On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 12:07:01AM +1100, David Timms wrote: > I'm keen to repackage dvbcut for Fedora. > http://dvbcut.sourceforge.net/installation.html > The application can be used to trim up a mpeg2 transport stream for > example recorded from a DVB tuner card, and output in mpeg2 program > stream format. > > As packaged in packman, it warns: > - qt3 is needed by dvbcut-0.5.4-0.pm.0.i586 > - libffmpeg0 is needed by dvbcut-0.5.4-0.pm.0.i586 > It can also use mplayer, and finds this through name within your path, > ie it is not actually required for the program to run. > With ffmpeg and mplayer installed, a rpm -Uvh --nodeps allows it to run > fine. > > It's main function is the conversion from transport stream to program > stream of given selections, however, it does recode frames at the start > and end of each clip. > > So given the linking {I think} of ffmpeg, and the need for easiest use > of having mplayer installed, am I correct in assuming this will be no go > in FedoraPC ? ffmpeg is patent-encumbered, thus no-go in Fedora. If your application can use other codecs that are free and are included in Fedora (e.g. Ogg Theora), but may also use ffmpeg if present, then it could fit. > And if that's the case, how does the included kernel module for > controlling / receiving mpeg2 transport streams from my DVB card fit > with Fedora ? The hardware manufacturer will have a patent license that allows them to use mpeg2. That same patent license most likely does not extend to you as an end user for use outside of their hardware. -- Matt Domsch Linux Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
