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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 1d4f9810c9..a5d146690a 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -4147,6 +4147,20 @@ ALSA audio output options or it will work only for files which use the layout implicit to your ALSA device). +``--alsa-buffer-time=<microseconds>`` + Set the requested buffer time in microseconds. A value of 0 skips requesting + anything from the ALSA API. This and the ``--alsa-periods`` option uses the + ALSA ``near`` functions to set the requested parameters. If doing so results + in an empty configuration set, setting these parameters is skipped. + + Both options control the buffer size. A low buffer size can lead to higher + CPU usage and audio dropouts, while a high buffer size can lead to higher + latency in volume changes and other filtering. + +``--alsa-periods=<number>`` + Number of periods requested from the ALSA API. See ``--alsa-buffer-time`` + for further remarks. + GPU renderer options ----------------------- |