPU.

- Examples
  ```
  Example: Limit maximum speed to 90 fps
  --max-procfps 90
  ```

### --lowlatency
Tune for lower transcoding latency, but will hurt transcoding throughput. Not recommended in most cases.

### --fallback-bitdepth
When enabled, if all available GPUs do not support 10-bit encoding, the encoder will automatically fall back to 8-bit encoding. If there is at least one GPU that supports 10-bit encoding, that GPU will be selected instead.

### --avsdll &lt;string&gt;
Specifies AviSynth DLL location to use. When unspecified, the default AviSynth.dll will be used.

### --vsdir &lt;string&gt;
Specifies vapoursynth portable directory to use. Supported on Windows only.

### --process-codepage &lt;string&gt; [Windows OS only]  
- **parameters**  
  - utf8  
    Use UTF-8 as the codepage of the process. (Default)
  
  - os  
    Change the character code of the process to be in the default codepage set in the Operating System.
    
    This shall allow AviSynth scripts using non-ASCII characters with legacy codepage to work again.
  
    When this option is set, a copy of the exe file will be created in the same directory of the original exe file,
    and the manifest file of the copy will be modified using UpdateResourceW API to switch back code page
    to the default of the OS, and then the copied exe will be run, allowing us to handle the AviSynth scripts using legacy code page.

### --task-perf-monitor

Output rough time consumed for each main thread tasks, including wait time.

### --perf-monitor [&lt;string&gt;[,&lt;string&gt;]...]
Outputs performance information. You can select the information name you want to output as a parameter from the following table. The default is all (all information).

- **parameters**
  ```
   all          ... monitor all info
   cpu_total    ... cpu total usage (%)
   cpu_kernel   ... cpu kernel usage (%)
   cpu_main     ... cpu main thread usage (%)
   cpu_enc      ... cpu encode thread usage (%)
   cpu_in       ... cpu input thread usage (%)
   cpu_out      ... cpu output thread usage (%)
   cpu_aud_proc ... cpu aud proc thread usage (%)
   cpu_aud_enc  ... cpu aud enc thread usage (%)
   cpu          ... monitor all cpu info
   gpu_load    ... gpu usage (%)
   gpu_clock   ... gpu avg clock
   vee_load    ... gpu video encoder usage (%)
   ved_load    ... gpu video decoder usage (%)
   gpu         ... monitor all gpu info
   queue       ... queue usage
   mem_private ... private memory (MB)
   mem_virtual ... virtual memory (MB)
   mem         ... monitor all memory info
   io_read     ... io read  (MB/s)
   io_write    ... io write (MB/s)
   io          ... monitor all io info
   fps         ... encode speed (fps)
   fps_avg     ... encode avg. speed (fps)
   bitrate     ... encode bitrate (kbps)
   bitrate_avg ... encode avg. bitrate (kbps)
   frame_out   ... written_frames
  ```

### --perf-monitor-interval &lt;int&gt;
Specify the time interval for performance monitoring with [--perf-monitor](#--perf-monitor-stringstring) in ms (should be 50 or more). The default is 500.
