[MPlayer-dev-eng] MCF ( Multimedia Container Format ) : Invitation to participate

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > 2. asf, mpeg-ts (+ogg?) style: fixed size chunks, so raw seeking is
> > possible (chunk position can be calculated). these chunks contain the real
> > data chunks fragmented. i like this approach, imho it's the best we can
> > have: raw seeking is possible without index, error-resistant, any size of
> > the real data chunk is allowed, no mess with sync-words.
> in ogg streams the raw codec data is grouped into pages, these pages are spl
> it over fixed size packets. The packet header allows to identify wether the pag
> e 
> starts in this package or continues in the next package.

great!

so, ogg is similar to asf/mpeg-ts. so, why do we need new fileformat then?
ogg uses timestamps, and has avi-style headers.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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