You wanted MPEG-2? You've got it!

[mikerr]

So are H.264 encode and CEC support available for all Pis now with no payment, just an rpi-update ?

Alongside MPEG-2 support (which you’ll have to pay for), we’re making H.264 encode available for free.

As I read that, it could be read either way - free to all, or free with mpeg2.

[alexeames]

So are H.264 encode and CEC support available for all Pis now with no payment, just an rpi-update ?

As I read it it could be read either way - free to all, or free with mpeg2.

The way I read it, free to all. But I may be wrong.

[welshblob]

So are H.264 encode and CEC support available for all Pis now with no payment, just an rpi-update ?

As I read it it could be read either way - free to all, or free with mpeg2.

The way I read it, free to all. But I may be wrong.

Free to all but you will need an app to take advantage of them. Already using the CEC support on raspbmc .... its very good.

[Montala]

My keys have just been delivered... and on a U.K. Bank Holiday Sunday as well!

Thanks again to all involved!

[wumpyr]

I received my mpeg-2 key. Is it really meant to be a negative hex number?

[mikerr]

Mine is too, example format (obviously not the exact number):

decode_MPG2=-0x1234567

[Auron]

What I'm wondering - could the Pi decode MPEG-2/H264 and re-encode it to a H264 stream in real time (e.g for using a mobile device/tablet as a mobile PVR device).

[dom]

Mine is too, example format (obviously not the exact number):

decode_MPG2=-0x1234567

Negative hex numbers should be fine. You can if you prefer replace it with the positive version.
decode_MPG2=0xEDCBA988

and it should work the same.

I'll see if the licences given out can be made positive to reduce confusion.

[dom]

What I'm wondering - could the Pi decode MPEG-2/H264 and re-encode it to a H264 stream in real time (e.g for using a mobile device/tablet as a mobile PVR device).

In theory, yes. Someone would have to create the OpenMAX pipeline.

1080p decode + concurrent 1080p encode may be too much, but up to 720p should be fine.

[dom]

If you want to test your licence. I suggest:

For MPEG-2
wget ftp://streams.videolan.org/samples/MPEG ... ANGLE1.VOB
omxplayer TITLE01-ANGLE1.VOB

For VC-1
wget ftp://streams.videolan.org/samples/V-co ... _6Mbps.wmv
omxplayer Test_1440x576_WVC1_6Mbps.wmv

(yes this is a 3d SBS clip, so you should see a similar image on left and right of screen).

Also if you have more that one board licenced, and would like to swap sdcards, then you can specify multiple licences:
decode_MPG2=0x12345678,0xabcdabcd,0x87654321

(note if you list decode_MPEG2 multiple times, it won't work)

[csgabe]

I've bought a license of VC-1 and many files which have VC-1 format are not working with omxplayer, here are some:
http://ge.tt/9xY4qbM/v/0
http://ge.tt/4DQJqbM/v/0

[dom]

I've bought a license of VC-1 and many files which have VC-1 format are not working with omxplayer, here are some:
http://ge.tt/9xY4qbM/v/0
http://ge.tt/4DQJqbM/v/0

Links are timing out for me.

[fbutler]

If you want to test your licence. I suggest:

For MPEG-2
wget ftp://streams.videolan.org/samples/MPEG ... ANGLE1.VOB
omxplayer TITLE01-ANGLE1.VOB

For VC-1
wget ftp://streams.videolan.org/samples/V-co ... _6Mbps.wmv
omxplayer Test_1440x576_WVC1_6Mbps.wmv

(yes this is a 3d SBS clip, so you should see a similar image on left and right of screen).

Also if you have more that one board licenced, and would like to swap sdcards, then you can specify multiple licences:
decode_MPG2=0x12345678,0xabcdabcd,0x87654321

(note if you list decode_MPEG2 multiple times, it won't work)

Thanks for the test videos. Both play for me.

[Montala]

Negative hex numbers should be fine. You can if you prefer replace it with the positive version.
decode_MPG2=0xEDCBA988

and it should work the same.

Hi Dom,

Sorry for being a bit 'thick', but I don't quite understand what you are saying here

I also have a negative number, and would like to replace it with a positive one, but am not clear exactly what I have to type in... and where!

Thanks.

[csgabe]

Links are timing out for me.

Here are the files uploaded to different site:
http://csgabe.minus.com/mh5eFAL85/

[mahjongg]

Negative hex numbers should be fine. You can if you prefer replace it with the positive version.
decode_MPG2=0xEDCBA988

and it should work the same.

Hi Dom,

Sorry for being a bit 'thick', but I don't quite understand what you are saying here

I also have a negative number, and would like to replace it with a positive one, but am not clear exactly what I have to type in... and where!

Thanks.

Its very probably simply a twos complement of the negative number. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twos_complement.
But I surely don't see the need to change it, except for some strange sense of propriety.
You can simply copy and paste the key in, no need to wonder even what its says.

[ghans]

h.264 encode and decode are covered in the same license , as it turns out , and included in
the price of the Pi.


ghans

[Dweeber]

If you want to test your licence. I suggest:

Both test videos worked.

[happypi]

Hi,

I have purchased both licenses and have confirmed they work using the 2 test files.

I cannot however get them working for the purpose I intended.

I'm trying to watch sopcast streams encoded in WMV but exactly the same thing happens when trying to watch them as before the licences were added. I get sound but no video.

I have tried multiple Windows Media Video 8 - WMV2 and Windows Media Video 9 - WMV3 streams.

What happens when a sopcast stream is running on a PC is it starts streaming the audio/video on http://localhost:8902/

If you open this address in VLC the video works. Opening it on the pi using the PC's address does not. This works perfectly with H264 video.

I have the same problem on the latest openelec and xbian.

Any ideas what could be the cause?

cheers

[redhawk]

Does this play http://video.ch9.ms/teched/2012/na/SIA302.wmv with the VC-1 hardware enabled codec??

Richard S.

[happypi]

hi,

it plays audio but no video mirroring my original problem.

thanks

[redhawk]

That's rather worrying then the video clip is 1280 x 720 Windows Media Video 9 Professional you would expect the VC-1 hardware support to work.

Is it possible buy MPEG-2 and VC-1 licenses individually or only as combined??

Richard S.

[milhouse]

Available individually.

[daveg]

I've got my MPEG-2 and VC1 keys emailed to me today; now that's what I call service!

However trying to play both of these files via the latest build of OpenELEC I compiled from github this morning i am seeing "flickering" of the video.

It isn't exactly flickering, more like the image is jumping up and down by a pixel or two giving a flickering type effect which makes you feel ill after a few minutes.

I may have to try using raspian to see if it is an OpenELEC issue, but I thought I'd mention it in case it's me doing something wrong.

[dom]

I've got my MPEG-2 and VC1 keys emailed to me today; now that's what I call service!

However trying to play both of these files via the latest build of OpenELEC I compiled from github this morning i am seeing "flickering" of the video.

It isn't exactly flickering, more like the image is jumping up and down by a pixel or two giving a flickering type effect which makes you feel ill after a few minutes.

Are the files interlaced? What resolution?