As video tools have matured its become fairly standard to include a CLI capable of automation via other software. An example would CinemaCraft Encoder, perhaps the best MPEG-2 encoder on the market, which includes a CLI that can be used to set any option available in the GUI. This has allowed programs from the old DVD2SVCD up to the modern DVD-RB (DVD Rebuilder) to use it as part of an automated encoding and Authoring solution.
CLI Options
In order to set the necessary options to properly use most tools using a CLI there will be options, which may also be called switches or arguments, that need to be set. This is typically done using the - or / character. Due to restrictions of UNIX syntax - or even -- is generally used, especially for cross-platform tools that have to use the same syntax across all platforms.An example (made up) command line:
VideoEncoder --bitrate 1000 --interlace --minbr 100 --maxbr 5000
