# to_shell_lit() - Creates a shell literal
# Usage:  printf '%s\n' "$( to_shell_lit "..." "..." "..." )"
to_shell_lit() {
    local prefix=''
    local p
    for p in "$@" ; do
        printf "$prefix"\'
        printf %s "$p" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g"
        printf \'
        prefix=' '
    done
}

--extra-ffmpeg-param="$( to_shell_lit -x "$x" )"