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# Elementary stream descriptor

An elementary stream descriptor for MPEG-4 video.

## Overview

As defined in the MPEG-4 specification ISO/IEC 14496-1 and subject to the restrictions for storage in MPEG-4 files specified in ISO/IEC 14496-14.

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