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R. Belmont
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Re: MPEG patent issues
06/15/09 09:17 PM
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> MPEG decoding in MAME is currently sort of taboo due to mpeg patents, from what I
> hear.
> Once the MPEG patents expire (in 2011 iirc) it will certainly be added.

2018 for MPEG audio. Not sure which ones would cover a video-only implementation.

Saturn and ST-V games use a custom encoder for FMV (often Duck TrueMotion). The system isn't powerful enough to decode true MPEG without add-on hardware (which the Bass Fishing games use).






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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Help, Mpeg decoder hardware emulation Naibo 06/15/09 12:04 AM
. * MPEG patent issues Lord Nightmare  06/15/09 05:55 AM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues R. Belmont  06/15/09 09:17 PM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues Naibo  06/16/09 07:10 AM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues R. Belmont  06/16/09 06:38 PM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues Kale  06/23/09 07:42 PM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues R. Belmont  06/24/09 06:58 PM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues Phil Bennett  06/15/09 11:42 PM
. * Re: MPEG patent issues Lord Nightmare  06/16/09 01:56 AM

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