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+software scaler filter docs
+
+-ssf cgb=<float> chrominance gaussian blur
+	usefull for videos with some chroma (color) noise (TV captures, VHS, ...)
+
+-ssf lgb=<float> -> luminance gaussian blur
+	hmm, mostly special effect, could be used as lame noise reducer though
+
+-ssf chs=<int> -> shift chrominance horizontally
+-ssf cvs=<int> -> shift chrominance vertically
+	usefull if the luma & chroma are not aligned exactly
+
+-ssf cs=<float> -> chrominance sharpen
+-ssf ls=<float> -> luminance sharpen
+	simple sharpening filter
+
+note: these will only work if the swscaler is used at all (use -vop scale)
+
+example: mplayer foobar.avi -vop scale -ssf lgb=3.0