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AVCONVERT(1) General Commands Manual AVCONVERT(1)
NAME
avconvert – movie conversion tool
SYNOPSIS
avconvert [-hv] -s <source_media> -o <output_movie> -p <preset_name>
DESCRIPTION
avconvert is a tool that converts source media files to different file types for sharing on the web or loading onto
devices. The tool will not allow protected content to be converted. Only one video and one audio track is preserved
through the conversion, along with metadata tracks. The tool will never resize the video higher than the source
dimensions. If the preset internal dimensions are larger than that of the source, the conversion will maintain the source
dimensions. The file extension provided for the output movie will determine the output file type.
--source | -s file The source media file to be converted.
--output | -o file The output movie file to be created.
--preset | -p name Use the specified preset for file conversion. All presets encode using AVC (H.264) encoding unless otherwise specified in the preset name. Use --help to get the full list.
Preset640x480 A 480p Standard Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
Preset960x540 A 540p preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
Preset1280x720 A 720p High Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
Preset1920x1080 A 1080p High Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
Preset3840x2160 A 2160p Ultra High Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
PresetAppleM4A An audio-only preset with AAC audio.
PresetAppleM4V480pSD A legacy 480p Standard Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on Apple devices.
PresetAppleM4V720pHD A legacy 720p High Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on Apple devices.
PresetAppleM4V1080pHD A legacy 1080p High Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on Apple devices.
PresetAppleM4VAppleTV A legacy preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on older AppleTV models.
PresetAppleM4VCellular A legacy, smaller than Standard Definition, preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on Apple devices when streamed over a cellular network.
PresetAppleM4ViPod A legacy Standard Definition preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on an iPod.
PresetAppleM4VWiFi A legacy, smaller than Standard Definition, preset with H.264 video and AAC audio suitable for playing on Apple devices when streamed over a WiFi network.
PresetAppleProRes422LPCM A preset with Apple ProRes 422 video and LPCM audio.
PresetAppleProRes4444LPCM A preset with Apple ProRes 4444 video and LPCM audio.
PresetHEVC1920x1080 A 1080p High Definition preset with HEVC video and AAC audio.
PresetHEVC1920x1080WithAlpha A 1080p High Definition preset with HEVC alpha video and AAC audio. If a non-alpha source is selected, an error will occur.
PresetHEVC3840x2160 A 2160p Ultra High Definition preset with HEVC video and AAC audio.
PresetHEVC3840x2160WithAlpha A 2160p Ultra High Definition preset with HEVC alpha video and AAC audio. If a non-alpha source is selected, an error will occur.
PresetHEVC7680x4320 An 8K preset with HEVC video and AAC audio.
PresetHEVCHighestQuality A high quality preset with HEVC video and AAC audio.
PresetHEVCHighestQualityWithAlpha A high quality preset with HEVC alpha video and AAC audio. If a non-alpha source is selected, an error will occur.
PresetHighestQuality A high quality preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
PresetLowQuality A low quality, smaller than Standard Definition, preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
PresetMediumQuality A medium quality, smaller than Standard Definition, preset with H.264 video and AAC audio.
PresetPassthrough A preset that passes through the video and audio tracks, without conversion.
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