[FFmpeg-trac] #3947(avcodec:open): Inconsistent and confusing setting of refs with libx264

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#3947: Inconsistent and confusing setting of refs with libx264
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             Reporter:               |                    Owner:
  francois.visagie@…                 |                   Status:  open
                 Type:  defect       |                Component:  avcodec
             Priority:  normal       |               Resolution:
              Version:  git-master   |               Blocked By:
             Keywords:  libx264      |  Reproduced by developer:  1
             Blocking:               |
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by francois.visagie@…):

 In my view it is at least a documentation issue which I would appreciate
 fixed. If any of the ffmpeg developers see fit to also improve behaviour
 around maxrefs management, that is their prerogative.

 For updating documentation, may I request that it also address whether
 this option takes into account x264's handling of refs wrt. bframes and
 b-pyramid [​http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=142758]?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/3947#comment:4>
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