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cellar                                                         S. Lhomme
Internet-Draft
Intended status: Standards Track                               M. Bunkus
Expires: July 7, 2018
                                                                 D. Rice
                                                         January 3, 2018

                        Matroska Specifications
                    draft-lhomme-cellar-matroska-04

Abstract

   This document defines the Matroska audiovisual container, including
   definitions of its structural elements, as well as its terminology,
   vocabulary, and application.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   2.  Status of this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   4.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   5.  Notation and Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   6.  Basis in EBML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     6.1.  Added Constraints on EBML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     6.2.  Matroska Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       6.2.1.  Language Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       6.2.2.  Physical Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       6.2.3.  Block Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       6.2.4.  Lacing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   7.  Matroska Structure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   8.  Matroska Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
     8.1.  Matroska Additions to Schema Element Attributes . . . . .  26
     8.2.  Matroska Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
       8.2.1.  EBMLMaxIDLength Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
       8.2.2.  EBMLMaxSizeLength Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
       8.2.3.  Segment Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
       8.2.4.  SeekHead Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
       8.2.5.  Seek Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
       8.2.6.  SeekID Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
       8.2.7.  SeekPosition Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
       8.2.8.  Info Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
       8.2.9.  SegmentUID Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
       8.2.10. SegmentFilename Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
       8.2.11. PrevUID Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       8.2.12. PrevFilename Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       8.2.13. NextUID Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
       8.2.14. NextFilename Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
       8.2.15. SegmentFamily Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
       8.2.16. ChapterTranslate Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
       8.2.17. ChapterTranslateEditionUID Element  . . . . . . . . .  33
       8.2.18. ChapterTranslateCodec Element . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
       8.2.19. ChapterTranslateID Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
       8.2.20. TimecodeScale Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
       8.2.21. Duration Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
       8.2.22. DateUTC Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
       8.2.23. Title Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36