[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] lavc: extend documentation for the "bf" option

[Stefano Sabatini]

---
 doc/codecs.texi            | 4 +++-
 libavcodec/options_table.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/codecs.texi b/doc/codecs.texi
index e79e462..6b3c170 100644
--- a/doc/codecs.texi
+++ b/doc/codecs.texi
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ Set max video quantizer scale (VBR). Must be included between -1 and
 Set max difference between the quantizer scale (VBR).
 
 @item bf @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,video})
-Set max number of B frames.
+Set max number of B frames between non-B-frames.
+
+Must be an integer between 0 and 16. Default value is 0.
 
 @item b_qfactor @var{float} (@emph{encoding,video})
 Set qp factor between P and B frames.
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 8912ff6..f57704e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"qmin", "minimum video quantizer scale (VBR)", OFFSET(qmin), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 2 }, -1, 69, V|E},
 {"qmax", "maximum video quantizer scale (VBR)", OFFSET(qmax), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 31 }, -1, 1024, V|E},
 {"qdiff", "maximum difference between the quantizer scales (VBR)", OFFSET(max_qdiff), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 3 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-{"bf", "use 'frames' B frames", OFFSET(max_b_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, -1, FF_MAX_B_FRAMES, V|E},
+{"bf", "set maximum number of B frames between non-B-frames", OFFSET(max_b_frames), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, -1, FF_MAX_B_FRAMES, V|E},
 {"b_qfactor", "QP factor between P- and B-frames", OFFSET(b_quant_factor), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, {.dbl = 1.25 }, -FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX, V|E},
 {"rc_strategy", "ratecontrol method", OFFSET(rc_strategy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"b_strategy", "strategy to choose between I/P/B-frames", OFFSET(b_frame_strategy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
-- 
1.8.1.2