> That could be an index file using the classic programming definition
> of indexing, but I think we're looking at something completely
> different going on here: turning groups of pictures in MPEG-encoded
> video into a set of independent frames so the video can be edited
> without any one frame being dependent on others. To do that, Premiere
> has to turn all the P and/or B frames following the I frame in each
> GOP into I frames. (Check Wikipedia for "group of pictures" if none
> of this makes sense.)
No, the resulting files would be huge. Here's an example:
Video: 245 MB
Index: 33.5k
Chances are they simply index the structure of each GOP & it's location, so
that seeking (and cutting) is faster.
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