Hardware H264 decoder
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How long before to have a SAP with this ? :) |
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I wish there was a "Ogg Theora" SAP :cool:
The other day, I downloaded a video (A tutorial) made with theora, and it was ~330MB. The same video, with the same visual quality made with H264 CODEC, was ~500MB ;) -kwag |
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Well, we can always make use of Media Centers to play the files on TV :D . |
It's a matter of time :D
Already, there are several portable players supporting Ogg Vorbis, so I guess in time, some manufacturers will open their eyes and suppport Ogg Theora :) Any smart manufacturer will do it, specially because the license of Ogg Theora is free (without any strings attached!), because it's a BSD based license. From their FAQ :arrow: Code:
Q. What is the license for Theora? It carries patents :arrow: Code:
The patent licensing accord is the result of discussions over many months to assure both the practicality and applicability of the license terms to Japanese broadcast conditions. Under the accord broadcasters will have the option of paying a one-time fee of US $2,500 for each encoder using in transmitting the AVC/H.264 video. The one-time fees will be offered as an alternative to annual fees. They will cover the use of AVC/H.264 video for free cable and free satellite as well as free terrestrial broadcast television. So that will make a huge impact on manufacturers :) -kwag |
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And this is related to H264. Is it the same with x264?. [OT] I'm browsing KVCD.net from SuSE 10.0 LiveDVD. Je, je. [/OT] |
Licensing usually falls on the encoder side, so it means that anyone producing an H.264 encoder must pay royalties to MPEGLA. Just like MPEG-2/MPEG-4 encoders.
Anyone who wishes to implement a Theora encoder/Decoder, doesn't need to pay a dime, no matter for what it's used for :) There are exceptions :!: For example, Motorola. You can't make an encoder OR a decoder for their FLEX/REFLEX/GOLAY, etc. paging protocols, unless you pay royalties. This applies to any encoder or decoder. Those are not video related, but it's an example of the patents that apply to different protocols. -kwag |
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