1USTREAMER-DUMP(1)           General Commands Manual          USTREAMER-DUMP(1)
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NAME

6       ustreamer-dump - Dump uStreamer's memory sink to file
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SYNOPSIS

10       ustreamer-dump [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

14       µStreamer-dump (ustreamer-dump) writes a local stream from ustreamer to
15       a file or redirect it to other utilities (such as ffmpeg).
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USAGE

19       ustreamer requires at least the --sink option to operate.
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21       To output ustreamers sink "test" to ffmpeg,  and  into  a  file  called
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25              --sink=test \ # Use ustreamer sink "test"
26              --output - \ # Output to stdout
27              | ffmpeg -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i pipe: -c:v libx264 test.mp4
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OPTIONS

31   Sink options
32       -s, --sink name
33              Memory sink ID. No default.
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36              Timeout for the upcoming frame. Default: 1.
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38       -o, --output filename
39              Filename  to  dump  output to. Use '-' for stdout. Default: just
40              consume the sink.
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42       -j, --output-json
43              Format output as JSON. Required option --output.  Default:  dis‐
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47              Limit the number of frames. Default: 0 (infinite).
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50              Delay between reading frames (float). Default: 0.
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53              Request keyframe from the sink. Default: disabled.
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56   Logging options
57       --log-level N
58              Verbosity level of messages from 0 (info) to 3 (debug). Enabling
59              debugging messages can slow down the program.  Available levels:
60              0 (info), 1 (performance), 2 (verbose), 3 (debug).  Default: 0.
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62       --perf Enable  performance  messages  (same as --log-level=1). Default:
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66              Enable verbose messages and lower (same as  --log-level=2).  De‐
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70              Enable  debug  messages  and  lower (same as --log-level=3). De‐
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81       -h, --help
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SEE ALSO

89       ustreamer(1)
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BUGS

93       Please  file  any  bugs  and  issues  at   https://github.com/pikvm/us‐
94       treamer/issues
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AUTHOR

98       Maxim Devaev <mdevaev@gmail.com>
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HOMEPAGE

102       https://pikvm.org/
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110January 2021                     version 5.36                USTREAMER-DUMP(1)
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