FAME version 0.8.10

DESCRIPTION
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	This is FAME (Fast Assembly Mpeg Encoder), a MPEG encoder written in C and based on libfame, which is supposed to be fast.
	FAME has been entirely reviewed from earlier versions.

HOMEPAGE
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	The FAME homepage can be found at:
		http://fame.sourceforge.net

	Check for latest news, updates, FAQ and full documentation.
	
MAINTAINER
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	Vivien Chappelier <vivien.chappelier@enst-bretagne.fr>
		send bug reports and code patches to this address

	See file "AUTHORS" for author info.

REQUIREMENTS
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	- libfame (http://fame.sourceforge.net/)
	- GNU/Linux (not tested on other systems).
	- Video4Linux compliant capture device.
	  *** GATOS capture is not supported anymore (ATI users) ***
	  But code for supporting Xv capture is welcome :)

Sound support:
	- libmp3lame (http://lame.sourceforge.net/)
	- OSS compatible sound card


INSTALLATION/SETUP
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	See file "INSTALL" for installation and setup info.

FILE FORMATS
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	The output format of the encoded files are either
		- MPEG-1 compliant video bitstreams.
		- MPEG-4 simple profile compliant video bitstreams. (OpenDivX)
	Any MPEG-1 player should be able to read output files.
	The decore program from OpenDivX project (http://www.projectmayo.com/projects/subproject.php?projectID=1&subprojectID=1) should be able to read MPEG-4 output files. Other MPEG-4 video only players are known to work.

USAGE
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	Simple example:
		fame video.mpg

	If you want to send the stream on the network instead, you can give the ip adress of the receiver and the port.

		fame udp://127.0.0.1:9999


	You can also encode audio in mp3 file format:
		fame video.mpg audio.mp3

	Various options are available for configuring the encoding with
		fame -h

BUGS
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	For bug list and bug submittal instructions, see file "BUGS".
