static int find_start_code(const uint8_t **pbuf_ptr, const uint8_t *buf_end)

{

    const uint8_t *buf_ptr= *pbuf_ptr;



    buf_ptr++; //gurantees that -1 is within the array

    buf_end -= 2; // gurantees that +2 is within the array



    while (buf_ptr < buf_end) {

        if(*buf_ptr==0){

            while(buf_ptr < buf_end && buf_ptr[1]==0)

                buf_ptr++;



            if(buf_ptr[-1] == 0 && buf_ptr[1] == 1){

                *pbuf_ptr = buf_ptr+3;

                return buf_ptr[2] + 0x100;

            }

        }

        buf_ptr += 2;

    }

    buf_end += 2; //undo the hack above



    *pbuf_ptr = buf_end;

    return -1;

}
