[vlc-devel] Large ogg packets

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> This is a convention between all codec, demux, mux, etc. plugins which
> uses the extra data for the affected codec(s) (at least Vorbis, I don't
> know Speex and Theora). You need to change any code path that
> recognizes them.

Yes, I saw that - only Tarkin is different in this respect (though I suppose
it's bitrotten).

> Note that the "raw" mux copies the extra data at the beginning of the
> file, so it makes sense to use some kind of file format. I don't know

Hmm, does this mean one should keep compatibility with existing "raw"
streams being kept as files ? Or are these files temporary, and just
used within a single run of VLC ?

Thanks