At 01:58 PM 9/20/2005 -0400, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >One thing I was wondering was why not create a "default" >I frame in the receiver, built from the first available >P frame and some place fillers. So when channel surfing, >the receiver would sync up quickly, provide audio, a >bad picture at first, then improved picture as real I >frames show up or after a scene change? That is how existing decoders deal with the "infinite GOP"/ "progressive refresh" MPEG-2 streams. The visible effect is that the picture builds up as a mosaic over a few seconds until you have a complete picture. Looks cool the first time you see it; after that it is just annoying. gary ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.