Why chapters live in a separate JSON file
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you don't have to re encode or parse the file and stick them in the frame headers and all this kind of stuff. I mean, it's just so much easier to keep everything in a separate JSON
Episode 13: Episode 13 00:34:12 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Why define a chapters spec when MP3s can already embed chapters? Dave says a separate JSON file lets hosts add chapters without heavy audio work: no re-encoding, no parsing files or writing frame headers.