How To

Basic Usage

Assuming you have pip installed fvid, you can use encode videos as follows:

Linux/OSX:

fvid -i [input file] -e

fvid -i [input file] --framerate 1 -e

fvid -i [input file] --password "wow fvid is cool" -e

Windows:

py -m fvid -i [input file] -e

py -m fvid -i [input file] --framerate 1 -e

py -m fvid -i [input file] --password "wow fvid is cool" -e

Decoding is supported also:

Linux/OSX:

fvid -i [input video] -d

Windows:

py -m fvid -i [input video] -d

If the file was encoded with a non-default password, it’ll prompt you to enter the password upon decoding.

Options

  • -i/--input After this, specify the path to the file you want to encode/decode.

  • -o/--output After this, specify the name of the new file you want to make. Defaults to file.mp4 when encoding.

  • -e/--encode This indicates you’re encoding the input file.

  • -d/--decode This indicates you’re decoding the input file.

  • -y/--overwrite This indicates that you want ffmpeg to automatically overwrite a previously encoded file if it needs to.

  • -f/--framerate After this, specify the framerate that you want to have the file output at. A higher value means the frames go faster. Defaults to 1 fps.

  • -p/--password After this, specify the password you want to encode with. You will need to remember this to decode the file. Defaults to 32 spaces.