--- Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:48:32PM -0700, kevin ernste wrote: > > 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. Sounds silly, but I have no idea, never tried video or even looked at it :) The software (http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com) is audio-specific. Just to be clear, we own an internal DVD-R/RW Pioneer drive (sub $300), not the stand-alone Pioneer setup Daniel was referring to. The multi-channel mix (the music) is encoded in software to an mlp, and then burned with DVD-A authoring software. > > > 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? Anyone else have more information about this? Is there another way to handle high-resolution DVD-A? > 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. I'd be interested in having another look at this question. What can we do today with Linux for DVD Audio? Frankly, I remember being disappointed with Audio capabilities under the Video specs, which is why we spent the cash and bought the mlp stuff. How far (sampling/bit) does 9+ MB/s get us with, for example, 4 channels of audio (too lazy to do the math -- it's 5 am)? Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com