[FFmpeg-user] ProRes encoding: Question about FFmpeg docs

[Peter B.]

On 2018-03-11 10:29, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> 2018-03-11 9:33 GMT+01:00 Peter B. <pb at das-werkstatt.com>:
>
>> When I looked at the documentation [1], there are 2 encoders mentioned:
>>   * prores-aw
>>   * prores-ks
>>
>> It says to use "-vcodec" to choose which one (btw: I also tried "-c:v"):
>> I get: "Unknown encoder" for both
> For the option, you have to replace "-" with "_":
> -vcodec prores_aw
> -vcodec prores_ks

Thanks Carl :)
Underscore does the trick!

Is "-" used on purpose in the docs, or a typo?


Peter