ltcgen.1

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.TH LTCGEN "1" "February 2019" "ltcgen 0.7.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
ltcgen \- LTC file encoder
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ltcgen
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] \fI\,<output-file>\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
ltcgen \- generate linear time code audio\-file.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-date\fR datestring
set date, format is either DDMMYY or MM/DD/YY
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-fps\fR fps
set frame\-rate NUM[/DEN][ndf|df] default: 25/1ndf
.TP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-volume\fR float
set output level in dBFS default \fB\-18db\fR
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-duration\fR time
set duration of file to encode [[[HH:]MM:]SS:]FF.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-timezone\fR tz
set timezone in minutes\-west of UTC
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-reverse\fR
encode backwards from start\-time
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-samplerate\fR sr
specify samplerate (default 48000)
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-timecode\fR time
specify start\-time/timecode [[[HH:]MM:]SS:]FF
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-userbits\fR bcd
specify fixed BCD user bits (max. 8 BCD digits)
CAUTION: This ignores any date/timezone settings!
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print version information and exit
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-timezone\fR tz
set timezone +HHMM
.PP
Unless a timecode (\fB\-t\fR) is given, the current time/date are used.
Date (\fB\-d\fR) and timezone (\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-m\fR) are only used if a timecode is given.
The timezome may be specified either as HHMM zone, or in minutes\-west of UTC.
.PP
If the duration is <=0, ltcgen write until it receives SIGINT.
.PP
The output file\-format is WAV, signed 16 bit, mono.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <robin@gareus.org>.
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Website and manual: <https://github.com/x42/ltc\-tools>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2012 Robin Gareus <robin@gareus.org>
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.