[vlc] Re: obtaining time from a ts file

[Måns Rullgård]

Warren Young <warren at etr-usa.com> writes:

> Måns Rullgård wrote:
>> To be totally honest, the standard specifies an optional index packet
>> for MPEG-PS.  However, I have never seen a file containing one, or
>> heard of a player supporting it.
>
> ...and because of the MPEG system stream structure, you wouldn't
> really know where to look for it.  You'd just have to go scanning for
> it, which isn't much better than the situation we have now.

Placing it at some random point in the middle of the stream, seems
like a silly thing to do.  I'd look for it near the beginning, and
give up if it wasn't found among the first few packets.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru at inprovide.com

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