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 *  Copyright (C) 2005-2015 by                                                *
 *    Bjoern Erik Nilsen (bjoern.nilsen@bjoernen.com),                        *
 *    Fredrik Berg Kjoelstad (fredrikbk@hotmail.com),                         *
 *    Ralf Lange (ralf.lange@longsoft.de)                                     *
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#ifndef FFMPEGENCODER_H
#define FFMPEGENCODER_H

#include <QString>

#include "domain/animation/animationproject.h"
#include "technical/videoencoder/videoencoder.h"

class AnimationProject;


/**
 * Class for gathering information needed to export a qstopmotion project to
 * a video file.
 * @author Bjoern Erik Nilsen & Fredrik Berg Kjoelstad
 */
class FfmpegEncoder : public VideoEncoder
{
public:

    /**
     * Constructor
     */
    FfmpegEncoder(AnimationProject *ap);

    /**
     * Destructor
     */
    ~FfmpegEncoder();

    /**
     * Gets the encoder command registered by the user in the preferences menu.
     * This is the command which should be used to start the encoder.
     * @return the command
     */
    const QString getCommand();

    /**
     * Gets the arguments for the encoder.
     * @return the encoder argument list
     */
    const QStringList getEncoderArguments() const;

private:
    AnimationProject *animationProject;
};

#endif