AVDecVideoDropPicWithMissingRef property

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Specifies whether the decoder drops intra frames with missing reference frames.

This property is read/write.

Data type

VARIANT_BOOL (VT_BOOL)

Property GUID

CODECAPI_AVDecVideoDropPicWithMissingRef

Remarks

If the bitstream is corrupted, a frame might have missing reference frames. If the value of this property is VARIANT_TRUE, the decoder drops the frame. If the value is VARIANT_FALSE, the decoder attempts to decode the frame, using one or more nearby frames as reference frames. The resulting decoded frame will have blocking artifacts.

Requirements

See also

Codec API Properties

ICodecAPI Interface