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authorMichael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>2014-10-31 23:45:43 +0100
committerMichael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>2014-11-03 18:54:51 +0100
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doc: Better documentation for the bitexact flag
Reviewed-by: Benoit Fouet <benoit.fouet@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
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@@ -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})