[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/2] qsvenc: Use scene-change hints from source frame if available

[Hendrik Leppkes]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:
> Le quartidi 24 frimaire, an CCXXIV, Hendrik Leppkes a écrit :
>> Strictly speaking, by default the input frames will not have pict_type
>> set, unless you explicitly instruct ffmpeg to set it. So it is
>> optional.
>
> Are you sure these "hints" come from the source? Reading the patch, it seems
> to make the encoder respect the forced_key_frames option, it has no link
> with the source materiel.

It can be both, ffmpeg also has a mode to forward the source types, if
the user really wants that. But its of course not on by default.