[MPlayer-DOCS] Improved vi_qfactor and (tcplx|scplx|p)_mask

[Loren Merritt]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, The Wanderer wrote:
> Diego Biurrun wrote:
>> 
>> While we're talking about [IPB][- ]frames...  What's the official
>> spelling?  I think I slightly prefer the hyphenated version
>> ([IPB]-frame), but maybe there is an official spelling that's
>> different.  Either way, we should settle for one way or the other.
>
> I don't think there is an "official" spelling (who would be in a
> position to make decisions and pronouncements as to what is and is not
> "official", there being no central office to handle these matters?). I
> don't know which form I prefer, honestly; in some cases I would probably
> push for hyphenated, in others I might push for non-hyphenated,
> depending on grouping issues. I do agree, however, that consistency is
> important, and for at least the time being going with what is already
> heavily used - that being the non-hyphenated form - is probably best.

The MPEG-2 spec (ISO-IEC-13818-2) uses "P-frame".
The MPEG-4 spec (ISO-IEC-14496-2) uses both forms ("P-frame" and 
"P frame").
The H.264 spec doesn't use frames, but consistently says "P slice".
For the record, I prefer the hyphenated form.

--Loren Merritt