[Mp4-tech] mp4 file format - free atom in sample table atom

Dave Singer singer apple.com
Mon Jul 11 10:54:01 EDT 2005


At 18:00  +0530 11/07/05, A S Nanda Kishore-A15257 wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Is it allowed to have a free atom within a sample table atom?
>As per the table provided in the document titled "Text for ISO/IEC 
>14496-1 (MPEG-4 version 2 Intermedia Format -MP4)",
>the free atom can be only at the top level of the atom heirarchy.
>
>Thanks,
>Nanda Kishore.

you are right;  it is expected that free space will be percolated to 
the top.  However, we suggest that you are strict in what you produce 
and lenient in what you accept, and in this case the intent is fairly 
clear.
-- 
David Singer
Apple Computer/QuickTime
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