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Atom Types
Table 4-1 lists the atom types defined by Apple and their corresponding constants and atom names.
Table 4-1 Apple-defined atom types
Constant | Atom type | Atom name |
MovieAID | 'moov' | Movie atom |
MovieHeaderAID | 'mvhd' | Movie header atom |
ClipAID | 'clip' | Clipping atom |
RgnClipAID | 'crgn' | Clipping region atom |
MatteAID | 'matt' | Track matte atom |
MatteCompAID | 'kmat' | Compressed matte atom |
TrackAID | 'trak' | Track atom |
UserDataAID | 'udta' | User-defined data atom |
TrackHeaderAID | 'tkhd' | Track header atom |
EditsAID | 'edts' | Edit atom |
EditsListAID | 'elst' | Edit list atom |
MediaAID | 'mdia' | Media atom |
MediaHeaderAID | 'mdhd' | Media header atom |
MediaInfoAID | 'minf' | Media information atom |
VideoMediaInfoHeaderAID | 'vmhd' | Video media information header atom |
SoundMediaInfoHeaderAID | 'smhd' | Sound media information header atom |
DataInfoAID | 'dinf' | Data information atom |
DataRefAID | 'dref' | Data reference atom |
SampleTableAID | 'stbl' | Sample table atom |
STSampleDescAID | 'stsd' | Sample description atom |
STTimeToSampAID | 'stts' | Time-to-sample atom |
STSyncSampleAID | 'stss' | Sync sample atom |
STShadowSyncAID | 'stsh' | Shadow sync atom |
STSampleToChunkAID | 'stsc' | Sample-to-chunk atom |
HandlerAID | 'hdlr' | Handler reference atom |
STSampleSizeAID | 'stsz' | Sample size atom |
STChunkOffsetAID | 'stco' | Chunk offset atom |
© Apple Computer, Inc.
6 JUL 1996

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