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diff --git a/multimedia/libmatroska/DESCR b/multimedia/libmatroska/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..311c345fdce --- /dev/null +++ b/multimedia/libmatroska/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Matroska aims to become THE Standard of Multimedia Container Formats. +It was derived from a project called MCF, but differentiates from it +significantly. It is based on EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language), +a binary derivative of XML. + +Matroska is designed with the future in mind. It incorporates features +you would expect from a modern container format, like: + +- Streamable over internet (HTTP and RTP) +- Fast seeking in the file +- High error recovery +- Menus (like DVDs have) +- Chapter entries +- Selectable subtitle streams +- Selectable audio streams +- Modularly extendable |