| New plug-ins bring WMV, MPEG-2/4 to Linux |
Jan. 18, 2007
A Spain-based software services provider is shipping commercial Gstreamer plug-ins that enable Linux and Solaris systems to decompress popular multimedia formats. Fluendo says its plug-ins allow applications like the Totem music player and Jokosher digital audio workstation to support a wide range of formats, including Windows Media and MPEG-2/4.
Fluendo says it decided to enter the commercial codec market because "users of GNU/Linux and Solaris operating systems have previously lacked solutions which enabled them to license and use popular media formats in accordance with the laws of their country."
A codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal.
Fluendo's codec collection initially supports:- Windows Media Audio
- Windows Media Video
- Windows Media MMS streaming protocol handling
- MPEG-2 video decoding
- MPEG-4 Part 2 video decoding
- ASF container format demuxing
- MPEG-2 Program and Transport Stream container format demuxing
- MPEG-4 ISO container format demuxing
- MP3 audio
Fluendo plans to add additional codecs over the course of 2007, it says.
"These codecs are of the highest quality possible, and all legal aspects are properly covered," Fluendo co-founder Pascal Pegaz said.
Fluendo is primarily a consulting and service provider company focused on Linux multimedia. Fluendo also serves on the GNOME advisory board.
Availability
Fluendo's codecs for Linux and Solaris are available now, direct from the company's online store. Most are priced at 7 Euros; the mp3 decoder, is free, however, and the complete bundle costs 28 Euros (approx. $36).
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