Refer to ff* tools by their lowercase names.

doc/faq.texi

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Just create an "input.avs" text file with this single line ...
 @example
   DirectShowSource("C:\path to your file\yourfile.asf")
 @end example
-... and then feed that text file to FFmpeg:
+... and then feed that text file to ffmpeg:
 @example
   ffmpeg -i input.avs
 @end example
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ ffmpeg -f u16le -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 2 -ar 44100 -i all.a \
 rm temp[12].[av] all.[av]
 @end example
 
-@section FFmpeg does not adhere to the -maxrate setting, some frames are bigger than maxrate/fps.
+@section The ffmpeg program does not respect the -maxrate setting, some frames are bigger than maxrate/fps.
 
 Read the MPEG spec about video buffer verifier.
 

doc/ffmpeg.texi

@@ -22,17 +22,15 @@ ffmpeg [[infile options][@option{-i} @var{infile}]]... @{[outfile options] @var{
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
-FFmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter. It can also grab from
-a live audio/video source.
+ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter that can also grab from
+a live audio/video source. It can also convert between arbitrary sample
+rates and resize video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
 
 The command line interface is designed to be intuitive, in the sense
-that FFmpeg tries to figure out all parameters that can possibly be
+that ffmpeg tries to figure out all parameters that can possibly be
 derived automatically. You usually only have to specify the target
 bitrate you want.
 
-FFmpeg can also convert from any sample rate to any other, and resize
-video on the fly with a high quality polyphase filter.
-
 As a general rule, options are applied to the next specified
 file. Therefore, order is important, and you can have the same
 option on the command line multiple times. Each occurrence is
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ ffmpeg -r 1 -i input.m2v -r 24 output.avi
 
 The format option may be needed for raw input files.
 
-By default, FFmpeg tries to convert as losslessly as possible: It
+By default ffmpeg tries to convert as losslessly as possible: It
 uses the same audio and video parameters for the outputs as the one
 specified for the inputs.
 
@@ -486,7 +484,7 @@ Use 'frames' B-frames (supported for MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4).
 macroblock decision
 @table @samp
 @item 0
-FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE: Use mb_cmp (cannot change it yet in FFmpeg).
+FF_MB_DECISION_SIMPLE: Use mb_cmp (cannot change it yet in ffmpeg).
 @item 1
 FF_MB_DECISION_BITS: Choose the one which needs the fewest bits.
 @item 2
@@ -868,22 +866,22 @@ It allows almost lossless encoding.
 
 @section Video and Audio grabbing
 
-FFmpeg can grab video and audio from devices given that you specify the input
-format and device.
+If you specify the input format and device then ffmpeg can grab video
+and audio directly.
 
 @example
 ffmpeg -f oss -i /dev/dsp -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 /tmp/out.mpg
 @end example
 
 Note that you must activate the right video source and channel before
-launching FFmpeg with any TV viewer such as xawtv
+launching ffmpeg with any TV viewer such as xawtv
 (@url{http://linux.bytesex.org/xawtv/}) by Gerd Knorr. You also
 have to set the audio recording levels correctly with a
 standard mixer.
 
 @section X11 grabbing
 
-FFmpeg can grab the X11 display.
+Grab the X11 display with ffmpeg via
 
 @example
 ffmpeg -f x11grab -s cif -r 25 -i :0.0 /tmp/out.mpg
@@ -901,7 +899,7 @@ variable. 10 is the x-offset and 20 the y-offset for the grabbing.
 
 @section Video and Audio file format conversion
 
-FFmpeg can use any supported file format and protocol as input:
+Any supported file format and protocol can serve as input to ffmpeg:
 
 Examples:
 @itemize
@@ -921,7 +919,7 @@ It will use the files:
 The Y files use twice the resolution of the U and V files. They are
 raw files, without header. They can be generated by all decent video
 decoders. You must specify the size of the image with the @option{-s} option
-if FFmpeg cannot guess it.
+if ffmpeg cannot guess it.
 
 @item
 You can input from a raw YUV420P file:

doc/ffprobe.texi

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ffprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
-FFprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
+ffprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
 human- and machine-readable fashion.
 
 For example it can be used to check the format of the container used
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ If a filename is specified in input, ffprobe will try to open and
 probe the file content. If the file cannot be opened or recognized as
 a multimedia file, a positive exit code is returned.
 
-FFprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
+ffprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
 combination with a textual filter, which may perform more
 sophisticated processing, e.g. statistical processing or plotting.
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Options are used to list some of the formats supported by ffprobe or
 for specifying which information to display, and for setting how
 ffprobe will show it.
 
-FFprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter,
+ffprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter,
 and consists of one or more sections of the form:
 @example
 [SECTION]

doc/ffserver.texi

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ ffserver [options]
 @chapter Description
 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
 
-FFserver is a streaming server for both audio and video. It supports
+ffserver is a streaming server for both audio and video. It supports
 several live feeds, streaming from files and time shifting on live feeds
 (you can seek to positions in the past on each live feed, provided you
 specify a big enough feed storage in ffserver.conf).
 
-FFserver runs in daemon mode by default; that is, it puts itself in
+ffserver runs in daemon mode by default; that is, it puts itself in
 the background and detaches from its TTY, unless it is launched in
 debug mode or a NoDaemon option is specified in the configuration
 file.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ information.
 
 @section How does it work?
 
-FFserver receives prerecorded files or FFM streams from some ffmpeg
+ffserver receives prerecorded files or FFM streams from some ffmpeg
 instance as input, then streams them over RTP/RTSP/HTTP.
 
 An ffserver instance will listen on some port as specified in the
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ file.
 
 @section Status stream
 
-FFserver supports an HTTP interface which exposes the current status
+ffserver supports an HTTP interface which exposes the current status
 of the server.
 
 Simply point your browser to the address of the special status stream
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ For example:   @samp{http://localhost:8080/test.asf?date=2002-07-26T23:05:00}.
 Use @file{configfile} instead of @file{/etc/ffserver.conf}.
 @item -n
 Enable no-launch mode. This option disables all the Launch directives
-within the various <Stream> sections. FFserver will not launch any
-ffmpeg instance, so you will have to launch them manually.
+within the various <Stream> sections. Since ffserver will not launch
+any ffmpeg instances, you will have to launch them manually.
 @item -d
 Enable debug mode. This option increases log verbosity, directs log
 messages to stdout and causes ffserver to run in the foreground