Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of audio types

Timestamp:

Mar 21, 2021, 3:19:04 AM (3 years ago)

Author:

Roger Pack

Comment:

add example

audio types

@@ -1 +1 @@
 = Audio Types =
 
-FFmpeg can read various raw audio types (sample formats) and demux or mux them into different containers (formats). For example, you can read and write raw PCM audio into a WAV container.
+FFmpeg can read various raw audio types (sample formats) and demux or mux them into different containers (formats). For example, you can read and write raw PCM audio into a WAV container.  Or convert between raw types.
 
 == Sample Formats ==
@@ -66 +66 @@
 ffmpeg -i input -f s16le -c:a pcm_s16le output.raw
 }}}
+
+You can determine the format of a file, ex
+
+{{{
+$ ffmpeg -i Downloads/BabyElephantWalk60.wav 
+ffmpeg version ...
+...
+Input #0, wav, from 'Downloads/BabyElephantWalk60.wav':
+  Duration: 00:01:00.00, bitrate: 352 kb/s
+    Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 22050 Hz, mono, s16, 352 kb/s
+}}}
+
+The pcm_s16le tells you what format your audio is in.  And that happens to be a common format.