cellar                                                         S. Lhomme
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Intended status: Standards Track                                 D. Rice
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                    Extensible Binary Meta Language
                      draft-lhomme-cellar-ebml-00

Abstract

   This document defines the Extensible Binary Meta Language (EBML)
   format as a genearlized file format for any type of data in a
   hierarchical form.  EBML is designed as a binary equivalent to XML
   and utilizes a storage-efficient approach to building nested Elements
   with identifiers, lengths, and values.  Similar to how an XML Schema
   defines the structure and semantics of an XML Document, this document
   defines an EBML Schema to convey the semantics of an EBML Document.

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Table of Contents

   1.  EBML specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.2.  Notation and Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.4.  Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     1.5.  Variable Size Integer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.5.1.  VINT_WIDTH  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.5.2.  VINT_MARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.5.3.  VINT_DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.5.4.  VINT Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     1.6.  Element ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     1.7.  Element Data Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     1.8.  EBML Element Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     1.9.  EBML Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       1.9.1.  EBML Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       1.9.2.  EBML Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     1.10. EBML Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     1.11. Elements semantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       1.11.1.  EBML Schema  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       1.11.2.  EBML Header Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       1.11.3.  Global elements (used everywhere in the format)  . .  25
   2.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
     2.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     2.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     2.3.  URIs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27

1.  EBML specifications

1.1.  Introduction

   EBML, short for Extensible Binary Meta Language, specifies a binary
   and octet (byte) aligned format inspired by the principle of XML.

   The goal of the EBML Specification is to define a generic, binary,
   space-efficient format that may be utilized to define more complex
   formats (such as containers for multimedia content) using an EBML
   Schema.  The definition of the EBML format recognizes the idea behind
   HTML and XML as a good one: separate structure and semantics allowing
   the same structural layer to be used with multiple, possibly widely
   differing semantic layers.  Except for the EBML Header and a few
   global elements this specification does not define particular EBML




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   format semantics; however this specification is intended to define
   how other EBML-based formats may be defined.

   EBML uses a simple approach of building Elements upon three pieces of
   data (tag, length, and value) as this approach is well known, easy to
   parse, and allows selective data parsing.  The EBML structure
   additionally allows for hierarchical arrangement to support complex
   structural formats in an efficient manner.

1.2.  Notation and Conventions

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in
   [RFC2119](<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119>).

1.3.  Security Considerations

   EBML itself does not offer any kind of security.  It has nothing to
   do with authentication, it does not provide confidentiality, only
   marginally useful and effective data integrity options (CRC
   elements).

   EBML does not provide any kind of authorization.

   Even if the semantic layer offers any kind of encryption, EBML itself
   may leak information at both the semantic layer (as declared via the
   DocType element) and within the EBML structure (you can derive the
   presence of EBML elements even with an unknown semantic layer with a
   heuristic approach; not without errors, of course, but with a certain
   degree of confidence).

   Attacks on an EBML reader may include: - Invalid Element IDs that are
   longer than the limit stated in the EBMLMaxIDLength Element of the
   EBML Header.  - Invalid Element IDs that are not encoded in the
   shortest-possible way.  - Invalid Element IDs comprised of reserved
   values.  - Invalid Element Data Size values that are longer than the
   limit stated in the EBMLMaxSizeLength Element of the EBML Header.  -
   Invalid Element Data Size values (e.g. extending the length of the
   Element beyond the scope of the Parent Element; possibly triggering
   access-out-of-bounds issues).  - Very high lengths in order to force
   out-of-memory situations resulting in a denial of service, access-
   out-of-bounds issues etc.  - Missing Elements that are mandatory and
   have no declared default value.  - Usage of "0x00" octets in EBML
   Elements with a string type.  - Usage of invalid UTF-8 encoding in
   EBML Elements of UTF-8 type (e.g. in order to trigger access-out-of-
   bounds or buffer overflow issues).  - Usage of invalid data in EBML
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1.4.  Structure

   EBML uses a system of Elements to compose an EBML Document.  Elements
   incorporate three parts: an Element ID, an Element Data Size, and
   Element Data.  The Element Data, which is described by the Element
   ID, may include either binary data or one or many other Elements.

1.5.  Variable Size Integer

   The Element ID and Element Data Size are both encoded as a Variable
   Size Integer, developed according to a UTF-8 like system.  The
   Variable Size Integer is composed of a VINT_WIDTH, VINT_MARKER, and
   VINT_DATA, in that order.  Variable Size Integers shall be referred
   to as VINT for shorthand.

1.5.1.  VINT_WIDTH

   Each Variable Size Integer begins with a VINT_WIDTH which consists of
   zero or many zero-value bits.  The count of consecutive zero-values
   of the VINT_WIDTH plus one equals the length in octets of the
   Variable Size Integer.  For example, a Variable Size Integer that
   starts with a VINT_WIDTH which contains zero consecutive zero-value
   bits is one octet in length and a Variable Size Integer that starts
   with one consecutive zero-value bit is two octets in length.  The
   VINT_WIDTH MUST only contain zero-value bits or be empty.

1.5.2.  VINT_MARKER

   The VINT_MARKER serves as a separator between the VINT_WIDTH and
   VINT_DATA.  Each Variable Size Integer MUST contain exactly one
   VINT_MARKER.  The VINT_MARKER MUST be one bit in length and contain a
   bit with a value of one.  The first bit with a value of one within
   the Variable Size Integer is the VINT_MARKER.

1.5.3.  VINT_DATA

   The VINT_DATA portion of the Variable Size Integer includes all data
   that follows (but not including) the VINT_MARKER until end of the
   Variable Size Integer whose length is derived from the VINT_WIDTH.
   The bits required for the VINT_WIDTH and the VINT_MARKER combined use
   one bit per octet of the total length of the Variable Size Integer.
   Thus a Variable Size Integer of 1 octet length supplies 7 bits for
   VINT_DATA, a 2 octet length supplies 14 bits for VINT_DATA, and a 3
   octet length supplies 21 bits for VINT_DATA.  If the number of bits
   required for VINT_DATA are less than the bit size of VINT_DATA, then
   VINT_DATA may be zero-padded to the left to a size that fits.  The
   VINT_DATA value MUST be expressed a big-endian unsigned integer.




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1.5.4.  VINT Examples

   This table shows examples of Variable Size Integers at widths of 1 to
   5 octets.  The Representation column depicts a binary expression of
   Variable Size Integers where VINT_WIDTH is depicted by '0', the
   VINT_MARKER as '1', and the VINT_DATA as 'x'.

   +-------------+------+----------------------------------------------+
   | Octet Width | Size | Representation                               |
   +-------------+------+----------------------------------------------+
   |      1      | 2^7  | 1xxx xxxx                                    |
   |      2      | 2^14 | 01xx xxxx xxxx xxxx                          |
   |      3      | 2^21 | 001x xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx                |
   |      4      | 2^28 | 0001 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx      |
   |      5      | 2^35 | 0000 1xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx |
   |             |      | xxxx                                         |
   +-------------+------+----------------------------------------------+

   Note that data encoded as a Variable Size Integer may be rendered at
   octet widths larger than needed to store the data.  In this table a
   binary value of 0b10 is shown encoded as different Variable Size
   Integers with widths from one octet to four octet.  All four encoded
   examples have identical semantic meaning though the VINT_WIDTH and
   the padding of the VINT_DATA vary.

   +--------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+
   | Binary Value | Octet Width | As Represented in Variable Size      |
   |              |             | Integer                              |
   +--------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+
   |      10      |      1      | 1000 0010                            |
   |      10      |      2      | 0100 0000 0000 0010                  |
   |      10      |      3      | 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010        |
   |      10      |      4      | 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000   |
   |              |             | 0010                                 |
   +--------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+

1.6.  Element ID

   The Element ID MUST be encoded as a Variable Size Integer.  By
   default, EBML Element IDs may be encoded in lengths from one octet to
   four octets, although Element IDs of greater lengths may be used if
   the octet length of the EBML Document's longest Element ID is
   declared in the EBMLMaxIDLength Element of the EBML Header.  The
   VINT_DATA component of the Element ID MUST NOT be set to either all
   zero values or all one values.  The VINT_DATA component of the
   Element ID MUST be encoded at the shortest valid length.  For
   example, an Element ID with binary encoding of 1011 1111 is valid,
   whereas an Element ID with binary encoding of 0100 0000 0011 1111



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   stores a semantically equal VINT_DATA but is invalid because a
   shorter VINT encoding is possible.  The following table details this
   specific example further:

     +------------+-------------+----------------+-------------------+
     | VINT_WIDTH | VINT_MARKER |      VINT_DATA | Element ID Status |
     +------------+-------------+----------------+-------------------+
     |            |           1 |        0111111 | Valid             |
     |          0 |           1 | 00000000111111 | Invalid           |
     +------------+-------------+----------------+-------------------+

   The octet length of an Element ID determines its EBML Class.

      +------------+--------------+--------------------------------+
      | EBML Class | Octet Length | Number of Possible Element IDs |
      +------------+--------------+--------------------------------+
      |  Class A   |      1       | 2^7  - 2        =         126  |
      |  Class B   |      2       | 2^14 - 2^7  - 1 =      16,255  |
      |  Class C   |      3       | 2^21 - 2^14 - 1 =   2,080,767  |
      |  Class D   |      4       | 2^28 - 2^21 - 1 = 266,388,303  |
      +------------+--------------+--------------------------------+

1.7.  Element Data Size

   The Element Data Size expresses the length in octets of Element Data.
   The Element Data Size itself MUST be encoded as a Variable Size
   Integer.  By default, EBML Element Data Sizes can be encoded in
   lengths from one octet to eight octets, although Element Data Sizes
   of greater lengths MAY be used if the octet length of the EBML
   Document's longest Element Data Size is declared in the
   EBMLMaxSizeLength Element of the EBML Header.  Unlike the VINT_DATA
   of the Element ID, the VINT_DATA component of the Element Data Size
   is not required to be encoded at the shortest valid length.  For
   example, an Element Data Size with binary encoding of 1011 1111 or a
   binary encoding of 0100 0000 0011 1111 are both valid Element Data
   Sizes and both store a semantically equal value.

   Although an Element ID with all VINT_DATA bits set to zero is
   invalid, an Element Data Size with all VINT_DATA bits set to zero is
   allowed for EBML Data Types which do not mandate a non-zero length.
   An Element Data Size with all VINT_DATA bits set to zero indicates
   that the Element Data of the Element is zero octets in length.  Such
   an Element is referred to as an Empty Element.  If an Empty Element
   has a "default" value declared then that default value MUST be
   interpreted as the value of the Empty Element.  If an Empty Element
   has no "default" value declared then the semantic meaning of Empty
   Element is defined as part of the definition of the EBML Element
   Types.



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   An Element Data Size with all VINT_DATA bits set to one is reserved
   as an indicator that the size of the Element is unknown.  The only
   reserved value for the VINT_DATA of Element Data Size is all bits set
   to one.  This rule allows for an Element to be written and read
   before the size of the Element is known; however unknown Element Data
   Size values SHOULD NOT be used unnecessarily.  An Element with an
   unknown Element Data Size MUST be a Master-element in that it
   contains other EBML Elements as sub-elements.  Master-elements MAY
   only use an unknown size if the "unknownsizeallowed" attribute of the
   EBML Schema is set to true.  The end of a Master-element with unknown
   size is determined by the beginning of the next element that is not a
   valid sub-element of that Master-element.  An Element with an unknown
   Element Data Size is referred to as an "Unknown-Sized Element".

   For Element Data Sizes encoded at octet lengths from one to eight,
   this table depicts the range of possible values that can be encoded
   as an Element Data Size.  An Element Data Size with an octet length
   of 8 is able to express a size of 2^56-2 or 72,057,594,037,927,934
   octets (or about 72 petabytes).  The maximum possible value that can
   be stored as Element Data Size is referred to as "VINTMAX".

                  +--------------+----------------------+
                  | Octet Length | Possible Value Range |
                  +--------------+----------------------+
                  |      1       |     0 to  2^7-2      |
                  |      2       |     0 to 2^14-2      |
                  |      3       |     0 to 2^21-2      |
                  |      4       |     0 to 2^28-2      |
                  |      5       |     0 to 2^35-2      |
                  |      6       |     0 to 2^42-2      |
                  |      7       |     0 to 2^49-2      |
                  |      8       |     0 to 2^56-2      |
                  +--------------+----------------------+

   If the length of Element Data equals 2^(n*7)-1 then the octet length
   of the Element Data Size MUST be at least n+1.  This rule prevents an
   Element Data Size from being expressed as a reserved value.  For
   example, an Element with an octet length of 127 MUST NOT be encoded
   in an Element Data Size encoding with a one octet length.  The
   following table clarifies this rule by showing a valid and invalid
   expression of an Element Data Size with a VINT_DATA of 127 (which is
   equal to 2^(1*7)-1).









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   +------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------------+
   | VINT_WIDTH | VINT_MARKER |      VINT_DATA |   Element Data Size   |
   |            |             |                |         Status        |
   +------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------------+
   |            |           1 |        1111111 |   Reserved (meaning   |
   |            |             |                |        Unknown)       |
   |          0 |           1 | 00000001111111 |   Valid (meaning 127  |
   |            |             |                |        octets)        |
   +------------+-------------+----------------+-----------------------+

1.8.  EBML Element Types

   Each defined EBML Element MUST have a declared Element Type.  The
   Element Type defines a concept for storing data that may be
   constrained by length, endianness, and purpose.

   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | Signed Integer                                       |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | Big-endian                                           |
   | Length     | A Signed Integer Element MUST declare a length that  |
   |            | is no greater than 8 octets. An Signed Integer       |
   |            | Element with a zero-octet length represents an       |
   |            | integer value of zero.                               |
   | Definition | A Signed Integer stores an integer (meaning that it  |
   |            | can be written without a fractional component) which |
   |            | may be negative, positive, or zero. Because EBML     |
   |            | limits Signed Integers to 8 octets in length a       |
   |            | Signed Element may store a number from               |
   |            | -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to                        |
   |            | +9,223,372,036,854,775,807.                          |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+


















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   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | Unsigned Integer                                     |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | Big-endian                                           |
   | Length     | A Unsigned Integer Element MUST declare a length     |
   |            | that is no greater than 8 octets. An Unsigned        |
   |            | Integer Element with a zero-octet length represents  |
   |            | an integer value of zero.                            |
   | Definition | An Unsigned Integer stores an integer (meaning that  |
   |            | it can be written without a fractional component)    |
   |            | which may be positive or zero. Because EBML limits   |
   |            | Unsigned Integers to 8 octets in length an unsigned  |
   |            | Element may store a number from 0 to                 |
   |            | 18,446,744,073,709,551,615.                          |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | Float                                                |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | Big-endian                                           |
   | Length     | A Float Element MUST declare of length of either 0   |
   |            | octets (0 bit), 4 octets (32 bit) or 8 octets (64    |
   |            | bit). A Float Element with a zero-octet length       |
   |            | represents a numerical value of zero.                |
   | Definition | A Float Elements stores a floating-point number as   |
   |            | defined in IEEE 754.                                 |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | String                                               |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | None                                                 |
   | Length     | A String Element may declare any length from zero to |
   |            | "VINTMAX".                                           |
   | Definition | A String Element may either be empty (zero-length)   |
   |            | or contain Printable ASCII characters in the range   |
   |            | of "0x20" to "0x7E". Octets with all bits set to     |
   |            | zero may follow the string value when needed.        |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+









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   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | UTF-8                                                |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | None                                                 |
   | Length     | A UTF-8 Element may declare any length from zero to  |
   |            | "VINTMAX".                                           |
   | Definition | A UTF-8 Element shall contain only a valid Unicode   |
   |            | string as defined in                                 |
   |            | [RFC2279](<http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2279.html>).  |
   |            | Octets with all bits set to zero may follow the      |
   |            | UTF-8 value when needed.                             |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+

   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | Date                                                 |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | None                                                 |
   | Length     | A Date Element MUST declare a length of either 0     |
   |            | octets or 8 octets. A Date Element with a zero-octet |
   |            | length represents a timestamp of                     |
   |            | 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000000000 UTC.                   |
   | Definition | The Date Element MUST contain a Signed Integer that  |
   |            | expresses a point in time referenced in nanoseconds  |
   |            | from the precise beginning of the third millennium   |
   |            | of the Gregorian Calendar in Coordinated Universal   |
   |            | Time (also known as 2001-01-01T00:00:00.000000000    |
   |            | UTC). This provides a possible expression of time    |
   |            | from 1708-09-11T00:12:44.854775808 UTC to            |
   |            | 2293-04-11T11:47:16.854775807 UTC.                   |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+



















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   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Element    | Master-element                                       |
   | Data Type  |                                                      |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness | None                                                 |
   | Length     | A Master-element may declare any length from zero to |
   |            | "VINTMAX". The Master-element may also use an        |
   |            | unknown length. See the section on Element Data Size |
   |            | for rules that apply to elements of unknown length.  |
   | Definition | The Master-element contains zero, one, or many other |
   |            | elements. Elements contained within a Master-element |
   |            | must be defined for use at levels greater than the   |
   |            | level of the Master-element. For instance is a       |
   |            | Master-element occurs on level 2 then all contained  |
   |            | Elements must be valid at level 3. Element Data      |
   |            | stored within Master-elements SHOULD only consist of |
   |            | EBML Elements and SHOULD NOT contain any data that   |
   |            | is not part of an EBML Element. When EBML is used in |
   |            | transmission or streaming, data that is not part of  |
   |            | an EBML Element is permitted to be present within a  |
   |            | Master-element if "unknownsizeallowed" is enabled    |
   |            | within that Master-element's definition. In this     |
   |            | case, the reader should skip data until a valid      |
   |            | Element ID of the same level or the next greater     |
   |            | level of the Master-element is found. What Element   |
   |            | IDs are considered valid within a Master-element is  |
   |            | identified by the EBML Schema for that version of    |
   |            | the EBML Document Type. Any data contained with a    |
   |            | Master-element that is not part of an Element SHOULD |
   |            | be ignored.                                          |
   +------------+------------------------------------------------------+

   +--------------+----------------------------------------------------+
   | Element Data | Binary                                             |
   | Type         |                                                    |
   +--------------+----------------------------------------------------+
   | Endianness   | None                                               |
   | Length       | A binary element may declare any length from zero  |
   |              | to "VINTMAX".                                      |
   | Definition   | The contents of a Binary element should not be     |
   |              | interpreted by the EBML parser.                    |
   +--------------+----------------------------------------------------+

1.9.  EBML Document

   An EBML Document is comprised of only two components, an EBML Header
   and an EBML Body.  An EBML Document MUST start with an EBML Header
   which declares significant characteristics of the entire EBML Body.



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   An EBML Document MAY only consist of EBML Elements and MUST NOT
   contain any data that is not part of an EBML Element.  The initial
   EBML Element of an EBML Document and the Elements that follow it are
   considered Level 0 Elements.  If an EBML Master-element is considered
   to be at level N and it contains one or many other EBML Elements then
   the contained Elements shall be considered at Level N+1.  Thus a
   Level 2 Element would have to be contained by a Master-element (at
   Level 1) that is contained by another Master-element (at Level 0).

1.9.1.  EBML Header

   The EBML Header is a declaration that provides processing
   instructions and identification of the EBML Body.  The EBML Header
   may be considered as analogous to an XML Declaration.  All EBML
   Documents MUST begin with a valid EBML Header.

   The EBML Header documents the EBML Schema (also known as the EBML
   DocType) that may be used to semantically interpret the structure and
   meaning of the EBML Document.  Additionally the EBML Header documents
   the versions of both EBML and the EBML Schema that were used to write
   the EBML Document and the versions required to read the EBML
   Document.

   The EBML Header consists of a single Master-element with an Element
   ID of 'EBML'.  The EBML Header MUST ONLY contain EBML Elements that
   are defined as part of the EBML Specification.

   All EBML Elements within the EBML Header MUST NOT utilize any Element
   ID with a length greater than 4 octets.  All EBML Elements within the
   EBML Header MUST NOT utilize any Element Data Size with a length
   greater than 4 octets.

1.9.2.  EBML Body

   All data of an EBML Document following the EBML Header may be
   considered the EBML Body.  The end of the EBML Body, as well as the
   end of the EBML Document that contains the EBML Body, is considered
   as whichever comes first: the beginning of a new level 0 EBML Header
   or the end of the file.  The EBML Body MAY only consist of EBML
   Elements and MUST NOT contain any data that is not part of an EBML
   Element.  Although the EBML specification itself defines precisely
   what EBML Elements are to be used within the EBML Header, the EBML
   specification does not name or define what EBML Elements are to be
   used within the EBML Body.  The definition of what EBML Elements are
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1.10.  EBML Stream

   An EBML Stream is a file that consists of one or many EBML Documents
   that are concatenated together.  An occurrence of a Level 0 EBML
   Header marks the beginning of an EBML Document.

1.11.  Elements semantic

1.11.1.  EBML Schema

   An EBML Schema is an XML Document that defines the properties,
   arrangement, and usage of EBML Elements that compose a specific EBML
   Document Type.  The relationship of an EBML Schema to an EBML
   Document may be considered analogous to the relationship of an XML
   Schema [1] to an XML Document [2].  An EBML Schema MUST be clearly
   associated with one or many EBML Document Types.  An EBML Schema must
   be expressed as well-formed XML.  An EBML Document Type is identified
   by a unique string stored within the EBML Header element called
   DocType; for example "matroska" or "webm".

   As an XML Document, the EBML Schema MUST use "<EBMLSchema>" as the
   top level element.  The "<EBMLSchema>" element MAY contain
   "<element>" sub-elements.  Each "<element>" defines one EBML Element
   through the use of several attributes which are defined in the
   section on Section 1.11.1.1.  EBML Schemas MAY contain additional
   attributes to extend the semantics but MUST NOT conflict is the
   definitions of the "<element>" attributes defined within this
   specification.

   Within the EBML Schema each EBML Element is defined to occur at a
   specific level.  For any specificied EBML Element that is not at
   level 0, the Parent EBML Element refers to the EBML Master-element
   that that EBML Element is contained within.  For any specifiied EBML
   Master-element the Child EBML Element refers to the EBML Elements
   that may be immediately contained within that Master-element.  For
   any EBML Element that is not defined at level 0, the Parent EBML
   Element may be identified by the preceding "<element>" node which has
   a lower value as the defined "level" attribute.  The only exception
   for this rule are Global EBML Elements which may occur within any
   Parent EBML Element within the restriction of the Global EBML
   Element's range declaration.

   An EBML Schema MUST declare exactly one Element at Level 0 (referred
   to as the Root Element) that MUST occur exactly once within an EBML
   Document.  The Root Element MUST be mandatory (with minOccurs set to
   1) and MUST be defined to occur exactly once (maxOccurs set to 1).
   Note that the EBML and Void Elements may also occur at Level 0 but
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   Elements defined to only occur at Level 1 are known as Top-Level
   Elements.

   The EBML Schema does not itself document the EBML Header, but
   documents all data of the EBML Document that follows the EBML Header.
   The EBML Header itself is documented by this specification in the
   Section 1.11.2 section.  The EBML Schema also does not document
   Global Elements that are defined by the EBML Specification (namely
   Void and CRC-32).

1.11.1.1.  EBML Schema Element Attributes

   Within an EBML Schema the "<EBMLSchema>" uses the following
   attributes to define the EBML Schema:

   +-----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+
   | attribute | required | definition                                 |
   | name      |          |                                            |
   +-----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+
   | docType   | Yes      | The "docType" lists the official name of   |
   |           |          | the EBML Document Type that is defined by  |
   |           |          | the EBML Schema; for example, "<EBMLSchema |
   |           |          | docType="matroska">".                      |
   | version   | Yes      | The "version" lists an incremental non-    |
   |           |          | negative integer that specifies the        |
   |           |          | version of the docType documented by the   |
   |           |          | EBML Schema. Unlike XML Schemas, an EBML   |
   |           |          | Schema documents all versions of a         |
   |           |          | docType's definition rather than using     |
   |           |          | separate EBML Schemas for each version of  |
   |           |          | a docType. Elements may be introduced and  |
   |           |          | deprecated by using the "minver" and       |
   |           |          | "maxver" attributes of .                   |
   +-----------+----------+--------------------------------------------+

   Within an EBML Schema the "<element>" uses the following attributes
   to define an EBML Element.

   +--------------------+----------+-----------------------------------+
   | attribute name     | required | definition                        |
   +--------------------+----------+-----------------------------------+
   | name               | Yes      | The official human-readable name  |
   |                    |          | of the EBML Element. The value of |
   |                    |          | the name MUST be in the form of   |
   |                    |          | an NCName as defined by the XML   |
   |                    |          | Schema specification [3].         |
   | level              | Yes      | The level notes at what           |
   |                    |          | hierarchical depth the EBML       |



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   |                    |          | Element may occur within an EBML  |
   |                    |          | Document. The Root Element of an  |
   |                    |          | EBML Document is at level 0 and   |
   |                    |          | the Elements that it may contain  |
   |                    |          | are at level 1. The level MUST be |
   |                    |          | expressed as an integer. Note     |
   |                    |          | that Elements defined as "global" |
   |                    |          | and "recursive" MAY occur at a    |
   |                    |          | level greater than or equal to    |
   |                    |          | the defined "level".              |
   | global             | No       | A boolean to express if an EBML   |
   |                    |          | Element MUST occur at its defined |
   |                    |          | level or may occur within any     |
   |                    |          | Parent EBML Element. If the       |
   |                    |          | "global" attribute is not         |
   |                    |          | expressed for that Element then   |
   |                    |          | that element is to be considered  |
   |                    |          | not global.                       |
   | id                 | Yes      | The Element ID expressed in       |
   |                    |          | hexadecimal notation prefixed by  |
   |                    |          | a "0x". To reduce the risk of     |
   |                    |          | false positives while parsing     |
   |                    |          | EBML Streams, the IDs of the Root |
   |                    |          | Element and Top-Level Elements    |
   |                    |          | SHOULD be at least 4 octets in    |
   |                    |          | length. Element IDs defined for   |
   |                    |          | use at Level 0 or Level 1 MAY use |
   |                    |          | shorter octet lengths to          |
   |                    |          | facilitate padding and optimize   |
   |                    |          | edits to EBML Documents; for      |
   |                    |          | instance, the EBML Void Element   |
   |                    |          | uses an Element ID with a one     |
   |                    |          | octet length to allow its usage   |
   |                    |          | in more writing and editing       |
   |                    |          | scenarios.                        |
   | minOccurs          | No       | An integer to express the minimal |
   |                    |          | number of occurrences that the    |
   |                    |          | EBML Element MUST occur within    |
   |                    |          | its Parent Element if its Parent  |
   |                    |          | Element is used. If the Element   |
   |                    |          | has no Parent Level (as is the    |
   |                    |          | case with Elements at Level 0),   |
   |                    |          | then minOccurs refers to          |
   |                    |          | constaints on the Element's       |
   |                    |          | occurrence within the EBML        |
   |                    |          | Document. If the minOccurs        |
   |                    |          | attribute is not expressed for    |
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   |                    |          | shall be considered to have a     |
   |                    |          | minOccurs value of 0. This value  |
   |                    |          | of minOccurs MUST be a positive   |
   |                    |          | integer. The semantic meaning of  |
   |                    |          | minOccurs within an EBML Schema   |
   |                    |          | is considered analogous to the    |
   |                    |          | meaning of minOccurs within an    |
   |                    |          | XML Schema [4]. Note that         |
   |                    |          | Elements with minOccurs set to    |
   |                    |          | "1" that also have a default      |
   |                    |          | value declared are not required   |
   |                    |          | to be stored but are required to  |
   |                    |          | be interpretted, see the Section  |
   |                    |          | 1.11.1.6.                         |
   | maxOccurs          | No       | A value to express the maximum    |
   |                    |          | number of occurrences that the    |
   |                    |          | EBML Element MAY occur within its |
   |                    |          | Parent Element if its Parent      |
   |                    |          | Element is used. If the Element   |
   |                    |          | has no Parent Level (as is the    |
   |                    |          | case with Elements at Level 0),   |
   |                    |          | then maxOccurs refers to          |
   |                    |          | constaints on the Element's       |
   |                    |          | occurrence within the EBML        |
   |                    |          | Document. This value may be       |
   |                    |          | either a positive integer or the  |
   |                    |          | term "unbounded" to indicate      |
   |                    |          | there is no maximum number of     |
   |                    |          | occurrences or the term           |
   |                    |          | "identical" to indicate that the  |
   |                    |          | Element is an Section 1.11.1.3.   |
   |                    |          | If the maxOccurs attribute is not |
   |                    |          | expressed for that Element then   |
   |                    |          | that Element shall be considered  |
   |                    |          | to have a maxOccurs value of 1.   |
   |                    |          | The semantic meaning of maxOccurs |
   |                    |          | within an EBML Schema is          |
   |                    |          | considered analogous to the       |
   |                    |          | meaning of minOccurs within an    |
   |                    |          | XML Schema [5], with EBML Schema  |
   |                    |          | adding the concept of Identically |
   |                    |          | Recurring Elements.               |
   | range              | No       | For Elements which are of         |
   |                    |          | numerical types (Unsigned         |
   |                    |          | Integer, Signed Integer, Float,   |
   |                    |          | and Date) a numerical range may   |
   |                    |          | be specified. If specified that   |
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   |                    |          | MUST be within the defined range  |
   |                    |          | inclusively. See the Section      |
   |                    |          | 1.11.1.4 for rules applied to     |
   |                    |          | expression of range values.       |
   | default            | No       | A default value may be provided.  |
   |                    |          | If an Element is mandatory but    |
   |                    |          | not written within its Parent     |
   |                    |          | EBML Element, then the parser of  |
   |                    |          | the EBML Document MUST insert the |
   |                    |          | defined default value of the      |
   |                    |          | Element. EBML Elements that are   |
   |                    |          | Master-elements MUST NOT declare  |
   |                    |          | a default value.                  |
   | type               | Yes      | As defined within the Section     |
   |                    |          | 1.8, the type MUST be set to one  |
   |                    |          | of the following values:          |
   |                    |          | 'integer' (signed integer),       |
   |                    |          | 'uinteger' (unsigned integer),    |
   |                    |          | 'float', 'string', 'date',        |
   |                    |          | 'utf-8', 'master', or 'binary'.   |
   | unknownsizeallowed | No       | A boolean to express if an EBML   |
   |                    |          | Element MAY be used as an         |
   |                    |          | "Unknown-Sized Element" (having   |
   |                    |          | all VINT_DATA bits of Element     |
   |                    |          | Data Size set to 1). The          |
   |                    |          | "unknownsizeallowed" attribute    |
   |                    |          | only applies to Master-elements.  |
   |                    |          | If the "unknownsizeallowed"       |
   |                    |          | attribute is not used it is       |
   |                    |          | assumed that the element is not   |
   |                    |          | allowed to use an unknown Element |
   |                    |          | Data Size.                        |
   | recursive          | No       | A boolean to express if an EBML   |
   |                    |          | Element MAY be stored             |
   |                    |          | recursively. In this case the     |
   |                    |          | Element MAY be stored at levels   |
   |                    |          | greater that defined in the       |
   |                    |          | "level" attribute if the Element  |
   |                    |          | is a Child Element of a Parent    |
   |                    |          | Element with the same Element ID. |
   |                    |          | The "recursive" attribute only    |
   |                    |          | applies to Master-elements. If    |
   |                    |          | the "recursive" attribute is not  |
   |                    |          | used it is assumed that the       |
   |                    |          | element is not allowed to be used |
   |                    |          | recursively.                      |
   | minver             | No       | The "minver" (minimum version)    |
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   |                    |          | integer that represents the first |
   |                    |          | version of the docType to support |
   |                    |          | the element. If the "minver"      |
   |                    |          | attribute is not used it is       |
   |                    |          | assumed that the element has a    |
   |                    |          | minimum version of "1".           |
   | maxver             | No       | The "maxver" (maximum version)    |
   |                    |          | attribute stores a non-negative   |
   |                    |          | integer that represents the last  |
   |                    |          | or most recent version of the     |
   |                    |          | docType to support the element.   |
   |                    |          | If the "maxver" attribute is not  |
   |                    |          | used it is assumed that the       |
   |                    |          | element has a maximum version     |
   |                    |          | equal to the value stored in the  |
   |                    |          | "version" attribute of .          |
   +--------------------+----------+-----------------------------------+

   The "<element>" nodes shall contain a description of the meaning and
   use of the EBML Element stored within one or many "<documentation>"
   sub-elements.  The "<documentation>" sub-element may use a "lang"
   attribute which may be set to the RFC 5646 value of the language of
   the element's documentation.  The "<documentation>" sub-element may
   use a "type" attribute to distinguish the meaning of the
   documentation.  Recommended values for the "<documentation>" sub-
   element's "type" attribute include: "definition", "rationale", "usage
   notes", and "references".

   The "<element>" nodes MUST be arranged hierarchically according to
   the permitted structure of the EBML Document Type.  An "<element>"
   node that defines an EBML Element which is a Child Element of another
   Parent Element MUST be stored as an immediate sub-element of the
   "<element>" node that defines the Parent Element. "<element>" nodes
   that define Level 0 Elements and Global Elements should be sub-
   elements of "<EBMLSchema>".

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<EBMLSchema docType="files-in-ebml-demo" version="1">
 <!-- Root Element-->
 <element name="Files" level="0" id="0x1946696C" type="master">
  <documentation lang="en" type="definition">Container of data and
  attributes representing one or many files.</documentation>
  <element name="File" level="1" id="0x6146" type="master" minOccurs="1"
  maxOccurs="unbounded">
   <documentation lang="en" type="definition">An attached file.
   </documentation>
   <element name="FileName" level="2" id="0x614E" type="utf-8"
   minOccurs="1">
    <documentation lang="en" type="definition">Filename of the attached
    file.</documentation>
   </element>
   <element name="MimeType" level="2" id="0x464D" type="string"
     minOccurs="1">
    <documentation lang="en" type="definition">MIME type of the
    file.</documentation>
   </element>
   <element name="ModificationTimestamp" level="2" id="0x4654"
     type="date" minOccurs="1">
    <documentation lang="en" type="definition">Modification timestamp of
    the file.</documentation>
   </element>
   <element name="Data" level="2" id="0x4664" type="binary"
     minOccurs="1">
    <documentation lang="en" type="definition">The data of the
    file.</documentation>
   </element>
  </element>
 </element>
</EBMLSchema>

1.11.1.3.  Identically Recurring Elements

   An Identically Recurring Element is an Element that may occur within
   its Parent Element more than once but that each recurrence within
   that Parent Element MUST be identical both in storage and semantics.
   Identically Recurring Elements are permitted to be stored multiple
   times within the same Parent Element in order to increase data
   resilience and optimize the use of EBML in transmission.  Identically
   Recurring Elements SHOULD include a CRC-32 Element as a Child
   Element; this is especially recommended when EBML is used for long-
   term storage or transmission.  If a Parent Element contains more than
   one copy of an Identically Recurring Element which includes a CRC-32
   Child Element then the first instance of the Identically Recurring
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   If a Parent Element contains more than one copy of an Identically
   Recurring Element which does not contain a CRC-32 Child Element or if
   CRC-32 Child Elements are present but none are valid then the first
   instance of the Identically Recurring Element should be used for
   interpretation.

1.11.1.4.  Expression of range

   The "range" attribute MUST only be used with EBML Elements that are
   either "signed integer", "unsigned integer", or "float".  The "range"
   attribute does not support date EBML Elements.  The "range"
   expression may contain whitespace for readability but whitespace
   within a "range" expression MUST NOT convey meaning.  The expression
   of the "range" MUST adhere to one of the following forms:

   o  "x-y" where x and y are integers or floats and "y" must be greater
      than "x", meaning that the value must be greater than or equal to
      "x" and less than or equal to "y".

   o  ">x" where "x" is an integer or float, meaning that the value MUST
      be greater than "x".

   o  "x" where "x" is an integer or float, meaning that the value MUST
      be equal "x".

   The "range" may use the prefix "not" to indicate that the expressed
   range is negated.  Please also see the section on Section 1.11.1.5.

1.11.1.5.  Textual expression of Floats

   When a float value is represented textually in an EBML Schema, such
   as within a "default" or "range" value, the float values MUST be
   expressed as a Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants as defined in the
   C11 standard ISO/IEC 9899:2011 [6] (see section 6.4.4.2 on Floating
   Constants).  The following table provides examples of expressions of
   float ranges.

      +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+
      | as decimal        | as Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants |
      +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+
      | 0.0-1.0           | "0x0p+1-0x1p+0"                         |
      | 1.0-256.0         | "0x1p+0-0x1p+8"                         |
      | 0.857421875       | "0x1.b7p-1"                             |
      | -1.0--0.857421875 | "-0x1p+0--0x1.b7p-1"                    |
      +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+

   Within an expression of a float range, as in an integer range, the
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   maximum value permitted by the range.  Note that Hexadecimal
   Floating-Point Constants also use a "-" (hyphen) when indicating a
   negative binary power.  Within a float range, when a "-" (hyphen) is
   immediately preceded by a letter "p", then the "-" (hyphen) is a part
   of the Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constant which notes negative
   binary power.  Within a float range, when a "-" (hyphen) is not
   immediately preceded by a letter "p", then the "-" (hyphen)
   represents the separator between the minimal and maximum value
   permitted by the range.

1.11.1.6.  Note on the Use of default attributes to define Mandatory
           EBML Elements

   If a Mandatory EBML Element has a default value declared by an EBML
   Schema and the EBML Element's value is equal to the declared default
   value then that Element is not required to be present within the EBML
   Document if its Parent EBML Element is present.  In this case, the
   default value of the Mandatory EBML Element may be assumed although
   the EBML Element is not present within its Parent EBML Element.  Also
   in this case the parser of the EBML Document MUST insert the defined
   default value of the Element.

   If a Mandatory EBML Element has no default value declared by an EBML
   Schema and its Parent EBML Element is present than the EBML Element
   must be present as well.  If a Mandatory EBML Element has a default
   value declared by an EBML Schema and its Parent EBML Element is
   present and the EBML Element's value is NOT equal to the declared
   default value then the EBML Element MUST be used.

   This table clarifies if a Mandatory EBML Element MUST be written,
   according to if the default value is declared, if the value of the
   EBML Element is equal to the declared default value, and if the
   Parent EBML Element is used.


















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   +---------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------+
   |     Is the    |  Is the value  |    Is the    |  Then is storing  |
   | default value |    equal to    |    Parent    |  the EBML Element |
   |   declared?   |    default?    |   Element    |     required?     |
   |               |                |    used?     |                   |
   +---------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------+
   |      Yes      |      Yes       |     Yes      |         No        |
   |      Yes      |      Yes       |      No      |         No        |
   |      Yes      |       No       |     Yes      |        Yes        |
   |      Yes      |       No       |      No      |         No        |
   |       No      |      n/a       |     Yes      |        Yes        |
   |       No      |      n/a       |      No      |         No        |
   |       No      |      n/a       |     Yes      |        Yes        |
   |       No      |      n/a       |      No      |         No        |
   +---------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------+

1.11.1.7.  Note on the Use of default attributes to define non-Mandatory
           EBML Elements

   If an EBML Element is not Mandatory, has a defined default value, and
   is an Empty EBML Element then the EBML Element MUST be interpreted as
   expressing the default value.

1.11.2.  EBML Header Elements

   This specification here contains definitions of all EBML Elements of
   the EBML Header.

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | EBML                                                |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 0                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x1A45DFA3"                                        |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | -                                                   |
   | Type        | Master-element                                      |
   | Description | Set the EBML characteristics of the data to follow. |
   |             | Each EBML Document has to start with this.          |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+










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   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | EBMLVersion                                         |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x4286"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | 1                                                   |
   | Default     | 1                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The version of EBML parser used to create the EBML  |
   |             | Document.                                           |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | EBMLReadVersion                                     |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x42F7"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | 1                                                   |
   | Default     | 1                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The minimum EBML version a parser has to support to |
   |             | read this EBML Document.                            |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | EBMLMaxIDLength                                     |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x42F2"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | >3                                                  |
   | Default     | 4                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The EBMLMaxIDLength is the maximum length in octets |
   |             | of the Element IDs to be found within the EBML      |
   |             | Body. An EBMLMaxIDLength value of four is           |
   |             | recommended, though larger values are allowed.      |
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   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | EBMLMaxSizeLength                                   |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x42F3"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | >0                                                  |
   | Default     | 8                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The EBMLMaxSizeLength is the maximum length in      |
   |             | octets of the expression of all Element Data Sizes  |
   |             | to be found within the EBML Body. To be clear       |
   |             | EBMLMaxSizeLength documents the maximum 'length' of |
   |             | all Element Data Size expressions within the EBML   |
   |             | Body and not the maximum 'value' of all Element     |
   |             | Data Size expressions within the EBML Body.         |
   |             | Elements that have a Element Data Size expression   |
   |             | which is larger in octets than what is expressed by |
   |             | EBMLMaxSizeLength SHALL be considered invalid.      |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | DocType                                             |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x4282"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | matroska                                            |
   | Type        | String                                              |
   | Description | A string that describes and identifies the content  |
   |             | of the EBML Body that follows this EBML Header.     |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
















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   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | DocTypeVersion                                      |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x4287"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | 1                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The version of DocType interpreter used to create   |
   |             | the EBML Document.                                  |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | DocTypeReadVersion                                  |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1                                                   |
   | EBML ID     | "0x4285"                                            |
   | Mandatory   | Yes                                                 |
   | Multiple    | No                                                  |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | 1                                                   |
   | Type        | Unsigned Integer                                    |
   | Description | The minimum DocType version an interpreter has to   |
   |             | support to read this EBML Document.                 |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

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   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | CRC-32                                              |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 1+                                                  |
   | Global      | Yes                                                 |
   | EBML ID     | "0xBF"                                              |
   | Mandatory   | No                                                  |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | -                                                   |
   | Type        | Binary                                              |
   | Description | The CRC-32 Element contains a 32 bit Cyclic         |
   |             | Redundancy Check value of all the Element Data of   |
   |             | the Parent Element as stored except for the CRC-32  |
   |             | Element itself. When the CRC-32 Element is present, |
   |             | the CRC-32 Element MUST be the first ordered        |
   |             | Element within its Parent Element for easier        |
   |             | reading. All Top-Level Elements of an EBML Document |
   |             | SHOULD include a CRC-32 Element as a Child Element. |
   |             | The CRC in use is the IEEE-CRC-32 algorithm as used |
   |             | in the ISO 3309 standard and in section 8.1.1.6.2   |
   |             | of ITU-T recommendation V.42, with initial value of |
   |             | "0xFFFFFFFF". The CRC value MUST be computed on a   |
   |             | little endian bitstream and MUST use little endian  |
   |             | storage.                                            |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Name        | Void                                                |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
   | Level       | 0+                                                  |
   | Global      | Yes                                                 |
   | EBML ID     | "0xEC"                                              |
   | Mandatory   | No                                                  |
   | Multiple    | Yes                                                 |
   | Range       | -                                                   |
   | Default     | -                                                   |
   | Type        | Binary                                              |
   | Description | Used to void damaged data, to avoid unexpected      |
   |             | behaviors when using damaged data. The content is   |
   |             | discarded. Also used to reserve space in a sub-     |
   |             | element for later use.                              |
   +-------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

2.  References







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2.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

2.2.  Informative References

   [RFC2279]  Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO
              10646", RFC 2279, DOI 10.17487/RFC2279, January 1998,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2279>.

2.3.  URIs

   [1] http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema#dev

   [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xml/

   [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/#ns-decl

   [4] https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/#ref6

   [5] https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/#ref6

   [6] http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1570.pdf

Authors' Addresses

   Steve Lhomme


   Dave Rice


















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