[mythtv-users] wrong bitrate detected

[Marco Nelissen]

>It would be interesting to chop a few minutes off the start of the file
>> and try to play the remainder and see what it says about the bitrate then..
>> Most bitrate detection problems I've come across are with variable-bitrate
>> streams where the application only looks at the first few frames to detect
>> bitrate.
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>I would try your suggestion.  But who should I blame for this, the
>broadcaster or the application, if this is indeed the problem. :)

I'd say the application is doing something wrong, but even if the broadcaster
is at fault, there isn't much you can do about that, so the application will
have to deal with whatever off-spec streams it encounters in the wild.