[MPlayer-dev-eng] SigmaDesign hardware support

[James Courtier-Dutton]

Philippe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Today I wrote to A'rpi about the SigmaDesign Hardware.
> 
> He told me to write this request to the dev mailing list.
> 
> I found the SDK for the following Sigma design hardware :
> 
>  - em8400 / em8401 -> Mpeg1/2 decoder
>  - em8470 / em8471 -> Mpeg1/2/4 decode
>  - em8475          -> the Xcard !
> 
> This SDK is a low level API. (I think it's not open source....) but there
> are sources for everything except for 4 files which are wrapped in 4 kernel
> modules.
> 
> If someone is interested in this SDK to write the needed MPlayer plugin (-vo
> xcard / -ao xcard), drop me an email and I'll send you everything I've got.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Philippe
> 
> --- A'rpi email---
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>sorry to bother you but today I read an old mail of you about the 
>>sigmadesigns Xcard.
>>
>>I have such a card. I searched the internet to find drivers and I 
>>found the SDK for
>> - em8400 / em8401 -> Mpeg1/2 decoder
>> - em8470 / em8471 -> Mpeg1/2/4 decode
>> - em8475          -> the Xcard !
>>
>>So if you are interested in the SDK and if you are ok to write the -vo 
>>xcard / -ao xcard
> 
> sorry, but as i don't own any of these cards, a'm not able to write (test)
> drivers for them.
> you should mail to mplayer-dev-eng, to find someone interested.
> 
> A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team
> --- A'rpi email---
> 
The dxr3 code should work on that.
http://dxr3.sf.net/

Cheers
James