File Format help

1 more thing... I am not really locked down to the mpeg-4 format, I just was reading that it is the best quality, any opinions about a better format and I''m all ears. thx again

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(none of the video players I have found, have what I need for the right price)

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How about DirectShow ?

It supports MPEG4 (and 2, 3, WMA etc).

And it doesn''t cost anything whatsoever to use.


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Simon O''''Connor
Creative Asylum Ltd
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DirectShow is Microsoft only isn''t it? If it isn''t that would be awesome, but from what I understand its only Windows, and I need cross platform.

Ah right, yep, DirectShow is Windows only and uses the codecs from media player...

...MPEG4 might not be so suitable then, depending of course how cross platform you want it (i.e. Linux<->Windows ? Mac<->Windows<->Linux, NGC<->PS2<->Xbox etc).

The other problem with using that codec could be licensing - of either the playback codec or a per file encoding royalty. (In DShow MS have paid the royalty/codec license on your behalf provided you only use that code in Windows).


MPEG2 has more widely available players for many more platforms.

You''ll find links to players for most platforms and licensing info for most forms of MPEG at the http://www.mpeg.org site.


One widely used commercial solution is Bink from RAD Game Tools (http://www.radgametools.com/) - its on a few platforms, and they''re quite flexible if you wanted it porting to other platforms.


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Simon O''''Connor
Creative Asylum Ltd
www.creative-asylum.com