PES Packet Header
| Name | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Packet start code prefix | 3 bytes | 0x000001 |
| Stream id | 1 byte | Examples: Audio streams (0xC0-0xDF), Video streams (0xE0-0xEF) |
| Note: The above 4 bytes is called the 32 bit start code. | ||
| PES Packet length | 2 bytes | Can be zero. If the PES packet length is set to zero, the PES packet can be of any length. A value of zero for the PES packet length can be used only when the PES packet payload is a video elementary stream. |
| Optional PES header | variable length (length >= 9) | not present in case of Padding stream & Private stream 2 (navigation data) |
| Stuffing bytes | variable length | |
| Data | See elementary stream. In the case of private streams the first byte of the payload is the sub-stream number. |
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