diff --git a/lib/dtsc.cpp b/lib/dtsc.cpp
index 62f922f8..3ea91b76 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.cpp
+++ b/lib/dtsc.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ void DTSC::Stream::addPacket(JSON::Value & newPack){
         for (JSON::ArrIter it = prevKey["parts"].ArrBegin(); it != prevKey["parts"].ArrEnd(); it++){
           size += it->asInt();
         }
+        prevKey["partsize"] = prevKey["parts"].size();
+        std::string tmpParts = JSON::encodeVector(prevKey["parts"].ArrBegin(), prevKey["parts"].ArrEnd());
+        prevKey["parts"] = tmpParts;
         prevKey["size"] = size;
         long long int bps = (double)prevKey["size"].asInt() / ((double)prevKey["len"].asInt() / 1000.0);
         if (bps > metadata["tracks"][newTrack]["maxbps"].asInt()){
@@ -549,7 +552,6 @@ DTSC::File & DTSC::File::operator =(const File & rhs){
   strbuffer = rhs.strbuffer;
   jsonbuffer = rhs.jsonbuffer;
   metadata = rhs.metadata;
-  firstmetadata = rhs.firstmetadata;
   currtime = rhs.currtime;
   lastreadpos = rhs.lastreadpos;
   headerSize = rhs.headerSize;
@@ -605,11 +607,6 @@ JSON::Value & DTSC::File::getMeta(){
   return metadata;
 }
 
-/// Returns the header metadata for this file as JSON::Value.
-JSON::Value & DTSC::File::getFirstMeta(){
-  return firstmetadata;
-}
-
 /// (Re)writes the given string to the header area if the size is the same as the existing header.
 /// Forces a write if force is set to true.
 bool DTSC::File::writeHeader(std::string & header, bool force){
@@ -694,9 +691,6 @@ void DTSC::File::readHeader(int pos){
     }
     metadata = JSON::fromDTMI(strbuffer);
   }
-  if (pos == 0){
-    firstmetadata = metadata;
-  }
   //if there is another header, read it and replace metadata with that one.
   if (metadata.isMember("moreheader") && metadata["moreheader"].asInt() > 0){
     if (metadata["moreheader"].asInt() < getBytePosEOF()){
diff --git a/lib/dtsc.h b/lib/dtsc.h
index b92d6fe5..5e0c5278 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.h
+++ b/lib/dtsc.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ namespace DTSC {
       File & operator = (const File & rhs);
       ~File();
       JSON::Value & getMeta();
-      JSON::Value & getFirstMeta();
       long long int getLastReadPos();
       bool writeHeader(std::string & header, bool force = false);
       long long int addHeader(std::string & header);
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ namespace DTSC {
       std::string strbuffer;
       JSON::Value jsonbuffer;
       JSON::Value metadata;
-      JSON::Value firstmetadata;
       std::map<int,std::string> trackMapping;
       long long int currtime;
       long long int lastreadpos;
diff --git a/lib/json.h b/lib/json.h
index b1f6b6cc..f8b7e27e 100644
--- a/lib/json.h
+++ b/lib/json.h
@@ -109,4 +109,33 @@ namespace JSON {
   Value fromFile(std::string filename);
 
   std::string encodeVector(std::vector<long long int> & toEncode);
+
+  template <typename T>
+  std::string encodeVector(T begin, T end){
+    std::string result;
+    for( T it = begin; it != end; it++){
+      long long int tmp = (*it);
+      while(tmp >= 0xFFFF){
+        result += (char)0xFF;
+        result += (char)0xFF;
+        tmp -= 0xFFFF;
+      }
+      result += (char)tmp / 255;
+      result += (char)tmp % 255;
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  void decodeVector( std::string input, T & result ){
+    result.clear();
+    int tmp = 0;
+    for( int i = 0; i < input.size(); i += 2){
+      tmp += input[i] + input[i + 1];
+      if ((tmp % 0xFFFF) != 0 || (input[i] + input[i+1]) == 0){
+        result.push_back(tmp);
+        tmp = 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }