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authorMartin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>2013-08-10 12:13:08 +0300
committerMartin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>2013-08-10 18:37:21 +0300
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doc: Clarify the avconv section about -re
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
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@@ -719,7 +719,10 @@ Dump each input packet to stderr.
@item -hex (@emph{global})
When dumping packets, also dump the payload.
@item -re (@emph{input})
-Read input at native frame rate. Mainly used to simulate a grab device.
+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).
@item -vsync @var{parameter}
Video sync method.