The Entropy Wave GStreamer Decoder Pack is a collection of GStreamer plugins used for decoding a variety of media formats. Decoders for these formats are not shipped with most free Linux distributions because a distributor must pay patent licensing fees for each decoder shipped. Moreover, the patent licenses are incompatible with the LGPL license, a common license for open-source codecs.
Formats supported
- DV Digital Video
- MPEG-2 video
- H.263
- MPEG-4 part 2 video
- H.264/MPEG-4 part 10 AVC
- VC-1/Windows Media Video 9
- Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
- MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III (MP3)
Upgrade Policy
New versions of the Codec Pack will be released as bugs are fixed and new codecs are added. Customers will be entitled to upgrades for a period of two years from date of purchase.
The Decoder Pack is currently available only in bulk and site licenses.
Proceeds from sales of this product go directly to the development of open-source video software.