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sequence header
Last modified: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
In MPEG encoding, a sequence header is placed before one
or more groups of pictures and contains encoding
and displaying parameters. To allow for better access and
editing, many people place a sequence header
after every GOP. Fewer sequence headers result in a smaller
file in the final output.