diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6b3d7dc..73084462 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Features:
 
 ## RTP Payload Formats
 
-In RTSP, media streams are routed between server and clients by using RTP packets, which are encoded in a specific, codec-dependent, format. This library supports formats for the following codecs:
+In RTSP, media streams are transmitted by using RTP packets, which are encoded in a specific, codec-dependent, format. This library supports formats for the following codecs:
 
 ### Video
 
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 712f7911..54791f18 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluenviron/gortsplib/v4/pkg/sdp"
 )
 
+// avoid an int64 overflow and preserve resolution by splitting division into two parts:
+// first add the integer part, then the decimal part.
+func multiplyAndDivide(v, m, d time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	secs := v / d
+	dec := v % d
+	return (secs*m + dec*m/d)
+}
+
 // convert an URL into an address, in particular:
 // * add default port
 // * handle IPv6 with or without square brackets.
@@ -329,8 +337,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	closeError           error
 	writer               asyncProcessor
 	reader               *clientReader
-	timeDecoder          *rtptime.GlobalDecoder
-	timeDecoder2         *rtptime.GlobalDecoder2
+	timeDecoder          *rtptime.GlobalDecoder2
 	mustClose            bool
 
 	// in
@@ -812,8 +819,7 @@ func (c *Client) startReadRoutines() {
 		c.writer.allocateBuffer(8)
 	}
 
-	c.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder()
-	c.timeDecoder2 = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
+	c.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
 
 	for _, cm := range c.medias {
 		cm.start()
@@ -855,7 +861,6 @@ func (c *Client) stopReadRoutines() {
 	}
 
 	c.timeDecoder = nil
-	c.timeDecoder2 = nil
 }
 
 func (c *Client) startWriter() {
@@ -1900,7 +1905,13 @@ func (c *Client) WritePacketRTCP(medi *description.Media, pkt rtcp.Packet) error
 func (c *Client) PacketPTS(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (time.Duration, bool) {
 	cm := c.medias[medi]
 	ct := cm.formats[pkt.PayloadType]
-	return c.timeDecoder.Decode(ct.format, pkt)
+
+	v, ok := c.timeDecoder.Decode(ct.format, pkt)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	return multiplyAndDivide(time.Duration(v), time.Second, time.Duration(ct.format.ClockRate())), true
 }
 
 // PacketPTS returns the PTS of an incoming RTP packet.
@@ -1908,7 +1919,7 @@ func (c *Client) PacketPTS(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (time.Durat
 func (c *Client) PacketPTS2(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (int64, bool) {
 	cm := c.medias[medi]
 	ct := cm.formats[pkt.PayloadType]
-	return c.timeDecoder2.Decode(ct.format, pkt)
+	return c.timeDecoder.Decode(ct.format, pkt)
 }
 
 // PacketNTP returns the NTP timestamp of an incoming RTP packet.
diff --git a/pkg/rtptime/global_decoder.go b/pkg/rtptime/global_decoder.go
index 620ad9a8..a11cad46 100644
--- a/pkg/rtptime/global_decoder.go
+++ b/pkg/rtptime/global_decoder.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package rtptime
 
 import (
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pion/rtp"
@@ -45,6 +44,8 @@ func (d *globalDecoderTrackData) decode(ts uint32) time.Duration {
 }
 
 // GlobalDecoderTrack is a track (RTSP format or WebRTC track) of a GlobalDecoder.
+//
+// Deprecated: replaced by GlobalDecoderTrack2
 type GlobalDecoderTrack interface {
 	ClockRate() int
 	PTSEqualsDTS(*rtp.Packet) bool
@@ -54,11 +55,7 @@ type GlobalDecoderTrack interface {
 //
 // Deprecated: replaced by GlobalDecoder2.
 type GlobalDecoder struct {
-	mutex        sync.Mutex
-	leadingTrack GlobalDecoderTrack
-	startNTP     time.Time
-	startPTS     time.Duration
-	tracks       map[GlobalDecoderTrack]*globalDecoderTrackData
+	wrapped *GlobalDecoder2
 }
 
 // NewGlobalDecoder allocates a GlobalDecoder.
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ type GlobalDecoder struct {
 // Deprecated: replaced by NewGlobalDecoder2.
 func NewGlobalDecoder() *GlobalDecoder {
 	return &GlobalDecoder{
-		tracks: make(map[GlobalDecoderTrack]*globalDecoderTrackData),
+		wrapped: NewGlobalDecoder2(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -75,47 +72,10 @@ func (d *GlobalDecoder) Decode(
 	track GlobalDecoderTrack,
 	pkt *rtp.Packet,
 ) (time.Duration, bool) {
-	if track.ClockRate() == 0 {
-		return 0, false
-	}
-
-	d.mutex.Lock()
-	defer d.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	df, ok := d.tracks[track]
-
-	// track never seen before
+	v, ok := d.wrapped.Decode(track, pkt)
 	if !ok {
-		if !track.PTSEqualsDTS(pkt) {
-			return 0, false
-		}
-
-		now := timeNow()
-
-		if d.leadingTrack == nil {
-			d.leadingTrack = track
-			d.startNTP = now
-			d.startPTS = 0
-		}
-
-		df = newGlobalDecoderTrackData(
-			d.startPTS+now.Sub(d.startNTP),
-			track.ClockRate(),
-			pkt.Timestamp)
-
-		d.tracks[track] = df
-
-		return df.startPTS, true
-	}
-
-	pts := df.decode(pkt.Timestamp)
-
-	// update startNTP / startPTS
-	if d.leadingTrack == track && track.PTSEqualsDTS(pkt) {
-		now := timeNow()
-		d.startNTP = now
-		d.startPTS = pts
+		return 0, false
 	}
 
-	return pts, true
+	return multiplyAndDivide(time.Duration(v), time.Second, time.Duration(track.ClockRate())), true
 }
diff --git a/server_session.go b/server_session.go
index 12b2157f..5f90a1ed 100644
--- a/server_session.go
+++ b/server_session.go
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ type ServerSession struct {
 	udpLastPacketTime     *int64               // publish
 	udpCheckStreamTimer   *time.Timer
 	writer                asyncProcessor
-	timeDecoder           *rtptime.GlobalDecoder
-	timeDecoder2          *rtptime.GlobalDecoder2
+	timeDecoder           *rtptime.GlobalDecoder2
 
 	// in
 	chHandleRequest chan sessionRequestReq
@@ -952,8 +951,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequestInner(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (
 		v := ss.s.timeNow().Unix()
 		ss.udpLastPacketTime = &v
 
-		ss.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder()
-		ss.timeDecoder2 = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
+		ss.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
 
 		for _, sm := range ss.setuppedMedias {
 			sm.start()
@@ -1039,8 +1037,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequestInner(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (
 		v := ss.s.timeNow().Unix()
 		ss.udpLastPacketTime = &v
 
-		ss.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder()
-		ss.timeDecoder2 = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
+		ss.timeDecoder = rtptime.NewGlobalDecoder2()
 
 		for _, sm := range ss.setuppedMedias {
 			sm.start()
@@ -1095,7 +1092,6 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequestInner(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (
 		}
 
 		ss.timeDecoder = nil
-		ss.timeDecoder2 = nil
 
 		switch ss.state {
 		case ServerSessionStatePlay:
@@ -1268,7 +1264,13 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) WritePacketRTCP(medi *description.Media, pkt rtcp.Packe
 func (ss *ServerSession) PacketPTS(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (time.Duration, bool) {
 	sm := ss.setuppedMedias[medi]
 	sf := sm.formats[pkt.PayloadType]
-	return ss.timeDecoder.Decode(sf.format, pkt)
+
+	v, ok := ss.timeDecoder.Decode(sf.format, pkt)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	return multiplyAndDivide(time.Duration(v), time.Second, time.Duration(sf.format.ClockRate())), true
 }
 
 // PacketPTS2 returns the PTS of an incoming RTP packet.
@@ -1276,7 +1278,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) PacketPTS(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (ti
 func (ss *ServerSession) PacketPTS2(medi *description.Media, pkt *rtp.Packet) (int64, bool) {
 	sm := ss.setuppedMedias[medi]
 	sf := sm.formats[pkt.PayloadType]
-	return ss.timeDecoder2.Decode(sf.format, pkt)
+	return ss.timeDecoder.Decode(sf.format, pkt)
 }
 
 // PacketNTP returns the NTP timestamp of an incoming RTP packet.