I was advised to post here by a Code-Level Support representative. Below will be a copy of my initial issue report, and my minimally reproductive test project can be found at the following GitHub repository URL...
https://github.com/PierceLBrooks/vtUudSeiNalCmake
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM
When encoding H264 video codec data using the VTCompressionSession API facilities available through the VideoToolbox framework on MacOS, the resultant bitstream will invariably include Unregistered User Data SEI NAL units that carry the UUID "47564adc-5c4c-433f-94ef-c5113cd143a8".
The proprietary decoders we are working with currently struggle with filtering out these NAL units.
Can you explain what purpose this serves, what the meaning of the byte-wise unit payloads are, and which configuration settings the VideoToolbox encoder instance specifically depends upon for triggering the insertion of them?
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Invoke the instantiation of a new VideoToolbox H264 encoder object by calling VTCompressionSessionCreate with appropriate configuration flags.
2. Push frames through the encoder, receiving their encoded byte buffer counterparts through an asynchronous callback.
3. Write that encoded data to some buffer which will contain the totality of the encoder's output.
4. Inspect the NAL units of the initial portion of this output bitstream buffer.
5. Observe the presence of at least one Unregistered User Data SEI NAL unit carrying the "47564adc-5c4c-433f-94ef-c5113cd143a8" UUID near the beginning of the output segment.
