[MPlayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/tech mpcf.txt,1.76,1.77

[Ivan Kalvachev]

2005/9/18, Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at>:
> Hi
> 
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 07:45:32AM +0300, Oded Shimon wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 12:32:38AM +0200, Michael Niedermayer CVS wrote:
> > > CVS change done by Michael Niedermayer CVS
> > >
> > > Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech
> > > In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv1456
> > >
> > > Modified Files:
> > >     mpcf.txt
> > > Log Message:
> > > remove info frame repeating its problematic and controversical
> >
> > Well, I'd hate to say it, but Rich explained to me what repeating info
> > frames is good for (streaming), and now i must say I want them back.. (I
> > kept thinking about chapters, which was way off)
> 
> you can still put repeated info frames in there, just the 0 pts difference
> was removed which iam not sure about if its a good idea
> 
> 
> >
> > The part I was missing is that the spec should say that info frames can
> > only be repeated after themselves, and not in some random position in the
> > stream.
> 
> that was the original intention but what if you want/need to repeat and had
> to store some other info packet already?
> 

I have an idea (it may not be mine;)
Actually to simplify even more the info.
Now we have metadata stream that contains info packets.
How about making the header of this stream an global info , so it will
be repeated with the rest of the headers.