Video and audio data are prepared in the form of a packetized elementary stream having a header, a presentation time stamp, and the video itself. The packetized elementary stream is allocated into the payload section of one or more transport packets. Transport packets are usually 188 bits in length herein and include a synchronization block and prefix data followed by the payload data. The multiplex/encryptor (64) combines individual transport packets (62) into a frame of data (60).