[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add uuid box to MP4 to make h.264 play on iPod

[İsmail Dönmez]

Hi,

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Mark Himsley <mark at mdsh.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
>  ?smail D?nmez wrote:
>
>   > Hi,
>
>  > > > > > Why is this h.264 specific?
>   > > > > Because, as I understand it, the uuid tag is only required by
>  Apple for H.264 material.
>   > > > As far as I know MPEG2 video files are not affected by this UUID
>  crap.
>   > > > And iPod only supports MPEG2 & H.264.
>   > > No it doesn't. IPod also accepts MPEG4 part 2
>   >
>
>  > Yes I meant to say MPEG4, sorry.
>
>  So you are confirming that you think this check for CODEC_ID_H264 is
>  required?

Well, this behaviour comes from old PSP firmware where Sony required a
similar UUID for mp4 files, so as far as I know this is just required
for mp4 container. So if we could check for the container it would be
the best.

Regards,
ismail

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