> > The Pioneer doesn't do the real-time MLP encoding, it's done in > > software. An encoding app writes an .mlp file which is then > > burned from a separate tool. > > Ah, that explains it. Thanks. So its just video it can do in > realtime. Are you talking about your Pioneer DVD-R drive rather than the standalone Pioneer DVD recorder here, Kevin? > > Regardless of MLP (highly unlikely, as you say, because of > > patents) or something like it, DVD-A support for linux would be a > > great thing. > > Yes, thats very true. Are any other formats allowed for DVD-A? The > audio part of DVD video can use MPEG streams IIRC, and we have > free-ish MPEG encoders. 9+ MB/s of 4 channel MPEG would be pretty > high quality. Ogg Flac maybe? I guess in the future there will be very few pure hardware players - they will all be running some sort of upgradable software. So there'll be more scope for new formats. You could burn any format you wanted to a data DVD-R and include player software on the disc too. > Otherwise, maybe pioneer would licence thier linux version of the > MLP tools. If that's what they are using in the standalone recorder. If that was the case, I expect Meridian might object unless they get a substantial cut. Cheers Daniel
