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# kMovieMediaDataReference

A data reference type and a data reference.

## Overview

The data reference type is stored as an `OSType` at the start of the atom. The data reference is stored following the data reference type. If the data reference type is URL and the data reference is for a movie on the Apple website, the contents of the atom would be `url http://www.apple.com/foo.mov`.

There may be more than one atom of this type. The first atom of this type should have an atom ID of `1`. Additional data references should be numbered sequentially.

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