doc: Grammar fixes for FFmpeg description
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@chapter Description
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@chapter Description
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION
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@c man begin DESCRIPTION
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ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from
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@command{ffmpeg} is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from
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a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample
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a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample
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rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
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rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
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ffmpeg reads from an arbitrary number of input "files" (which can be regular
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@command{ffmpeg} reads from an arbitrary number of input "files" (which can be regular
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files, pipes, network streams, grabbing devices, etc.), specified by the
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files, pipes, network streams, grabbing devices, etc.), specified by the
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@code{-i} option, and writes to an arbitrary number of output "files", which are
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@code{-i} option, and writes to an arbitrary number of output "files", which are
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specified by a plain output filename. Anything found on the command line which
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specified by a plain output filename. Anything found on the command line which
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cannot be interpreted as an option is considered to be an output filename.
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cannot be interpreted as an option is considered to be an output filename.
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Each input or output file can in principle contain any number of streams of
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Each input or output file can, in principle, contain any number of streams of
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different types (video/audio/subtitle/attachment/data). Allowed number and/or
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different types (video/audio/subtitle/attachment/data). The allowed number and/or
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types of streams can be limited by the container format. Selecting, which
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types of streams may be limited by the container format. Selecting which
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streams from which inputs go into output, is done either automatically or with
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streams from which inputs will go into which output is either done automatically
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the @code{-map} option (see the Stream selection chapter).
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or with the @code{-map} option (see the Stream selection chapter).
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To refer to input files in options, you must use their indices (0-based). E.g.
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To refer to input files in options, you must use their indices (0-based). E.g.
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the first input file is @code{0}, the second is @code{1} etc. Similarly, streams
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the first input file is @code{0}, the second is @code{1}, etc. Similarly, streams
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within a file are referred to by their indices. E.g. @code{2:3} refers to the
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within a file are referred to by their indices. E.g. @code{2:3} refers to the
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fourth stream in the third input file. See also the Stream specifiers chapter.
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fourth stream in the third input file. Also see the Stream specifiers chapter.
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As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified
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As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified
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file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same
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file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same
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