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| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 index 75b886ddac..bb155d3cea 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 +++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 @@ -901,9 +901,12 @@ Disable mouse button press/\:release input (mozplayerxp's context menu relies on this option). . .TP -.B \-nortc (RTC only) -Turns off usage of the Linux RTC (realtime clock \- /dev/\:rtc) as timing +.B \-rtc (RTC only) +Turns on usage of the Linux RTC (realtime clock \- /dev/\:rtc) as timing mechanism. +This wakes up the process every 1/1024 seconds to check the current time. +Useless with modern Linux kernels configured for desktop use as they already +wake up the process with similar accuracy when using normal timed sleep. . .TP .B \-playing-msg <string> @@ -961,8 +964,9 @@ for their description. . .TP .B \-softsleep -Use high-quality software timers instead of the RTC. -As precise as the RTC without requiring special privileges. +Time frames by repeatedly checking the current time instead of asking the +kernel to wake up MPlayer at the correct time. +Useful if your kernel timing is imprecise and you cannot use the RTC either. Comes at the price of higher CPU consumption. . .TP |