MP3 File Loading

You can use DirectShow
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I haven't really looked at the DirectShow stuff much, but does it have similar functionality to DirectMusic/DirectSound, in terms of motifs and such? And what's Fmod?

[edited by - fyhuang on April 25, 2004 12:19:52 PM]

The best library I found is GAudio. But I think mp3 is not a free format you could need a licence...

check my link

I thought about ogg vorbis, too, but, it's an open source format, so does that mean that if I use their format, I have to license my program under GPL too? I am a HUGE open source supporter, but I don't want my programs under GPL just yet.

I haven't tried out the MP3 tutorial yet, doing so now...

MP3 is not a free format, but I don't think you need a license, either...

[edited by - fyhuang on April 25, 2004 12:29:39 PM]

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=213935

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MP3 is not a free format, but I don''t think you need a license, either...

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MP3 encoding and decoding is patented. If the patent applies in your country, you do need a license.

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I am a HUGE open source supporter, but I don''t want my programs under GPL just yet.

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If you don''t contribute, you can''t call yourself a supporter. If you don''t want to contribute code, at least join the FSF and make a donation.

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I thought about ogg vorbis, too, but, it''s an open source format, so does that mean that if I use their format, I have to license my program under GPL too?

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Only if you use a decoding library (or other code) that is itself under the GPL. Do your homework.

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“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” — Brian W. Kernighan

OK, thanks for your suggestions, guys. Because of the licensing costs that I overlooked (*smacks forehead*), I''m not going to use MP3.

[To: Fruny]Once I get a job, I''ll donate money.

I think he meant proponent, not supporter.