Patent ID: 8320733

Claim:
An apparatus for converting a first representation of a media content into a second representation of the media content, the first representation including a media file having at least two media file payload blocks separated by a media file control block or at least two media files each media file having a media file payload block and a media file control block, the media file payload blocks representing the media content, the media file control blocks including control information for associated media file payload blocks, comprising: a data entity builder for generating a data entity, the data entity being the second representation of the media content, the file builder being operative: to regenerate the one or more media files so that in a regenerated media file or in regenerated media files a regenerated media file control block is located between two regenerated media file payload blocks; and to generate a payload data schedule, the payload data schedule having schedule information indicating, for each regenerated media file payload block, a start of payload information of the regenerated media file payload block, wherein the first representation is a media content as stored on a DVD, and wherein the second representation is an MPEG-4 conforming data entity, wherein the payload data schedule is included in an moov atom, and wherein the at least one media file is included in an mdat atom.