parser.add_option("--sample-format",metavar="name",help="Force a specific sample format for the output. If not specified, the format is chosen by auto-negotiation with the encoder. Allowed values are any GStreamer-recognized format that is compatible with the requested encoder. Examples include \"F32LE\", \"F64LE\".")
parser.add_option("--rate",metavar="Hz",type="int",default=4096,help="Downsample input to this sample rate. Default = 4096 Hz. Must be <= input sample rate or else you will get a caps negotiation error.")
parser.add_option("--whiten",action="store_true",help="Whiten the time series (default = do not whiten).")
parser.add_option("--veto-segments-file",metavar="filename",help="Set the name of the LIGO light-weight XML file from which to load vetoes (optional). Must coincide with --whiten")
parser.add_option("--veto-segments-name",metavar="name",help="Set the name of the segments to extract from the segment tables and use as the veto list. Must coincide with --whiten",default="vetoes")
parser.add_option("--reference-psd",metavar="file",help="When whitening, normalize the time series to the spectrum described in this XML file. If this option is not given, the spectrum is measured from the data.")
parser.add_option("--low-pass-filter",metavar="Hz",type="float",help="Low pass filter frequency (default = no low-pass filter). Low-pass filter is applied after whitening.")
parser.add_option("--high-pass-filter",metavar="Hz",type="float",help="High pass filter frequency (default = no high-pass filter). High-pass filter is applied after whitening.")