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author | Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at> | 2014-10-31 23:45:43 +0100 |
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committer | Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at> | 2014-11-03 18:54:51 +0100 |
commit | bd0f866731ac8fed122100e5a4b86ac8f0d81dd1 (patch) | |
tree | 62799c4ac6a768ac104ab0455022cfa9a4970555 | |
parent | 898635ad9ec9cadc3c45b61fba97a471f2be7d27 (diff) | |
download | ffmpeg-bd0f866731ac8fed122100e5a4b86ac8f0d81dd1.tar.gz |
doc: Better documentation for the bitexact flag
Reviewed-by: Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
-rw-r--r-- | doc/codecs.texi | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/formats.texi | 4 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/codecs.texi b/doc/codecs.texi index 2bb60595c9..35068c701c 100644 --- a/doc/codecs.texi +++ b/doc/codecs.texi @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ Force low delay. @item global_header Place global headers in extradata instead of every keyframe. @item bitexact -Use only bitexact stuff (except (I)DCT). +Only write platform-, build- and time-independent data. (except (I)DCT). +This ensures that file and data checksums are reproducable and match between +platforms. Its primary use is for regression testing. @item aic Apply H263 advanced intra coding / mpeg4 ac prediction. @item cbp diff --git a/doc/formats.texi b/doc/formats.texi index bdae84232e..bca8924ebe 100644 --- a/doc/formats.texi +++ b/doc/formats.texi @@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ Enable RTP MP4A-LATM payload. @item nobuffer Reduce the latency introduced by optional buffering @item bitexact -Only write binary portable, build and time independant data. +Only write platform-, build- and time-independent data. +This ensures that file and data checksums are reproducable and match between +platforms. Its primary use is for regression testing. @end table @item seek2any @var{integer} (@emph{input}) |