diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index 2abbc0ff29..c59ad81968 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -4062,6 +4062,9 @@ static int check_keyboard_interaction(int64_t cur_time)
         if(debug) av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
         fprintf(stderr,"debug=%d\n", debug);
     }
+    if (key == 'p'){
+        return 1;
+    }
     if (key == '?'){
         fprintf(stderr, "key    function\n"
                         "?      show this help\n"
@@ -4073,6 +4076,7 @@ static int check_keyboard_interaction(int64_t cur_time)
                         "h      dump packets/hex press to cycle through the 3 states\n"
                         "q      quit\n"
                         "s      Show QP histogram\n"
+                        "p      pause / resume\n"
         );
     }
     return 0;
@@ -4767,9 +4771,19 @@ static int transcode(void)
         int64_t cur_time= av_gettime_relative();
 
         /* if 'q' pressed, exits */
-        if (stdin_interaction)
-            if (check_keyboard_interaction(cur_time) < 0)
+        if (stdin_interaction) {
+            int64_t kbinteractionresult = check_keyboard_interaction(cur_time);
+            if (kbinteractionresult < 0)
                 break;
+            if(kbinteractionresult == 1) { //pause
+                fprintf(stderr, "Paused\r");
+                
+                //wait for key
+                getchar();
+                
+                fprintf(stderr, "Unpaused\n");
+            }
+        }
 
         /* check if there's any stream where output is still needed */
         if (!need_output()) {
diff --git a/notes b/notes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49e635e551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+notes: 
+ ffmpeg.c:
+  key scanning: 3905
+  mainloop: 4656
+  added: 4685