AOM Encoder

PS C:\Users\Marwan\Documents\AV1\Release> .\aomenc.exe --help
Usage: C:\Users\Marwan\Documents\AV1\Release\aomenc.exe <options> -o dst_filename src_filename

Options:
            --help                      Show usage options and exit
  -c <arg>, --cfg=<arg>                 Config file to use
  -D,       --debug                     Debug mode (makes output deterministic)
  -o <arg>, --output=<arg>              Output filename
            --codec=<arg>               Codec to use
  -p <arg>, --passes=<arg>              Number of passes (1/2)
            --pass=<arg>                Pass to execute (1/2)
            --fpf=<arg>                 First pass statistics file name
            --limit=<arg>               Stop encoding after n input frames
            --skip=<arg>                Skip the first n input frames
            --good                      Use Good Quality Deadline
  -q,       --quiet                     Do not print encode progress
  -v,       --verbose                   Show encoder parameters
            --psnr                      Show PSNR in status line
            --webm                      Output WebM (default when WebM IO is enabled)
            --ivf                       Output IVF
  -P,       --output-partitions         Makes encoder output partitions. Requires IVF output!
            --q-hist=<arg>              Show quantizer histogram (n-buckets)
            --rate-hist=<arg>           Show rate histogram (n-buckets)
            --disable-warnings          Disable warnings about potentially incorrect encode settings.
  -y,       --disable-warning-prompt    Display warnings, but do not prompt user to continue.
            --test-decode=<arg>         Test encode/decode mismatch
                                          off, fatal, warn

Encoder Global Options:
            --yv12                      Input file is YV12
            --i420                      Input file is I420 (default)
            --i422                      Input file is I422
            --i444                      Input file is I444
            --i440                      Input file is I440
  -u <arg>, --usage=<arg>               Usage profile number to use
  -t <arg>, --threads=<arg>             Max number of threads to use
            --profile=<arg>             Bitstream profile number to use
  -w <arg>, --width=<arg>               Frame width
  -h <arg>, --height=<arg>              Frame height
            --stereo-mode=<arg>         Stereo 3D video format
                                          mono, left-right, bottom-top, top-bottom, right-left
            --timebase=<arg>            Output timestamp precision (fractional seconds)
            --fps=<arg>                 Stream frame rate (rate/scale)
            --error-resilient=<arg>     Enable error resiliency features
  -b <arg>, --bit-depth=<arg>           Bit depth for codec (8 for version <=1, 10 or 12 for version 2)
                                          8, 10, 12
            --lag-in-frames=<arg>       Max number of frames to lag
            --monochrome                Monochrome video (no chroma planes)

Rate Control Options:
            --drop-frame=<arg>          Temporal resampling threshold (buf %)
            --resize-mode=<arg>         Frame resize mode
            --resize-denominator=<arg>  Frame resize denominator
            --resize-kf-denominator=<a  Frame resize keyframe denominator
            --superres-mode=<arg>       Frame super-resolution mode
            --superres-denominator=<ar  Frame super-resolution denominator
            --superres-kf-denominator=  Frame super-resolution keyframe denominator
            --superres-qthresh=<arg>    Frame super-resolution qindex threshold
            --superres-kf-qthresh=<arg  Frame super-resolution keyframe qindex threshold
            --end-usage=<arg>           Rate control mode
                                          vbr, cbr, cq, q
            --target-bitrate=<arg>      Bitrate (kbps)
            --min-q=<arg>               Minimum (best) quantizer
            --max-q=<arg>               Maximum (worst) quantizer
            --undershoot-pct=<arg>      Datarate undershoot (min) target (%)
            --overshoot-pct=<arg>       Datarate overshoot (max) target (%)
            --buf-sz=<arg>              Client buffer size (ms)
            --buf-initial-sz=<arg>      Client initial buffer size (ms)
            --buf-optimal-sz=<arg>      Client optimal buffer size (ms)

Twopass Rate Control Options:
            --bias-pct=<arg>            CBR/VBR bias (0=CBR, 100=VBR)
            --minsection-pct=<arg>      GOP min bitrate (% of target)
            --maxsection-pct=<arg>      GOP max bitrate (% of target)

Keyframe Placement Options:
            --kf-min-dist=<arg>         Minimum keyframe interval (frames)
            --kf-max-dist=<arg>         Maximum keyframe interval (frames)
            --disable-kf                Disable keyframe placement

AV1 Specific Options:
            --cpu-used=<arg>            CPU Used (0..8)
            --dev-sf=<arg>              Dev Speed (0..255)
            --auto-alt-ref=<arg>        Enable automatic alt reference frames
            --sharpness=<arg>           Loop filter sharpness (0..7)
            --static-thresh=<arg>       Motion detection threshold
            --tile-columns=<arg>        Number of tile columns to use, log2
            --tile-rows=<arg>           Number of tile rows to use, log2 (set to 0 while threads > 1)
            --tile-loopfilter-v=<arg>   Enable loop filter across vertical tile boundary
            --tile-loopfilter-h=<arg>   Enable loop filter across horizontal tile boundary
            --arnr-maxframes=<arg>      AltRef max frames (0..15)
            --arnr-strength=<arg>       AltRef filter strength (0..6)
            --tune=<arg>                Distortion metric tuned with
                                          psnr, ssim, cdef-dist, daala-dist
            --cq-level=<arg>            Constant/Constrained Quality level
            --max-intra-rate=<arg>      Max I-frame bitrate (pct)
            --max-inter-rate=<arg>      Max P-frame bitrate (pct)
            --gf-cbr-boost=<arg>        Boost for Golden Frame in CBR mode (pct)
            --lossless=<arg>            Lossless mode (0: false (default), 1: true)
            --enable-cdef=<arg>         Enable the constrained directional enhancement filter (0: false, 1: true (default))
            --enable-qm=<arg>           Enable quantisation matrices (0: false (default), 1: true)
            --qm-min=<arg>              Min quant matrix flatness (0..15), default is 8
            --qm-max=<arg>              Max quant matrix flatness (0..15), default is 15
            --enable-dist-8x8=<arg>     Enable dist-8x8 (0: false (default), 1: true)
            --frame-parallel=<arg>      Enable frame parallel decodability features (0: false (default), 1: true)
            --aq-mode=<arg>             Adaptive quantization mode (0: off (default), 1: variance 2: complexity, 3: cyclic refresh)
            --deltaq-mode=<arg>         Delta qindex mode (0: off (default), 1: deltaq 2: deltaq + deltalf)
            --frame-boost=<arg>         Enable frame periodic boost (0: off (default), 1: on)
            --noise-sensitivity=<arg>   Noise sensitivity (frames to blur)
            --tune-content=<arg>        Tune content type
                                          default, screen
            --color-space=<arg>         The color space of input content:
                                          unspecified, bt601, bt709, smpte170, smpte240, bt2020ncl, bt2020cl, sRGB, ictcp
            --transfer-function=<arg>   The transfer function of input content:
                                          unknown, bt709, pq, hlg
            --chroma-sample-position=<  The chroma sample position when chroma 4:2:0 is signaled:
                                          unknown, vertical, colocated
            --min-gf-interval=<arg>     min gf/arf frame interval (default 0, indicating in-built behavior)
            --max-gf-interval=<arg>     max gf/arf frame interval (default 0, indicating in-built behavior)
            --sb-size=<arg>             Superblock size to use
                                          dynamic, 64, 128
            --num-tile-groups=<arg>     Maximum number of tile groups, default is 1
            --mtu-size=<arg>            MTU size for a tile group, default is 0 (no MTU targeting), overrides maximum number of tile groups
            --disable-tempmv=<arg>      Disable temporal mv prediction (default is 0)
  -b <arg>, --bit-depth=<arg>           Bit depth for codec (8 for version <=1, 10 or 12 for version 2)
                                          8, 10, 12
            --input-bit-depth=<arg>     Bit depth of input

Stream timebase (--timebase):
  The desired precision of timestamps in the output, expressed
  in fractional seconds. Default is 1/1000.

Included encoders:

    av1    - AOMedia Project AV1 Encoder 0.1.0-8115-g3ffa0fefd (default)

        Use --codec to switch to a non-default encoder.