- int64_t pts; ///< presentation time stamp in time_base units
- int64_t dts; ///< decompression time stamp in time_base units
+ /**
+ * Presentation time stamp in time_base units.
+ * This is the time at which the decompressed packet will be presented
+ * to the user.
+ * Can be AV_NOPTS_VALUE if it is not stored in the file.
+ * pts MUST be larger or equal to dts as presentation can not happen before
+ * decompression, unless one wants to view hex dumps. Some formats misuse
+ * the terms dts and pts/cts to mean something different, these timestamps
+ * must be converted to true pts/dts before they are stored in AVPacket.
+ */
+ int64_t pts;
+ /**
+ * Decompression time stamp in time_base units.
+ * This is the time at which the packet is decompressed.
+ * Can be AV_NOPTS_VALUE if it is not stored in the file.
+ */
+ int64_t dts;