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[Dave Devereaux-Weber <>]

Frank,

I do not think that the operation of the MPEG2 codec in VLC is contingent on the 
presence of a DVD drive.

Dave


Frank Fulchiero wrote:
> Dave, correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't VLC decode MPEG2 TS if the 
> client computer (PC or Mac) has a DVD drive installed, which takes care 
> of the MPEG2 licensing issues?
>
> Just wondering if this also applies to HD MPEG2.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank Fulchiero
> Digital Media Specialist
> Connecticut College
>
> "a little fish in big video"
>
>
> On Jul 12, 2006, at 4:55 PM, Dave Devereaux-Weber wrote:
>
> > Because of licensing concerns, Windows Media, Quicktime and Real do 
> > not include a codec for MPEG2 with their free distribution.  Quicktime 
> > has an optional MPEG2 codec, but it is simple profile, not MPEG2 
> > Transport Stream.  VBrick has VPlayer, which adds an MPEG2 codec to 
> > Windows Media, but only works on Windows-based systems (not Apple or 
> > *NIX).
> >
> > Michael Wellings tells me that he can only encode WM in software up to 
> > 720p in real time.  I'll look at the docs of the Tandberg codec I am 
> > renting, and see if it can do VC-1 or MPEG4.

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