design/synchronisation: move defining information to GstClock intro

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Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet 2016-12-19 15:37:56 -08:00
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## A GstClock
This object provides a counter that represents the current time in
nanoseconds. This value is called the absolute\_time.
nanoseconds. This value is called the absolute\_time. A `GstClock`
always counts time upwards and does not necessarily start at 0.
Different sources exist for this counter:
@ -37,9 +38,6 @@ in the pipeline. The `GstPipeline` object will select a clock from all the
providers and will distribute it to all other elements (see
[gstpipeline](design/gstpipeline.md)).
A `GstClock` always counts time upwards and does not necessarily start at
0.
While it is possible, it is not recommended to create a clock derived
from the contents of a stream (for example, create a clock from the PCR
in an mpeg-ts stream).