[vlc-devel] h.264 stream with gaps in frame num

[Kaarlo Räihä]

Ashok Ayyamani kirjoitti 18.10.2008 kello 04:02:
> I have a H.264 elementary bit stream with gaps in frame numbers ( it has
> some dropped packets ). VLC (0.9.2) is unable to play the stream
>  properly.
> But when I convert the H.264 file to mp4 format ( using YAMB), I am
>  able to
> play it perfectly. Whats going on ? Does the mp4 file invoke a different
> decoder than the one used for an elementary stream ?
> 
> thanks
> - aa

The decoders should be same. I assume mp4box muxing fixes the frame numbers because it does that also on splitting. You can verify this by demuxing the video out and comparing it to original.

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