INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
ISO/IEC
14496-12
Fifth edition
2015‐12‐15
Information technology — Coding of audio-
visual objects —
Part 12:
ISO base media file format
Technologies de l'information — Codage des objets audiovisuels —
Partie 12: Format ISO de base pour les fichiers médias
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ISO/IEC 14496‐12:2015(E)
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Contents
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1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms .................................................................................................. 3
3.1 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 Abbreviated terms ............................................................................................................................................. 5
4 Object-structured File Organization ............................................................................................................... 6
4.1 File Structure ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Object Structure .................................................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 File Type Box ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
5 Design Considerations ......................................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Usage ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Interchange ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.2
5.1.3 Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................. 9
5.1.4 Preparation for streaming ........................................................................................................................ 10
5.1.5 Local presentation ....................................................................................................................................... 10
5.1.6 Streamed presentation ............................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Design principles ............................................................................................................................................. 11
ISO Base Media File organization .................................................................................................................. 12
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6.1 Presentation structure ................................................................................................................................... 12
6.1.1 File Structure ................................................................................................................................................. 12
6.1.2 Object Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 12
6.1.3 Meta Data and Media Data ........................................................................................................................ 12
6.1.4 Track Identifiers ........................................................................................................................................... 12
6.2 Metadata Structure (Objects) ...................................................................................................................... 13
6.2.1 Box ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
6.2.2 Data Types and fields .................................................................................................................................. 13
6.2.3 Box Order ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
6.2.4 URIs as type indicators ............................................................................................................................... 17
6.3 Brand Identification ........................................................................................................................................ 17
7 Streaming Support .............................................................................................................................................. 18
7.1 Handling of Streaming Protocols ............................................................................................................... 18
7.2 Protocol ‘hint’ tracks ....................................................................................................................................... 18
7.3 Hint Track Format ........................................................................................................................................... 19
8 Box Structures ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
8.1 File Structure and general boxes ................................................................................................................ 20
8.1.1 Media Data Box .............................................................................................................................................. 20
8.1.2 Free Space Box ............................................................................................................................................... 21
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8.1.3 Progressive Download Information Box ............................................................................................. 21
8.2 Movie Structure ................................................................................................................................................ 22
8.2.1 Movie Box ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
8.2.2 Movie Header Box ........................................................................................................................................ 22
8.3 Track Structure ................................................................................................................................................ 24
8.3.1 Track Box ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
8.3.2 Track Header Box ........................................................................................................................................ 24
8.3.3 Track Reference Box ................................................................................................................................... 26
8.3.4 Track Group Box .......................................................................................................................................... 27
8.4 Track Media Structure ................................................................................................................................... 28
8.4.1 Media Box ....................................................................................................................................................... 28
8.4.2 Media Header Box ........................................................................................................................................ 29
8.4.3 Handler Reference Box .............................................................................................................................. 29
8.4.4 Media Information Box .............................................................................................................................. 30
8.4.5 Media Information Header Boxes .......................................................................................................... 30
8.4.6 Extended language tag ............................................................................................................................... 31
8.5 Sample Tables ................................................................................................................................................... 32
8.5.1 Sample Table Box ......................................................................................................................................... 32
8.5.2 Sample Description Box ............................................................................................................................. 32
8.5.3 Degradation Priority Box .......................................................................................................................... 34
8.5.4 Sample Scale Box .......................................................................................................................................... 35
8.6 Track Time Structures ................................................................................................................................... 35
8.6.1 Time to Sample Boxes ................................................................................................................................ 35
8.6.2 Sync Sample Box ........................................................................................................................................... 40
8.6.3 Shadow Sync Sample Box .......................................................................................................................... 40
Independent and Disposable Samples Box ......................................................................................... 41
8.6.4
8.6.5 Edit Box ............................................................................................................................................................ 43
8.6.6 Edit List Box ................................................................................................................................................... 43
8.7 Track Data Layout Structures ..................................................................................................................... 45
8.7.1 Data Information Box ................................................................................................................................. 45
8.7.2 Data Reference Box ..................................................................................................................................... 45
8.7.3 Sample Size Boxes ........................................................................................................................................ 47
8.7.4 Sample To Chunk Box ................................................................................................................................. 48
8.7.5 Chunk Offset Box .......................................................................................................................................... 49
8.7.6 Padding Bits Box .......................................................................................................................................... 49
8.7.7 Sub-Sample Information Box ................................................................................................................... 50
8.7.8 Sample Auxiliary Information Sizes Box ............................................................................................. 51
8.7.9 Sample Auxiliary Information Offsets Box ......................................................................................... 53
8.8 Movie Fragments ............................................................................................................................................. 54
8.8.1 Movie Extends Box ....................................................................................................................................... 54
8.8.2 Movie Extends Header Box ....................................................................................................................... 54
8.8.3 Track Extends Box ....................................................................................................................................... 55
8.8.4 Movie Fragment Box ................................................................................................................................... 56
8.8.5 Movie Fragment Header Box ................................................................................................................... 56
8.8.6 Track Fragment Box .................................................................................................................................... 57
8.8.7 Track Fragment Header Box .................................................................................................................... 57
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8.8.8 Track Fragment Run Box ........................................................................................................................... 58
8.8.9 Movie Fragment Random Access Box .................................................................................................... 60
8.8.10 Track Fragment Random Access Box ................................................................................................. 60
8.8.11 Movie Fragment Random Access Offset Box .................................................................................... 61
8.8.12 Track fragment decode time .................................................................................................................. 62
8.8.13 Level Assignment Box .............................................................................................................................. 63
8.8.14 Sample Auxiliary Information in Movie Fragments ...................................................................... 65
8.8.15 Track Extension Properties Box ........................................................................................................... 65
8.8.16 Alternative Startup Sequence Properties Box ................................................................................. 66
8.8.17 Metadata and user data in movie fragments ................................................................................... 66
8.9 Sample Group Structures .............................................................................................................................. 67
8.9.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 67
8.9.2 Sample to Group Box ................................................................................................................................... 68
8.9.3 Sample Group Description Box ................................................................................................................ 69
8.9.4 Representation of group structures in Movie Fragments .............................................................. 70
8.10 User Data .......................................................................................................................................................... 71
8.10.1 User Data Box .............................................................................................................................................. 71
8.10.2 Copyright Box .............................................................................................................................................. 72
8.10.3 Track Selection Box ................................................................................................................................... 72
8.10.4 Track kind .................................................................................................................................................... 74
8.11 Metadata Support .......................................................................................................................................... 75
8.11.1 The Meta box ............................................................................................................................................... 75
8.11.2 XML Boxes ..................................................................................................................................................... 76
8.11.3 The Item Location Box ............................................................................................................................. 77
8.11.4 Primary Item Box ....................................................................................................................................... 80
Item Protection Box .................................................................................................................................. 80
8.11.5
8.11.6
Item Information Box ............................................................................................................................... 81
8.11.7 Additional Metadata Container Box .................................................................................................... 83
8.11.8 Metabox Relation Box .............................................................................................................................. 84
8.11.9 URL Forms for meta boxes ...................................................................................................................... 85
8.11.10 Static Metadata ......................................................................................................................................... 85
8.11.11
Item Data Box ........................................................................................................................................... 86
Item Reference Box ................................................................................................................................. 87
8.11.12
8.11.13 Auxiliary video metadata ..................................................................................................................... 88
8.12 Support for Protected Streams ................................................................................................................. 88
8.12.1 Protection Scheme Information Box ................................................................................................... 89
8.12.2 Original Format Box .................................................................................................................................. 90
8.12.3
IPMPInfoBox ................................................................................................................................................ 90
8.12.4
IPMP Control Box ....................................................................................................................................... 90
8.12.5 Scheme Type Box ....................................................................................................................................... 90
8.12.6 Scheme Information Box ......................................................................................................................... 91
8.13 File Delivery Format Support .................................................................................................................... 91
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 91
8.13.1
8.13.2 FD Item Information Box ......................................................................................................................... 92
8.13.3 File Partition Box ....................................................................................................................................... 92
8.13.4 FEC Reservoir Box ...................................................................................................................................... 94
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8.13.5 FD Session Group Box .............................................................................................................................. 95
8.13.6 Group ID to Name Box .............................................................................................................................. 96
8.13.7 File Reservoir Box ..................................................................................................................................... 96
8.14 Sub tracks ........................................................................................................................................................ 97
8.14.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 97
8.14.2 Backward compatibility .......................................................................................................................... 97
8.14.3 Sub Track box ............................................................................................................................................. 98
8.14.4 Sub Track Information box .................................................................................................................... 98
8.14.5 Sub Track Definition box ...................................................................................................................... 100
8.14.6 Sub Track Sample Group box .............................................................................................................. 100
8.15 Post-decoder requirements on media ................................................................................................. 100
8.15.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
8.15.2 Transformation ........................................................................................................................................ 101
8.15.3 Restricted Scheme Information box ................................................................................................. 102
8.15.4 Scheme for stereoscopic video arrangements .............................................................................. 102
8.16 Segments ........................................................................................................................................................ 104
8.16.1
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 104
8.16.2 Segment Type Box ................................................................................................................................... 104
8.16.3 Segment Index Box .................................................................................................................................. 105
8.16.4 Subsegment Index Box .......................................................................................................................... 109
8.16.5 Producer Reference Time Box ............................................................................................................ 111
8.17 Support for Incomplete Tracks .............................................................................................................. 112
8.17.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................ 112
8.17.2 Transformation ........................................................................................................................................ 113
8.17.3 Complete Track Information Box ...................................................................................................... 114
9 Hint Track Formats .......................................................................................................................................... 114
9.1 RTP and SRTP Hint Track Format ........................................................................................................... 114
9.1.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 114
9.1.2 Sample Description Format ................................................................................................................... 115
9.1.3 Sample Format ............................................................................................................................................ 117
9.1.4 SDP Information ......................................................................................................................................... 119
9.1.5 Statistical Information ............................................................................................................................. 120
9.2 ALC/LCT and FLUTE Hint Track Format ................................................................................................ 121
9.2.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 121
9.2.2 Design principles ....................................................................................................................................... 122
9.2.3 Sample Description Format ................................................................................................................... 123
9.2.4 Sample Format ............................................................................................................................................ 124
9.3 MPEG-2 Transport Hint Track Format ................................................................................................... 127
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 127
9.3.1
9.3.2 Design Principles ....................................................................................................................................... 128
9.3.3 Sample Description Format ................................................................................................................... 130
9.3.4 Sample Format ............................................................................................................................................ 132
9.3.5 Protected MPEG 2 Transport Stream Hint Track ........................................................................... 134
9.4 RTP, RTCP, SRTP and SRTCP Reception Hint Tracks ........................................................................ 134
9.4.1 RTP Reception Hint Track ...................................................................................................................... 134
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9.4.2 RTCP Reception Hint Track ................................................................................................................... 138
9.4.3 SRTP Reception Hint Track .................................................................................................................... 140
9.4.4 SRTCP Reception Hint Tracks ............................................................................................................... 142
9.4.5 Protected RTP Reception Hint Track ................................................................................................. 143
9.4.6 Recording Procedure ............................................................................................................................... 143
9.4.7 Parsing Procedure .................................................................................................................................... 143
10 Sample Groups ................................................................................................................................................ 143
10.1 Random Access Recovery Points .......................................................................................................... 143
10.2 Rate Share Groups ...................................................................................................................................... 144
10.2.1
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 144
10.2.2 Rate Share Sample Group Entry ........................................................................................................ 146
10.2.3 Relationship between tracks .............................................................................................................. 147
10.2.4 Bitrate allocation .................................................................................................................................... 147
10.3 Alternative Startup Sequences .............................................................................................................. 148
10.3.4 Examples .................................................................................................................................................... 149
10.4 Random Access Point (RAP) Sample Grouping ................................................................................ 151
10.5 Temporal level sample grouping .......................................................................................................... 152
10.6 Stream access point sample group ....................................................................................................... 152
11 Extensibility ..................................................................................................................................................... 153
11.1 Objects ............................................................................................................................................................ 153
11.2 Storage formats ........................................................................................................................................... 154
11.3 Derived File formats .................................................................................................................................. 154
12 Media-specific definitions ........................................................................................................................... 155
12.1 Video media .................................................................................................................................................. 155
12.1.1 Media handler .......................................................................................................................................... 155
12.1.2 Video media header ............................................................................................................................... 155
12.1.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 156
12.1.4 Pixel Aspect Ratio and Clean Aperture ........................................................................................... 156
12.1.5 Colour information ................................................................................................................................. 158
12.2 Audio media ................................................................................................................................................. 159
12.2.1 Media handler .......................................................................................................................................... 159
12.2.2 Sound media header .............................................................................................................................. 159
12.2.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 160
12.2.4 Channel layout ......................................................................................................................................... 162
12.2.5 Downmix Instructions ........................................................................................................................... 163
12.2.6 DRC Information ..................................................................................................................................... 165
12.2.7 Audio stream loudness ......................................................................................................................... 165
12.3 Metadata media ........................................................................................................................................... 167
12.3.1 Media handler .......................................................................................................................................... 167
12.3.2 Media header ............................................................................................................................................ 167
12.3.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 167
12.4 Hint media ..................................................................................................................................................... 169
12.4.1 Media handler .......................................................................................................................................... 169
12.4.2 Hint media header .................................................................................................................................. 169
12.4.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 170
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12.5 Text media ..................................................................................................................................................... 170
12.5.1 Media handler ........................................................................................................................................... 170
12.5.2 Media header ............................................................................................................................................ 170
12.5.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 170
12.6 Subtitle media .............................................................................................................................................. 171
12.6.1 Media handler ........................................................................................................................................... 171
12.6.2 Subtitle media header ........................................................................................................................... 171
12.6.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 171
12.7 Font media ..................................................................................................................................................... 172
12.7.1 Media handler ........................................................................................................................................... 172
12.7.2 Media header ............................................................................................................................................ 172
12.7.3 Sample entry ............................................................................................................................................. 172
12.8 Transformed media ................................................................................................................................... 172
Annex A (informative) Overview and Introduction ..................................................................................... 173
A.1 Section Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 173
A.2 Core Concepts ................................................................................................................................................. 173
A.3 Physical structure of the media ............................................................................................................... 174
A.4 Temporal structure of the media ............................................................................................................ 174
Interleave ......................................................................................................................................................... 175
A.5
A.6 Composition .................................................................................................................................................... 175
A.7 Random access ............................................................................................................................................... 175
A.8 Fragmented movie files ............................................................................................................................... 176
Annex B (void) ........................................................................................................................................................... 178
Annex C (informative) Guidelines on deriving from this specification ................................................ 179
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 179
C.1
C.2 General Principles ......................................................................................................................................... 179
C.2.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 179
C.2.2 Base layer operations ............................................................................................................................... 180
C.3 Boxes .................................................................................................................................................................. 180
C.4 Brand Identifiers ........................................................................................................................................... 181
C.4.1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 181
C.4.2 Usage of the Brand ..................................................................................................................................... 181
C.4.3
Introduction of a new brand .................................................................................................................. 182
C.4.4 Player Guideline ......................................................................................................................................... 182
C.4.5 Authoring Guideline .................................................................................................................................. 182
C.4.6 Example ......................................................................................................................................................... 183
C.5 Storage of new media types ....................................................................................................................... 183
C.6 Use of Template fields .................................................................................................................................. 183
C.7 Tracks ................................................................................................................................................................ 184
C.7.1 Data Location ............................................................................................................................................... 184
C.7.2 Time ................................................................................................................................................................ 184
C.7.3 Media Types ................................................................................................................................................. 185
C.7.4 Coding Types ................................................................................................................................................ 185
C.7.5 Sub-sample information .......................................................................................................................... 185
C.7.6 Sample Dependency .................................................................................................................................. 185
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