cfourcc(1)

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version 0.1.5 · 4 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, let me put you on: cfourcc is literally the tool for changing FourCC in Microsoft RIFF AVI files. that's it, that's the whole gig ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

cfourcc [-i] <file.avi>
cfourcc -u <CODE> <file.avi>

like. two whole moods. either you're just peeking 👀 or you're changing the codec. no in-between 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -h — shows you a lil summary of the options. the classic "wait what does this do again" button 🫶
  • -d CODE — sets the FOURCC codec description string. the ~vibes~ field, essentially 🌸
  • -f — forces the FOURCC change even on a file that's not supported. use with intention, bestie 💀
  • -i — displays FOURCC information. this one is the default, so if you don't say anything, it just tells you stuff 🌈
  • -u CODE — sets the FOURCC codec. the main character of this whole operation 👑

None.

ngl that lone "None." is just sitting there and we're keeping it exactly where it is. no cap, every detail stays 🧚

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea ☕ — this program identifies the codec used in AVI files (*.avi) and lets you change the FourCC description code, kinda like fourcc-changer does over on Windows. it's giving extremely useful for people who work with Microsoft AVI files. it's a Linux clone of the AviC fourcc changer tool, and it ate, honestly 💅

💜 EXAMPLES 💜

okay so heads up: most of the time you literally only need to change the -u codec field, and you don't gotta touch the -d description at all. periodt ✨

cfourcc -u DIVX -d DIVX file.avi

🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

None.

🎀 FILES 🎀

None.

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

ffmpeg(1) mplayer(1) — your other besties, go say hi 🫶

👑 AUTHORS 👑

cfourcc was written by Mohammad Hafiz bin Ismail aka "mypapit" <info@mypapit.net>. iconic behavior, truly 💖

This manual page was written by Jarno Elonen <elonen@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). Updated by Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>. Released under license GNU GPL v2 or (at your option) any later version. For more information about license, visit <http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>. 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie 🥰 this was cfourcc, manual page edition, dated 2026-07-06 — source cfourcc, same date, same energy. go forth and fix those FourCCs 💅✨

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