Provided by: vdr-markad_4.2.10-1_amd64 
NAME
MarkAd - marks advertisements in VDR recordings.
SYNOPSIS
markad [options]
DESCRIPTION
MarkAd marks advertisements in VDR recordings.
OPTIONS
Usage: markad [options] <cmd> <recording>
-b , --background
markad runs as a background process; this will be automatically set if called with "after"
-l , --logocachedir
directory where predefined logos were stored, default /var/lib/markad
Note: Channels sometimes change their logo. If logos kept in the cache are out of date, this will
result in bad mark results.
--autologo=<option>
<option> 0 = use logo only from logo cache directory
1 = extract logo from recording, if fails use logo from logo cache
2 = use logo from logo cache directory, if missing extract logo from recording
(default)
If no suitable logo file is found, markad will try to find the logo in the video and store the
result in the recording directory.
--fulldecode
decode all video frame types use it only on powerful CPUs, it will double overall run time
--cut cut video based on marks and store it in the recording directory there are no splits of the target
file, make sure your filesystem can handle big files
--smartencode
this option is only available on command line usage requires --cut re-encode only short before and
short after cut position
--fullencode=<streams>
this option is only available for command line usage requires --cut full re-encode video generated
by --cut use it only on powerful CPUs, it will double overall run time <streams> all = keep all
video and audio streams of the recording
best = only encode best video and best audio stream, drop rest
-p , --priority=<priority>
software priority of markad when running in background
<priority> from -20...19, default 19
-r , --ioprio=<class>[,<level>]
I/O priority of markad when running in background
<class> 1 = realtime, <level> from 0..7, default 4
2 = besteffort, <level> from 0..7, default 4
3 = idle (default)
Make sure your I/O scheduler supports scheduling priorities and classes (e.g. BFQ or CFQ).
-v , --verbose
increments loglevel by one, can be given multiple times
-B , --backupmarks
make a backup of existing marks
-L , --extractlogo=<direction>[,width[,height]]
extracts logo to recording directory as pgm files (must be renamed)
<direction> 0 = top left, 1 = top right
2 = bottom left, 3 = bottom right
[width] range from 50 to 480, default 192 (SD) / 288 (HD)
[height] range from 20 to 250, default 100 (SD) / 180 (HD)
-O , --OSD
markad sends an OSD message for start and end
-R , --log2rec
write log files into recording directory
-T , --threads=<number>
number of threads used for decoding, max. 16 (default is the number of CPUs)
-V , --version
print version info and exit
--loglevel=<level>
sets log level to the specified value
<level> 1 = error
2 = info
3 = debug
4 = trace
--markfile=<markfilename>
set a different marks filename
--nopid
disables creation of markad.pid file in the recording directory
--online[=1|2]
only used by markad plugin internal call, do not use it for command line start
default is 1
start markad immediately when called with "before" as cmd
If online is 1, markad starts online for live recordings only, online=2 starts markad online for
every recording. Live recordings are identified by having a '@' in the filename, so the entry
'Mark instant recording' in the menu Setup > Recording of the VDR should be set to 'yes'.
--svdrphost=<ip/hostname> (default is 127.0.0.1)
IP or hostname of a remote VDR for OSD messages
--ac3reencode
re-encode AC3 stream to fix low audio level of cut video on same devices requires --cut use only
if really needed, as this consumes significant CPU resources
--hwaccel=<hardware_acceleration_methode>
use hardware acceleration for decoding all methods supported by FFmpeg (ffmpeg -hide_banner
-hwaccels) e.g.: vaapi, vdpau, vulkan, cuda ...
--perftest
run decoder performance test and compare software and hardware decoder
--vps use VPS events from markad.vps to optimize start and stop marks
--svdrpport=<port> ( default is 6419 )
port of a remote VDR for OSD messages
<cmd> one of:
- dummy parameter if called directly
nice runs markad directly and with nice(19)
after markad started by VDR after the recording is complete
only used by markad plugin internal call, do not use it for command line start
before markad started by VDR before the recording is complete, only valid together with
--online
only used by markad plugin internal call, do not use it for command line start
edited markad started by VDR in edit function and exits immediately
only used by markad plugin internal call, do not use it for command line start
<record> is the name of the directory where the recording is stored
EXIT STATUS
0 Successful program execution
1 An non-recoverable error has been detected, markad has given up. See stderr, syslog or log file in
the recording directory for more information
AUTHOR
Written by Jochen Dolze <vdr@dolze.de>
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to https://github.com/kfb77/vdr-plugin-markad/issues
COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version. See the file COPYING for more information.
24.2.0 25 September 2024 markad(1)