[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Add ability to pause transcoding via keyboard interaction

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 07:44:54AM -0500, Jeremy Luce wrote:
> It appears that c/C doesn't pause the input threads, which results in
> higher CPU usage than the 'p' pause method. Also, since the input
> threads continue to read data, the input buffer will continue to grow,
> which may lead to undesirable results. I'm not sure if this is by
> design or not, so I'm hesitant to attempt to "fix" it. These are the
> main reasons why my method was implemented differently than c/C.
> 
> If I were to add some visual feedback for 'p', is there anything I
> could tweak that would make you more comfortable with this approach?
> If not, would pausing the input threads on c/C be a viable option?

i think pausing the input threads with c/C is what should be done

thanks

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