[FFmpeg-cvslog] doc/ffmpeg-formats: extend documentation for the probesize parameter

Stefano Sabatini git at videolan.org
Thu Dec 27 15:51:45 CET 2012


ffmpeg | branch: master | Stefano Sabatini <stefasab at gmail.com> | Wed Dec 26 17:42:45 2012 +0100| [7e0676a7155ab13917e938136b2caaca6c8767f6] | committer: Stefano Sabatini

doc/ffmpeg-formats: extend documentation for the probesize parameter

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=7e0676a7155ab13917e938136b2caaca6c8767f6
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 doc/ffmpeg-formats.texi |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg-formats.texi b/doc/ffmpeg-formats.texi
index 6b58aa2..03e4f30 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg-formats.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg-formats.texi
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ Reduce buffering.
 @end table
 
 @item probesize @var{integer} (@emph{input})
-Set probing size.
+Set probing size in bytes, i.e. the size of the data to analyze to get
+stream information. A higher value will allow to detect more
+information in case it is dispersed into the stream, but will increase
+latency. Must be an integer not lesser than 32. It is 5000000 by default.
 
 @item packetsize @var{integer} (@emph{output})
 Set packet size.



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