What is PTS in reference to video encoding?

Question

Could someone briefly explain what the acronym PTS means in reference to video encoding?

Solution

Presentation Time Stamp. I couldn't say it any better than the wiki page, found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation_time_stamp

You may also find this relative link here on SO useful: Can the ffmpeg av libs return an accurate PTS?

Comments

[jtrim]

Cool, thanks. I found this but wasn't sure if it was correct in this context.

[Douglas]

Ya it's definitely the right one. I just had a meeting the other day and had to talk about it a bit. Good times. :)

[Armstrongest]

+1. Same answer (deleted) Btw, "PTS Video Encoding" works in Google like a charm.