Mplayer Source Code Released

[Digitalrat]

http://dev.gp2x.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386

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sorry if there are already some threads about it, just wondered seeing this

 

[Shikaku]

WE NEED AN EXPERT STAT!

IS THIS WHAT WE NEED TO UNLOCK THE MAGICEYES HARDWARE?!

 

[(naw)mcx]

I had a look and there is no resipey this time

 

[Shikaku]

I had a look and there is no resipey this time

=( (sound)

Wait, so does it mean it will compile? How does it work?

 

[aapje89]

I had a look and there is no resipey this time

yeah lol :lol:

 

[coob]

Use the official SDK toolchain to build. This avoids:

a ) having to make it static
b ) having to compile the exact same libs as GPH used (SDL_inifile, libmad, tremor etc)
c ) hassle

hwEq_change() may need a prototype sticking in somewhere

Edit config.mak to point to the compiler/toolchain dir you use (TCDIR).

Remember, this includes all the menuing crap. I'll release a patch to get rid of it when it stops crashing if I take it out

Edit: auto smileys on bee comma? you have to be kidding me.

 

[Muncher666]

I just had a very, very quick glance, but would fiddling and adding fourCC stuff be enough for the hardware decoder to read other video types (as I seem to remember that mmsp2 supports a lot of these natively) or will it be more involved than that?

PS: This should be moved to News if one hasn't already be posted. This is amazing news.

Allan.

 

[Squidge]

WE NEED AN EXPERT STAT!

IS THIS WHAT WE NEED TO UNLOCK THE MAGICEYES HARDWARE?!

No, the software that talks to the hardware is still very much closed source, and will likely remain so

However, this does explain how to talk to the video software on the 940, so people can write there own full-speed video players.

 

[Shikaku]

WE NEED AN EXPERT STAT!

IS THIS WHAT WE NEED TO UNLOCK THE MAGICEYES HARDWARE?!

No, the software that talks to the hardware is still very much closed source, and will likely remain so

However, this does explain how to talk to the video software on the 940, so people can write there own full-speed video players.

Well at least it's a start... we need ffplay updates now xd

 

[ste_167]

I had a look and there is no resipey this time

yeah lol :lol:

They must have streamlined it. It is a disappointment, however!

 

[Orkie]

It's about time they released it... It has been ready to be released for ages now.

 

[Phil]

WE NEED AN EXPERT STAT!

IS THIS WHAT WE NEED TO UNLOCK THE MAGICEYES HARDWARE?!

No, the software that talks to the hardware is still very much closed source, and will likely remain so

However, this does explain how to talk to the video software on the 940, so people can write there own full-speed video players.

Shazam!

Can't the magic eyes support a bunch more formats that GPH doesn't have the licence for?

Again, Shazam!

 

[jbrodack]

so now it looks like all source has been released and no one can complain about that issue again.

also I can't wait for some community made video players with support for more codecs.

 

[nickspoon]

Shazam!

Can't the magic eyes support a bunch more formats that GPH doesn't have the licence for?

Again, Shazam!

Yes indeed. In fact, it can even help with 3D engines, doing transformations and stuff. Unfortunately the module on the ME decoder is only available as binary.

 

[chris_r]

Shazam!

Can't the magic eyes support a bunch more formats that GPH doesn't have the licence for?

Again, Shazam!

Yes indeed. In fact, it can even help with 3D engines, doing transformations and stuff. Unfortunately the module on the ME decoder is only available as binary.

Do we have access to this binary then? and if so is it openly documented or will it be a case of excessive reverse engineering?

 

[nubie]

WE NEED AN EXPERT STAT!

IS THIS WHAT WE NEED TO UNLOCK THE MAGICEYES HARDWARE?!

No, the software that talks to the hardware is still very much closed source, and will likely remain so

However, this does explain how to talk to the video software on the 940, so people can write there own full-speed video players.

I don't need the hardware exploited for gaming, I just need a mplayer that doesn't crash.

If this is based on the same mplayer for x86 PC's can't we add insane amounts of actual functionality to this Device?

Like all sorts of output modes and filters? Or use it to drive 10-foot-tall displays made of light bulbs etc. ?

Or regular old Mpeg1 support?

 

[nickspoon]

Or regular old Mpeg1 support?

That I can do*.

*I hope.

 

[Tobriand]

This is fantastic news. Finally justifies all the positive coverage that the GP2x has been getting over the last few months which, whilst deserved, I always read with a slight sensation of "well, yes, but if the mplayer people get annoyed they could take the whole thing to pieces, and that'd be that".

Plus, of course, it's nice for developers to be able to finally see how GPH did some things that worked with the hardware since the beginning...

 

[MWeston]

Can this be downloaded as a zip file or do I have to find the server to use CVS or something like that?

 

[Squidge]

Just access it using your SVN client instead of web browser, and you can download the full tree to your harddisk...

eg...

-bash-2.05b$ svn export http://svn.gp2x.com/gp2x/tag/application/2006.07.05/mplayer/
[...]
Exported revision 30.
-bash-2.05b$

EDIT: It's now in the GP2X archive.