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a few more clarifications for codec_specific_data by Ralph Giles and me
author michael
date Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:28:38 +0000
parents e85426c3beb4
children 9725193f1530
files DOCS/tech/nut.txt
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/tech/nut.txt	Sat Nov 25 11:26:53 2006 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/nut.txt	Sat Nov 25 11:28:38 2006 +0000
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@
     to generate any specific decoded samples
     the encoder name and version, shall be considered essential as it is very
     usefull to workaround possible encoder bugs
+    The global headers MUST consist of the normal
+    sequence of header packets required for codec initialization, in the
+    order defined in the codec spec. An implementation MAY strip metadata and
+    other redundant information not necessary for correct playback from the
+    global headers as long as no incorrect values are stored and as long as
+    the striped result is not less valid per codec spec as before striping
 
 frame_code (f(8))
     frame_code is an 8-bit field which exists before every frame, it can