opusdec(1)

NAME
opusdec - decode audio from Opus format to WAV (or simple audio output)

SYNOPSIS
opusdec [ -hV ] [ --quiet ] [ --rate Hz ] [ --gain dB ] [ --no-dither ] [ --float ] [ --force-wav ] [ --packet-loss pct ] [ --save-range file ] input.opus [ output.wav ]

DESCRIPTION

opusdec decodes Opus files into PCM Wave (uncompressed) files.

If the input file is specified as - , then opusdec will read from stdin. Likewise, an output filename of - will cause output to be to stdout.

If no output is specified opusdec will attempt to play the audio in realtime if it supports audio playback on your system.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    Print help message

-V, --version
    Display version information

--quiet
    Suppresses program output

--rate
    Force decoding at sampling rate n Hz

--gain
    Adjust the output volume n dB, negative values make the signal quieter.

--no-dither
    Do not dither 16-bit output

--float
    32-bit floating-point files instead of 16-bit files

--force-wav
    Force including a wav header on output (e.g. for non-wav extensions and stdout)

--packet-loss
    Simulate n % random Opus packet loss

--save-range
    Saves check values for every frame to a file

EXAMPLES
Decode a file input.opus to output.wav
    opusdec input.opus output.wav

Play a file input.opus and force output at 48000 regardless of the original sampling rate
(48kHz output may be faster, due to avoiding resampling and some sound hardware produces higher quality output when run at 48kHz)
    opusdec --rate 48000 input.opus

Re-encode a high bitrate Opus file to a lower rate
    opusdec --force-wav input.opus - | opusenc --bitrate 64 - output.opus

Play an http stream http://icecast.somwhere.org:8000/stream.opus with the help of curl on a system with pulseaudio
(press ctrl-c to quit)
    curl http://icecast.somwhere.org:8000/stream.opus | padsp opusdec -

AUTHORS
Jean-Marc Valin <jmvalin@jmvalin.ca>
Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org>

BUGS

Opusdec does not currently reject all invalid files which it should reject. It also doesn't provide very helpful output for the corrupted files it does reject. Use opusinfo(1) for somewhat better diagnostics.

SEE ALSO
opusenc(1), opusinfo(1)