Add a note about optimizing MPEG4 files

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Julien BLACHE 2010-02-10 19:40:38 +01:00
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@ -105,6 +105,23 @@ added. Currently supported:
- WAV: wav
Streaming MPEG4
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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.
Files produced by iTunes are always optimized by default. Files produced by
FAAC and a lot of other encoders are not.
The mp4creator tool from the mpeg4ip suite can be used to optimize MPEG4 files,
with the -optimize option:
$ mp4creator -optimize foo.m4a
Don't forget to make a backup copy of your file, just in case.
Playlists
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