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authorStefano Sabatini <stefasab@gmail.com>2013-11-29 09:36:25 +0100
committerStefano Sabatini <stefasab@gmail.com>2013-11-29 10:28:03 +0100
commit98e47c1a7e30e3223f94f41a7ce56a0c8b06e3fd (patch)
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doc/ffserver: extend documentation for Feed/File stream options
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@@ -396,11 +396,21 @@ to override the encoding options specified by @command{ffserver}, you
can use the @command{ffmpeg} @option{override_ffserver} commandline
option.
+Only one of the @option{Feed} and @option{File} options should be set.
+
@table @option
@item Feed @var{feed_name}
-Set the input feed.
+Set the input feed. @var{feed_name} must correspond to an existing
+feed defined in a @code{Feed} section.
+
+When this option is set, encoding options are used to setup the
+encoding operated by the remote @command{ffmpeg} process.
+
+@item File @var{filename}
+Set the filename of the pre-recorded input file to stream.
-Must be specified for regular streams.
+When this option is set, encoding options are ignored and the input
+file content is re-streamed as is.
@item Format @var{format_name}
Set the format of the output stream.