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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 5492d1ba4d..6b4757d5c5 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -3711,15 +3711,17 @@ Demuxer ``--prefetch-playlist=<yes|no>`` Prefetch next playlist entry while playback of the current entry is ending - (default: no). This merely opens the URL of the next playlist entry as soon - as the current URL is fully read. + (default: no). + + This does not prefill the cache with the video data of the next URL. + Prefetching video data is supported only for the current playlist entry, + and depends on the demuxer cache settings (on by default). This merely + opens the URL of the next playlist entry as soon the current URL is fully + read. This does **not** work with URLs resolved by the ``youtube-dl`` wrapper, and it won't. - This does not affect HLS (``.m3u8`` URLs) - HLS prefetching depends on the - demuxer cache settings and is on by default. - This can give subtly wrong results if per-file options are used, or if options are changed in the time window between prefetching start and next file played. |