uxplay(1)

start AirPlay server

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Description

UXPLAY

NAME

uxplay - start AirPlay server

SYNOPSIS

uxplay [-n name] [-s wxh] [-p [n]] [more OPTIONS ...]

DESCRIPTION

UxPlay 1.62: An open-source AirPlay mirroring (+ audio streaming) server.

OPTIONS

-n name Specify the network name of the AirPlay server
-nh
Do NOT append "@hostname" at end of the AirPlay server name
-s
wxh[@r]Set display resolution [refresh_rate] default 1920x1080[@60]
-o
Set display "overscanned" mode on (not usually needed)
-fs
Full-screen (only works with X11, Wayland and VAAPI)
-p
Use legacy ports UDP 6000:6001:7011 TCP 7000:7001:7100
-p
n Use TCP and UDP ports n,n+1,n+2. range 1024-65535

use "-p n1,n2,n3" to set each port, "n1,n2" for n3 = n2+1

"-p tcp n" or "-p udp n" sets TCP or UDP ports separately.

-avdec Force software h264 video decoding with libav decoder.
-vp
prs Choose GStreamer h264 parser; default "h264parse"
-vd
dec Choose GStreamer h264 decoder; default "decodebin"

choices: (software) avdec_h264; (hardware) v4l2h264dec,

nvdec, nvh264dec, vaapih264dec, vtdec, ...

-vc cnv Choose GStreamer videoconverter; default "videoconvert"

another choice when using v4l2h264dec: v4l2convert.

-vs sink Choose the GStreamer videosink; default "autovideosink"

choices: ximagesink,xvimagesink,vaapisink,glimagesink,

gtksink,waylandsink,osximagesink,kmssink,d3d11videosink,...

-vs 0 Streamed audio only, with no video display window.
-v4l2
Use Video4Linux2 for GPU hardware h264 video decoding.
-bt709
A workaround (bt709 color) that may be needed with -rpi.
-rpi
Same as "-v4l2" (for RPi=Rasberry Pi).
-rpigl
Same as "-rpi -vs glimagesink" for RPi.
-rpifb
Same as "-rpi -vs kmssink" for RPi using framebuffer.
-rpiwl
Same as "-rpi -vs waylandsink" for RPi using Wayland.
-as
sink Choose the GStreamer audiosink; default "autoaudiosink"

choices:pulsesink,alsasink,pipewiresink,osssink,oss4sink,

jackaudiosink,osxaudiosink,wasapisink,directsoundsink,..

-as 0 (or -a) Turn audio off, streamed video only.
-ao
x.y Audio offset time in seconds (default 0.0) in Audio-only mode.
-ca
fn In Airplay Audio (ALAC) mode, write cover-art to file fn.
-reset
n Reset after 3n seconds client silence (default 5, 0=never).
-nc
Do not close video window when client stops mirroring
-nohold
Drop current connection when new client connects.
-FPSdata
Show video-streaming performance reports sent by client.
-fps
n Set maximum allowed streaming framerate, default 30
-f
{H|V|I}Horizontal|Vertical flip, or both=Inversion=rotate 180 deg
-r
{R|L} Rotate 90 degrees Right (cw) or Left (ccw)
-m
Use random MAC address (use for concurrent UxPlay’s)
-vdmp
[n] Dump h264 video output to "fn.h264"; fn="videodump", change

with "-vdmp [n] filename". If [n] is given, file fn.x.h264

x=1,2,.. opens whenever a new SPS/PPS NAL arrives, and <=n

NAL units are dumped.

-admp [n] Dump audio output to "fn.x.fmt", fmt ={aac, alac, aud}, x

=1,2,..; fn="audiodump"; change with "-admp [n] filename".

x increases when audio format changes. If n is given, <= n

audio packets are dumped. "aud"= unknown format.

-d Enable debug logging
-v
Displays version information
-h
Displays help information