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author | wm4 <wm4@nowhere> | 2018-05-19 17:26:55 +0200 |
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committer | Jan Ekström <jeebjp@gmail.com> | 2018-05-31 01:24:51 +0300 |
commit | 3ca9598d5c67013465bde13e43d9fbbd43ea9f6c (patch) | |
tree | 83f0a88bee8170efd0d665fd67f84859e06eaaff | |
parent | 942829463410d0e7ab27b3191205ecfd3c132f2d (diff) | |
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manpage: update --demuxer-thread option
Be a bit more detailed, and discourage disabling it.
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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index ef86da4635..4c4954a99d 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -2944,9 +2944,12 @@ Demuxer ``--demuxer-thread=<yes|no>`` Run the demuxer in a separate thread, and let it prefetch a certain amount - of packets (default: yes). Having this enabled may lead to smoother - playback, but on the other hand can add delays to seeking or track - switching. + of packets (default: yes). Having this enabled leads to smoother playback, + enables features like prefetching, and prevents that stuck network freezes + the player. On the other hand, it can add overhead, or the background + prefetching can hog CPU resources. + + Disabling this option is not recommended. Use it for debugging only. ``--demuxer-readahead-secs=<seconds>`` If ``--demuxer-thread`` is enabled, this controls how much the demuxer |