diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index d140eefde3..87c3f7a5d3 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -3210,6 +3210,99 @@ static int select_input_file(uint8_t *no_packet)
     return file_index;
 }
 
+static int check_keyboard_interaction(int64_t cur_time)
+{
+    int i, ret, key;
+    static int64_t last_time;
+    if (received_nb_signals)
+        return AVERROR_EXIT;
+    /* read_key() returns 0 on EOF */
+    if(cur_time - last_time >= 100000 && !run_as_daemon){
+        key =  read_key();
+        last_time = cur_time;
+    }else
+        key = -1;
+    if (key == 'q')
+        return AVERROR_EXIT;
+    if (key == '+') av_log_set_level(av_log_get_level()+10);
+    if (key == '-') av_log_set_level(av_log_get_level()-10);
+    if (key == 's') qp_hist     ^= 1;
+    if (key == 'h'){
+        if (do_hex_dump){
+            do_hex_dump = do_pkt_dump = 0;
+        } else if(do_pkt_dump){
+            do_hex_dump = 1;
+        } else
+            do_pkt_dump = 1;
+        av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
+    }
+    if (key == 'c' || key == 'C'){
+        char buf[4096], target[64], command[256], arg[256] = {0};
+        double time;
+        int k, n = 0;
+        fprintf(stderr, "\nEnter command: <target> <time> <command>[ <argument>]\n");
+        i = 0;
+        while ((k = read_key()) != '\n' && k != '\r' && i < sizeof(buf)-1)
+            if (k > 0)
+                buf[i++] = k;
+        buf[i] = 0;
+        if (k > 0 &&
+            (n = sscanf(buf, "%63[^ ] %lf %255[^ ] %255[^\n]", target, &time, command, arg)) >= 3) {
+            av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Processing command target:%s time:%f command:%s arg:%s",
+                   target, time, command, arg);
+            for (i = 0; i < nb_filtergraphs; i++) {
+                FilterGraph *fg = filtergraphs[i];
+                if (fg->graph) {
+                    if (time < 0) {
+                        ret = avfilter_graph_send_command(fg->graph, target, command, arg, buf, sizeof(buf),
+                                                          key == 'c' ? AVFILTER_CMD_FLAG_ONE : 0);
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Command reply for stream %d: ret:%d res:%s\n", i, ret, buf);
+                    } else {
+                        ret = avfilter_graph_queue_command(fg->graph, target, command, arg, 0, time);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "Parse error, at least 3 arguments were expected, "
+                   "only %d given in string '%s'\n", n, buf);
+        }
+    }
+    if (key == 'd' || key == 'D'){
+        int debug=0;
+        if(key == 'D') {
+            debug = input_streams[0]->st->codec->debug<<1;
+            if(!debug) debug = 1;
+            while(debug & (FF_DEBUG_DCT_COEFF|FF_DEBUG_VIS_QP|FF_DEBUG_VIS_MB_TYPE)) //unsupported, would just crash
+                debug += debug;
+        }else
+            if(scanf("%d", &debug)!=1)
+                fprintf(stderr,"error parsing debug value\n");
+        for(i=0;i<nb_input_streams;i++) {
+            input_streams[i]->st->codec->debug = debug;
+        }
+        for(i=0;i<nb_output_streams;i++) {
+            OutputStream *ost = output_streams[i];
+            ost->st->codec->debug = debug;
+        }
+        if(debug) av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
+        fprintf(stderr,"debug=%d\n", debug);
+    }
+    if (key == '?'){
+        fprintf(stderr, "key    function\n"
+                        "?      show this help\n"
+                        "+      increase verbosity\n"
+                        "-      decrease verbosity\n"
+                        "c      Send command to filtergraph\n"
+                        "D      cycle through available debug modes\n"
+                        "h      dump packets/hex press to cycle through the 3 states\n"
+                        "q      quit\n"
+                        "s      Show QP histogram\n"
+        );
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * The following code is the main loop of the file converter
  */
@@ -3222,7 +3315,6 @@ static int transcode(void)
     uint8_t *no_packet;
     int no_packet_count = 0;
     int64_t timer_start;
-    int key;
 
     if (!(no_packet = av_mallocz(nb_input_files)))
         exit_program(1);
@@ -3243,95 +3335,9 @@ static int transcode(void)
         int64_t cur_time= av_gettime();
 
         /* if 'q' pressed, exits */
-        if (!using_stdin) {
-            static int64_t last_time;
-            if (received_nb_signals)
+        if (!using_stdin)
+            if (check_keyboard_interaction(cur_time) < 0)
                 break;
-            /* read_key() returns 0 on EOF */
-            if(cur_time - last_time >= 100000 && !run_as_daemon){
-                key =  read_key();
-                last_time = cur_time;
-            }else
-                key = -1;
-            if (key == 'q')
-                break;
-            if (key == '+') av_log_set_level(av_log_get_level()+10);
-            if (key == '-') av_log_set_level(av_log_get_level()-10);
-            if (key == 's') qp_hist     ^= 1;
-            if (key == 'h'){
-                if (do_hex_dump){
-                    do_hex_dump = do_pkt_dump = 0;
-                } else if(do_pkt_dump){
-                    do_hex_dump = 1;
-                } else
-                    do_pkt_dump = 1;
-                av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
-            }
-            if (key == 'c' || key == 'C'){
-                char buf[4096], target[64], command[256], arg[256] = {0};
-                double time;
-                int k, n = 0;
-                fprintf(stderr, "\nEnter command: <target> <time> <command>[ <argument>]\n");
-                i = 0;
-                while ((k = read_key()) != '\n' && k != '\r' && i < sizeof(buf)-1)
-                    if (k > 0)
-                        buf[i++] = k;
-                buf[i] = 0;
-                if (k > 0 &&
-                    (n = sscanf(buf, "%63[^ ] %lf %255[^ ] %255[^\n]", target, &time, command, arg)) >= 3) {
-                    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Processing command target:%s time:%f command:%s arg:%s",
-                           target, time, command, arg);
-                    for (i = 0; i < nb_filtergraphs; i++) {
-                        FilterGraph *fg = filtergraphs[i];
-                        if (fg->graph) {
-                            if (time < 0) {
-                                ret = avfilter_graph_send_command(fg->graph, target, command, arg, buf, sizeof(buf),
-                                                                  key == 'c' ? AVFILTER_CMD_FLAG_ONE : 0);
-                                fprintf(stderr, "Command reply for stream %d: ret:%d res:%s\n", i, ret, buf);
-                            } else {
-                                ret = avfilter_graph_queue_command(fg->graph, target, command, arg, 0, time);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR,
-                           "Parse error, at least 3 arguments were expected, "
-                           "only %d given in string '%s'\n", n, buf);
-                }
-            }
-            if (key == 'd' || key == 'D'){
-                int debug=0;
-                if(key == 'D') {
-                    debug = input_streams[0]->st->codec->debug<<1;
-                    if(!debug) debug = 1;
-                    while(debug & (FF_DEBUG_DCT_COEFF|FF_DEBUG_VIS_QP|FF_DEBUG_VIS_MB_TYPE)) //unsupported, would just crash
-                        debug += debug;
-                }else
-                    if(scanf("%d", &debug)!=1)
-                        fprintf(stderr,"error parsing debug value\n");
-                for(i=0;i<nb_input_streams;i++) {
-                    input_streams[i]->st->codec->debug = debug;
-                }
-                for(i=0;i<nb_output_streams;i++) {
-                    ost = output_streams[i];
-                    ost->st->codec->debug = debug;
-                }
-                if(debug) av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
-                fprintf(stderr,"debug=%d\n", debug);
-            }
-            if (key == '?'){
-                fprintf(stderr, "key    function\n"
-                                "?      show this help\n"
-                                "+      increase verbosity\n"
-                                "-      decrease verbosity\n"
-                                "c      Send command to filtergraph\n"
-                                "D      cycle through available debug modes\n"
-                                "h      dump packets/hex press to cycle through the 3 states\n"
-                                "q      quit\n"
-                                "s      Show QP histogram\n"
-                );
-            }
-        }
 
         /* check if there's any stream where output is still needed */
         if (!need_output()) {