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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 5814a41634..7d3070fda0 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -2754,20 +2754,26 @@ Demuxer ``--demuxer-rawvideo-size=<value>`` Frame size in bytes when using ``--demuxer=rawvideo``. -``--demuxer-max-packets=<packets>``, ``--demuxer-max-bytes=<bytes>`` +``--demuxer-max-bytes=<bytes>`` This controls how much the demuxer is allowed to buffer ahead. The demuxer will normally try to read ahead as much as necessary, or as much is - requested with ``--demuxer-readahead-secs``. The ``--demuxer-max-...`` - options can be used to restrict the maximum readahead. This limits excessive - readahead in case of broken files or desynced playback. The demuxer will - stop reading additional packets as soon as one of the limits is reached. - (The limits still can be slightly overstepped due to technical reasons.) + requested with ``--demuxer-readahead-secs``. The option can be used to + restrict the maximum readahead. This limits excessive readahead in case of + broken files or desynced playback. The demuxer will stop reading additional + packets as soon as one of the limits is reached. (The limits still can be + slightly overstepped due to technical reasons.) Set these limits higher if you get a packet queue overflow warning, and you think normal playback would be possible with a larger packet queue. See ``--list-options`` for defaults and value range. +``--demuxer-max-packets=<packets>`` + Quite similar ``--demuxer-max-bytes=<bytes>``. Deprecated, because the + other option does basically the same job. Since mpv 0.25.0, the code + tries to account for per-packet overhead, which is why this option becomes + rather pointless. + ``--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 |