Commit 99091ff2 authored by Michael Niedermayer's avatar Michael Niedermayer

Merge commit '205a4502'

* commit '205a4502':
  doc: Clarify the avconv section about -re

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	doc/ffmpeg.texi
Merged-by: 's avatarMichael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
parents 5993b962 205a4502
......@@ -877,13 +877,12 @@ Dump each input packet to stderr.
When dumping packets, also dump the payload.
@item -re (@emph{input})
Read input at native frame rate. Mainly used to simulate a grab device.
or live input stream (e.g. when reading from a file). Should not be used
with actual grab devices or live input streams (where it can cause packet
loss).
By default @command{ffmpeg} attempts to read the input(s) as fast as possible.
This option will slow down the reading of the input(s) to the native frame rate
of the input(s). It is useful for real-time output (e.g. live streaming). If
your input(s) is coming from some other live streaming source (through HTTP or
UDP for example) the server might already be in real-time, thus the option will
likely not be required. On the other hand, this is meaningful if your input(s)
is a file you are trying to push in real-time.
of the input(s). It is useful for real-time output (e.g. live streaming).
@item -loop_input
Loop over the input stream. Currently it works only for image
streams. This option is used for automatic FFserver testing.
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