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Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib/video_decoder.cc')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/lib/video_decoder.cc | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/video_decoder.cc b/src/lib/video_decoder.cc index 4b9272413..efc0ecf11 100644 --- a/src/lib/video_decoder.cc +++ b/src/lib/video_decoder.cc @@ -318,10 +318,14 @@ VideoDecoder::video (shared_ptr<const ImageProxy> image, Frame frame) copy (to_push.begin(), to_push.end(), back_inserter (_decoded_video)); - /* We can't let this build up too much or we will run out of memory. We need to allow - the most frames that can exist between blocks of sound in a multiplexed file. + /* We can't let this build up too much or we will run out of memory. There is a + `best' value for the allowed size of _decoded_video which balances memory use + with decoding efficiency (lack of seeks). Throwing away video frames here + is not a problem for correctness, so do it. */ - DCPOMATIC_ASSERT (_decoded_video.size() <= 96); + while (_decoded_video.size() > 96) { + _decoded_video.pop_back (); + } } void |