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Expand Up @@ -251,6 +251,24 @@ <h2>Media Segments</h2>
of an <a def-id="webm-init-segment"></a> is encountered.</li>
</ol>

<div class="note">
Implementations MAY guess the coded frame presentation duration for
SimpleBlocks at the end of a <a def-id="webm-cluster"></a>.
Content providers are recommended to use BlockGroups with explicit
BlockDurations, instead of SimpleBlocks, for the last block for each
track in a <a def-id="webm-cluster"></a> to avoid variance in
buffering behavior across implementations.
</div>

<div class="note">
Implementations MAY introduce buffering latency for each SimpleBlock
encountered in a <a def-id="webm-cluster"></a>, since such a block's
coded frame presentation duration may not be determinable until the
next block is parsed. To avoid such latency, content providers are
recommended to use BlockGroups with explicit BlockDuration instead
of SimpleBlocks within a <a def-id="webm-cluster"></a>.
</div>

<p>The user agent MUST run the <a def-id="append-decode-error-algorithm"></a> if any of the following conditions are not met:</p>
<ol>
<li>The Timecode element MUST appear before any Block &amp; SimpleBlock elements in a <a def-id="webm-cluster"></a>.</li>
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