[MPlayer-dev-eng] SigmaDesign hardware support

[Dirk]

James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> Philippe wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Today I wrote to A'rpi about the SigmaDesign Hardware.
>>
>> He told me to write this request to the dev mailing list.
>>
>> I found the SDK for the following Sigma design hardware :
>>
>>  - em8400 / em8401 -> Mpeg1/2 decoder
>>  - em8470 / em8471 -> Mpeg1/2/4 decode
>>  - em8475          -> the Xcard !
>>
>> This SDK is a low level API. (I think it's not open source....) but
>> there
>> are sources for everything except for 4 files which are wrapped in 4
>> kernel
>> modules.
>>
>> If someone is interested in this SDK to write the needed MPlayer
>> plugin (-vo
>> xcard / -ao xcard), drop me an email and I'll send you everything
>> I've got.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>> --- A'rpi email---
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry to bother you but today I read an old mail of you about the
>>> sigmadesigns Xcard.
>>>
>>> I have such a card. I searched the internet to find drivers and I
>>> found the SDK for
>>> - em8400 / em8401 -> Mpeg1/2 decoder
>>> - em8470 / em8471 -> Mpeg1/2/4 decode
>>> - em8475          -> the Xcard !
>>>
>>> So if you are interested in the SDK and if you are ok to write the
>>> -vo xcard / -ao xcard
>>
>>
>> sorry, but as i don't own any of these cards, a'm not able to write
>> (test)
>> drivers for them.
>> you should mail to mplayer-dev-eng, to find someone interested.
>>
>> A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team
>> --- A'rpi email---
>>
> The dxr3 code should work on that.
> http://dxr3.sf.net/
>
> Cheers
> James
>
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AFAIK KiSS(!!!) http://www.kiss-technology.com/?p=dp500&v=users uses
these chips in their players, too... maybe _they_ can send a patch...