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-rw-r--r--DOCS/tech/mpcf.txt7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/tech/mpcf.txt b/DOCS/tech/mpcf.txt
index 98c4a0c5eb..fd77fbc112 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/mpcf.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/mpcf.txt
@@ -282,8 +282,11 @@ forward_ptr
after the forward_ptr to the first byte of the next packet)
back_ptr
- pointer to the latest syncpoint, for which there is at least one
- keyframe prior to the global_timestamp in every stream
+ real_back_ptr = back_ptr * 8 + 7
+ real_back_ptr must point to a position such that a syncpoint startcode begins
+ within the next 8 bytes, and such that at least one keyframe for each stream
+ lies between the syncpoint to which real_back_ptr points, and the current
+ syncpoint.
file_id_string
"nut/multimedia container\0"