[Ffmpeg-devel] wrong framerate in mpeg4 file?

[Rich Felker]

On Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 10:52:32AM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> writes:
> 
> > Treating 1 specially is definitely wrong. 1/25 is a typical valid
> > timebase. The problem is that the codec's framerate is being used at
> > all. If the container contains a framerate/timebase, this must be
> > used.
> 
> Why?  When the two disagree, the container is just as often the one
> that's wrong.

If the container is wrong, there's no hope of seeking or even proper
interleaving. I don't see how a file with wrong container framerate
can be playable...

Rich