---
name: "avifix"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "transcode"
version: "3:1.1.7-9+b4"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/avifix"
---

# avifix(1)

fix header of AVI-file

## NAME

avifix - fix header of AVI-file

## SYNOPSIS

**avifix** \[ **-i** *name* \[ **-F** *string* \] \[ **-f** *val1***,***val2* \] \[ **-N 0x** *NN* \] \[ **-b** *bitrate* \] \[ **-e** *rate***\[,***bits***\[,***channels***\]\]** \] \[ **-a** *num* \] \[ **-v** \] \]

## COPYRIGHT

**avifix** is Copyright (C) by Thomas Oestreich.

## DESCRIPTION

**avifix** fixes the header of an AVI-file with the supplied parameters.

## OPTIONS

- **-i** *name*

  Specify the name of the AVI-file.

- **-F** *string*

  Specify the video codec as FourCC.\
   Possible values are **RGB**, **RIFF** and **TIFF**. ???

- **-f** *val1,val2*

  Use this option to change the frame rate and scale information in the header of the AVI-file.  Both values must not be \< 0.

- **-N** *0xnn*

  Use this option to change the audio format identifier in the header of the AVI-file.  Here are some possible values:

  0x1    PCM uncompressed audio

  0x50   MPEG layer-2 aka MP2

  0x55   MPEG layer-3 aka MP3

  0x2000 AC3 audio

- **-b** *bitrate*

  Use this option to change the encoder bitrate in the header of the AVI-file.  *bitrate* has to be given in units of kbps.

- **-e** *rate\[,bits\[,channels\]\]*

  Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of in the header of the AVI-file.

- **-a** *num*

  Use this option to change the audio stream parameters of audio track number *num* in the header of the AVI-file.

- **-v**

  Print version information and exit.

## EXAMPLES

The command

**avifix -i my\_file.avi -f 30,1**

changes the header of the file *my\_file.avi* and sets the frame rate to 30 fps.

## AUTHORS

**avifix** was written by Thomas Oestreich\
 \<ostreich@theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de\> with contributions from many others.  See AUTHORS for details.

## SEE ALSO

[**avimerge**(1)](/avimerge/1.md), [**avisplit**(1)](/avisplit/1.md), [**tccat**(1)](/tccat/1.md), [**tcdecode**(1)](/tcdecode/1.md), [**tcdemux**(1)](/tcdemux/1.md), [**tcextract**(1)](/tcextract/1.md), [**tcprobe**(1)](/tcprobe/1.md), [**tcscan**(1)](/tcscan/1.md), [**transcode**(1)](/transcode/1.md)