Examples

If you are on Windows, prefix all commands with py -m

Encoding

All of these examples assume you have a file named test.jpg inside your current directory.

Basic: fvid -i ./test.jpg -e

3 FPS: fvid -i ./test.jpg -e -f 3

3 FPS + Password: fvid -i ./test.jpg -e -f 3 -p "testing testing 123"

Advanced: fvid -i ./test.jpg -ez5 -f 3 -p "ez5 is short for encode, zfec, h265"

Decoding

All of these examples assume you have an fvid-encoded video named file.mp4 inside your current directory.

Basic: fvid -i ./file.mp4 -d

Encoded at 3 FPS: fvid -i ./file.mp4 -d -f 3

Encoded at 3 FPS + Password: fvid -i ./file.mp4 -d -f 3 (It’ll prompt you to enter the password)

Advanced: fvid -i ./file.mp4 -dz5 -f 3