Track references

This section documents the track-reference types, which link tracks with relationships between them. The link is typed with a code. These codes are documented here.

ISO Family code points

see below for QuickTime code points

code
description
specification
adda
Additional audio track
ISO
adrc
DRC metadata track
ISO
auxl
Auxiliary track reference
ISO
avcp
AVC parameter set stream link
NALu Video
cdsc
this track describes the referenced track.
ISO
cdtg
this track describes the referenced tracks and track groups collectively
OMAF
deps
track containing the depth view
NALu Video
dpnd
this track has an MPEG-4 dependency on the referenced track
MP4v2
evcr
EVC slice base track
NALu Video
font
this track uses fonts carried/defined in the referenced track
ISO
hind
Hint dependency
ISO
hint
links hint track to original media track
ISO
ipir
this track contains IPI declarations for the referenced track
MP4v2
lyra
Audio layer track dependency
DTS
mixn
used in indicating combinations that result into mixed network abstraction layer unit types in a coded picture of VVC
NALu Video
mpod
this track is an OD track which uses the referenced track as an included elementary stream track
MP4v2
oref
track that contains an 'oref' sample group
NALu Video
recr
resolved by extracting an indicated subset of the referenced VVC track to reconstruct a VVC bitstream
NALu Video
sabt
HEVC Tile Track
NALu Video
sbas
Scalable base
NALu Video
scal
Scalable extraction
NALu Video
shsc
reference to a shadow sync sample track
OMAF
subp
the referenced VVC subpicture tracks or 'alte' track groups of VVC subpicture tracks are used to reconstruct a VVC bitstream
NALu Video
subt
subtitle or timed text or overlay graphical information
ISO
swfr
AVC Switch from
NALu Video
swto
AVC Switch to
NALu Video
sync
this track uses the referenced track as its synchronization source.
MP4v2
tbas
HEVC Tile track base
NALu Video
thmb
Thumbnail track reference
ISO
tmcd
Time code. Usually references a time code track.
Apple
v3cs
V3C atlas track
V3C-SYS
v3ct
V3C atlas tile track
V3C-SYS
v3va
V3C attribute video track
V3C-SYS
v3vg
V3C geometry video track
V3C-SYS
v3vo
V3C occupancy video track
V3C-SYS
vdep
Auxiliary video depth
ISO
vplx
Auxiliary video parallax
ISO
vref
reference to a track that contains a 'vopi' sample group for VVC video
NALu Video
vreg
reference to a VVC operating point entity group
NALu Video
vvcN
the referenced track is a non video coding layer track of VVC
NALu Video
supm
The referenced tracks provide supplementary video to achieve picture-in-picture functionality
NALu Video

QuickTime code-points

code
description
specification
cdep
Structural Dependency
QT
chap
Chapter or scene list. Usually references a text track.
QT
scpt
Transcript. Usually references a text track.
QT
ssrc
Nonprimary source. Indicates that the referenced track should send its data to this track, rather than presenting it.
QT
tmcd
Time code. Usually references a time code track.
QT