Fluendo's New Codecs Support VDPAU, VA-API

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Fluendo's New Codecs Support VDPAU, VA-API

Fluendo, the company that sponsors the development of G-Streamer and also offers legal codecs at a nominal fee for different proprietary audio/video formats on Linux and other operating systems, has announced the release of a new codec pack. Codec Pack Release 11 from Fluendo offers a variety of improvements to existing codecs, a AC3 Dolby Digital audio decoder, and new hardware acceleration support...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=ODEwMw

[kurros]

Figures that my support ended last month. Time to extend again!

[bugmenot]

A little pedantic I know, but it's "GStreamer", not "G-Streamer".

[descendent87]

Now if there was a decent driver for pouslbo my netbook would be great!

[Kano]

It must be really funny to buy something that you get for free too... If it would be at least a BluRay player i could accept it, but buying codecs must be a joke. I would try it if it would for free but nothing more.

@descendent87

Just try:

http://kanotix.com/files/fix/mplayer-vaapi-latest.txt

[RealNC]

Bah. "Offers legal codecs" suggests that the other codecs (mplayer, VLC) are illegal. Why the hell would Phoronix imply something like that.

[bridgman]

Are unlicensed codecs legal in the country where the article was written ?

Maybe "licensed" would be a more diplomatic term ?

[bridgman]

I guess a more precise phrase would be "unlicensed use of codecs" rather than "use of unlicensed codecs".

Codecs don't violate patents, people violate patents

[mgc8]

Codecs don't violate patents, people violate patents

And software patents violate common sense, so they get what they deserve :-P Sorry, couldn't resist, I actually like the idea of patents in general, but the US system is FUBAR!

[Apopas]

Patents in general is an economical tool. In software specifically is cancern.