[Vorbis] Ogg container format question

[Michael Smith]

On Monday 18 October 2004 16:07, Tor-Einar Jarnbjo wrote:
> Michael Smith wrote:
> >You could do this, but it'd be a really, really bad idea.
> >Truncated packets are common, and a core part of the spec. Peeling is not
> > the only use of them - the reference encoder uses them.
>
> In which situations? I've never seen any.
>
> Tor
>

Managed bitrate modes. Which will also (if neccesary) zero-pad out a packet, 
so even an apparently 'complete' packet can (and will) extend beyond the end 
of useful data.

M