[Ffmpeg-devel] Re: getting the frame-rate

[Loren Merritt]

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, IOhannes M Zmoelnig wrote:
> Rich Felker wrote:
>
>>> (mpeg4 provides arbitrary shapes. whether it also provides a means to 
>>> change this shape in time, i dunno)
>> 
>> This is nonsense that's outside the video part of mpeg4.
>
> just for my information (since i am really a "dunno" in this case): is the 
> nonsense on my side (e.g. i misunderstood the specs which i haven't read. 
> like arbitrary shapes are allowed, but not in the video-part of the spec), or 
> is it just that mpeg4 has nonsense in its specs (i assume the non-sense is on 
> my side, but i'd like to be sure)

It's in the specs, just not "Advanced Simple Profile" which is what we 
all mean when we discuss mpeg4 video.

--Loren Merritt