Media Source Extensions Byte Stream Format Registry

W3C Editor's Draft

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Jerry Smith ( Microsoft Corporation )
Aaron Colwell (until April 2015) ( Google Inc. )
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Abstract

This specification defines the byte stream formats for use with the Media Source Extensions™ specification [ MEDIA-SOURCE ].

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1. Purpose

This registry is intended to enhance interoperability among implementations and users of SourceBuffer objects described in the Media Source Extensions™ (MSE) specification. In particular, this registry provides the means (1) to identify and avoid MIME-type collisions among byte stream formats, and (2) to disclose information about byte stream formats accepted by MSE implementations to promote interoperability.

2. Organization

The registry maintains a mapping between MIME-type/subtype pairs and byte stream format specifications. The byte stream format specifications describe the structure and semantics of byte streams accepted by SourceBuffer objects created with the associated MIME-type/subtype pair.

This registry is not intended to include any information on whether a byte stream format is encumbered by intellectual property claims. Implementors and users are advised to seek appropriate legal counsel in this matter if they intend to implement or use a specific byte stream format.

3. Registration Entry Requirements

  1. Each entry MUST include a unique MIME-type/subtype pair. If the byte stream format is derived-from an existing file format, then it SHOULD use the MIME-type/subtype pairs typically used for the file format.
  2. Each entry MUST include a generate timestamps flag value that MUST be used by SourceBuffer when handling the byte stream format.
  3. Each entry MUST include a link that references a publically available specification. It is recommended that such a specification be made available without cost (other than reasonable shipping and handling if not available by online means).
  4. Each entry MUST comply with all requirements outlined in the byte stream formats section of the Media Source Extensions™ specification [ MEDIA-SOURCE ].
  5. Candidate entries MUST be announced on public-html-media@w3.org ( subscribe , archives ) so they can be discussed and evaluated for compliance before being added to the registry.

If a registration fails to satisfy a mandatory requirement specified above, then it MAY be removed from the registry (without prejudice).

4. Registry

MIME type/subtype Public Specification(s) Generate Timestamps Flag
audio/webm
video/webm 		WebM Byte Stream Format [ MSE-FORMAT-WEBM ] false
audio/mp4
video/mp4
application/mp4 		ISO BMFF Byte Stream Format [ MSE-FORMAT-ISOBMFF ] false
audio/mp2t
video/mp2t 		MPEG-2 Transport Streams Byte Stream Format [ MSE-FORMAT-MP2T ] false
audio/mpeg
audio/aac 		MPEG Audio Byte Stream Format [ MSE-FORMAT-MPEG-AUDIO ] true

5. Conformance

As well as sections marked as non-normative, all authoring guidelines, diagrams, examples, and notes in this specification are non-normative. Everything else in this specification is normative.

The key words MAY , MUST , and SHOULD in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [ RFC2119 ] [ RFC8174 ] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.

A. References

A.1 Normative references

[MEDIA-SOURCE]
Media Source Extensions™ . Matthew Wolenetz; Jerry Smith; Mark Watson; Aaron Colwell; Adrian Bateman. W3C. 17 November 2016. W3C Recommendation. URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/media-source/
[MSE-FORMAT-ISOBMFF]
ISO BMFF Byte Stream Format . Matthew Wolenetz; Jerry Smith; Mark Watson; Aaron Colwell; Adrian Bateman. W3C. URL: https://w3c.github.io/mse-byte-stream-format-isobmff/
[MSE-FORMAT-MP2T]
MPEG-2 Transport Streams Byte Stream Format . Matthew Wolenetz; Jerry Smith; Mark Watson; Aaron Colwell; Adrian Bateman. W3C. URL: https://w3c.github.io/mse-byte-stream-format-mp2t/
[MSE-FORMAT-MPEG-AUDIO]
MPEG Audio Byte Stream Format . Dale Curtis; Matthew Wolenetz; Aaron Colwell. W3C. URL: https://w3c.github.io/mse-byte-stream-format-mpeg-audio/
[MSE-FORMAT-WEBM]
WebM Byte Stream Format . Matthew Wolenetz; Jerry Smith; Aaron Colwell. W3C. URL: https://w3c.github.io/mse-byte-stream-format-webm/
[RFC2119]
Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels . S. Bradner. IETF. March 1997. Best Current Practice. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119
[RFC8174]
Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words . B. Leiba. IETF. May 2017. Best Current Practice. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8174