From 16b5277f75cdcbee04cf8ca7796b0273ddb6942c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julien BLACHE Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:15:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite MPEG4 streaming hints --- README | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 3156f3e2..f4a98360 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -108,9 +108,13 @@ added. Currently supported: Streaming MPEG4 --------------- -For streaming to work properly (read: at all), MPEG4 files must be optimized; -this means, among other things, that the metadata are located at the beginning -of the file, rather than at the end. +Depending on the client application, you may need to optimize your MPEG4 files +for streaming. Stream-optimized MPEG4 files have their metadata at the beginning +of the file, whereas non-optimized files have them at the end. + +Not all clients need this; if you're having trouble playing your MPEG4 files, +this is the most probable cause. iTunes, in particular, doesn't handle files +that aren't optimized, though FrontRow does. Files produced by iTunes are always optimized by default. Files produced by FAAC and a lot of other encoders are not, though some encoders have an option