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

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

2018-03-11 11:34 GMT+01:00 Peter B. <pb at das-werkstatt.com>:
> 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?

I don't know.

Did you find a sample file with changing codecs?

Carl Eugen