Re: [oc] Re: MP3 decode core.

[Daniel Haensse <daniel.haensse@alumni.ethz.ch>]

I'm currently working on a 68vz328 openhardware board
(www.openhardware.net/Dragonix/index.php) with an ACEX1k30 or 1k50 onboard,
planning to connect a mp3 decoder from www.vlsi.fi to it. Would it be possible
to use the 1k30 or 1k50 chip to do decoding?

Dani

Am Mon, 04 Jun 2001 schrieben Sie:
> > It's patentented or copyrighted or something, and while you're allowed
> > to right decoders, writing an encoder requires a license.  And so...
> Yes, that is correct Fraunhofner institute (and one company - I cannot
> remember
> the name) has a patent on encoder. It is practically impossible to make
> encoder without violating the patent. There is a fee of $25 you have to pay
> for
> the encoder to patent owners. But there are no problems with the decoder.
> 
> I was thinking that it would be cool to connect or1k (which is DSP) with
> some
> other very simple peripherals and make decoder. I can write SW for that.
> If anyone is willing to help me, that would be very cool too.
> 
> > > There was an open compression that a group was working on,
> > > wouldn't that be better ?
> >
> > Yes, definetely better.  Ogg Vorbis is what you're thinking of.
> Although it is open standard it is not nearly as spread as mp3.
> I don't know what is the current status of some GNU encoders,
> but they are still available for download.
> 
> have a nice time,
>     Marko