[Live-devel] Would like to know more about "audio-MPEG4-GENERIC-2"

[Ross Finlayson]

>    You said the output file "video-MP4V-ES-1" careated by openRTSP is a 
> raw video. what does this mean? what kind of format is "video-MP4V-ES-1"? 
> Isn't it a mpeg-4 encoded file?

It's a file that contains MPEG-4 encoded video.  However, it's not a 
'MPEG-4 file'.  I.e., it's not a ".mp4"-format file, as defined in the 
MPEG-4 'Systems' specification.  Files in that format contain not just raw 
video (or audio) data, but also extra information about the data track(s) 
in the file.  (So, for example, such a file could contain audio and video 
data together.)

It would be possible to modify  "openRTSP" so that it outputs MPEG-4 format 
files (because this file format is similar to QuickTime files, which 
"openRTSP" already supports).  However, this project has not yet been 
requested by paying consulting clients, so it's currently low priority for 
us.  If, however, your company is interested in providing funding for this 
project, please let me know (by separate email; not on thie mailing list).


	Ross Finlayson
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