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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 3d1c2ade2d..20f48ebc93 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -3865,6 +3865,20 @@ Cache ends before that for some other reason (like file end), playback resumes earlier. +``--cache-pause-initial=<yes|no>`` + Enter "buffering" mode before starting playback (default: no). This can be + used to ensure playback starts smoothly, in exchange for waiting some time + to prefetch network data (as controlled by ``--cache-pause-wait``). For + example, some common behavior is that playback starts, but network caches + immediately underrun when trying to decode more data as playback progresses. + + Another thing that can happen is that the network prefetching is so CPU + demanding (due to demuxing in the background) that playback drops frames + at first. In these cases, it helps enabling this option, and setting + ``--cache-secs`` and ``--cache-pause-wait`` to roughly the same value. + + This option also triggers when playback is restarted after seeking. + Network ------- |