[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Automate mov to mpegps demuxer switch

Nico Sabbi nicola_sabbi at fastwebnet.it
Wed Aug 2 23:29:42 CEST 2006


John Koleszar wrote:

>Nico Sabbi wrote:
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>>unconditionally searching an mpegps stream as a fallback  when no audio
>>and no video
>>streams were found is wrong. Mpeg in mov is qualified by appropriate
>>identifiers
>>in the atoms (that thread should describe them).
>>
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>
>Ok. I didn't recognize the 1ba and m1s atoms identified in the other thread as
>being QT atoms, and was under the impression you were suggesting searching the
>payload to try and identify it.. Is keying off the media handler atom (mhlr)
>subtype (MPEG) sufficient?
>
>MOV:   Handler header: mhlr/MPEG (appl) Apple MPEG Media Handler
>
>  
>

I think so, but when dealing with MOV who can be sure of anything?
my discussion in irc with the author of the other patch leads me to believe
that the presence of that atom is enough



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