@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ Number of input streams. Defaults to 2.

 Desired output channel layout. Defaults to stereo.

 @item map

-Map channels from inputs to output. The argument is a comma-separated list of

+Map channels from inputs to output. The argument is a '|'-separated list of

 mappings, each in the @code{@var{input_idx}.@var{in_channel}-@var{out_channel}}

 form. @var{input_idx} is the 0-based index of the input stream. @var{in_channel}

 can be either the name of the input channel (e.g. FL for front left) or its

@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ ffmpeg -i INPUT1 -i INPUT2 -i INPUT3 -filter_complex join=inputs=3 OUTPUT

 To build a 5.1 output from 6 single-channel streams:

 @example

 ffmpeg -i fl -i fr -i fc -i sl -i sr -i lfe -filter_complex

-'join=inputs=6:channel_layout=5.1:map=0.0-FL\,1.0-FR\,2.0-FC\,3.0-SL\,4.0-SR\,5.0-LFE'

+'join=inputs=6:channel_layout=5.1:map=0.0-FL|1.0-FR|2.0-FC|3.0-SL|4.0-SR|5.0-LFE'

 out

 @end example

@@ -103,14 +103,23 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *link, AVFrame *frame)

 static int parse_maps(AVFilterContext *ctx)

 {

     JoinContext *s = ctx->priv;

+    char separator = '|';

     char *cur      = s->map;

+#if FF_API_OLD_FILTER_OPTS

+    if (cur && strchr(cur, ',')) {

+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "This syntax is deprecated, use '|' to "

+               "separate the mappings.\n");

+        separator = ',';

+    }

+#endif

+

     while (cur && *cur) {

         char *sep, *next, *p;

         uint64_t in_channel = 0, out_channel = 0;

         int input_idx, out_ch_idx, in_ch_idx;

-        next = strchr(cur, ',');

+        next = strchr(cur, separator);

         if (next)

             *next++ = 0;

@@ -183,11 +192,6 @@ static int join_init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)

     JoinContext *s = ctx->priv;

     int ret, i;

-    s->class = &join_class;

-    av_opt_set_defaults(s);

-    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(s, args, "=", ":")) < 0)

-        return ret;

-

     if (!(s->channel_layout = av_get_channel_layout(s->channel_layout_str))) {

         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing channel layout '%s'.\n",

                s->channel_layout_str);

@@ -513,6 +517,7 @@ AVFilter avfilter_af_join = {

     .description    = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Join multiple audio streams into "

                                            "multi-channel output"),

     .priv_size      = sizeof(JoinContext),

+    .priv_class     = &join_class,

     .init           = join_init,

     .uninit         = join_uninit,

@@ -520,5 +525,4 @@ AVFilter avfilter_af_join = {

     .inputs  = NULL,

     .outputs = avfilter_af_join_outputs,

-    .priv_class = &join_class,

 };

@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ int avfilter_init_filter(AVFilterContext *filter, const char *args, void *opaque

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name, "hqdn3d"     ) ||

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name, "idet"       ) ||

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name,  "il"        ) ||

+        !strcmp(filter->filter->name,  "join"      ) ||

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name,  "kerndeint" ) ||

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name, "ocv"        ) ||

         !strcmp(filter->filter->name, "life"       ) ||