[mythtv-users] Re: Introduction & Questions
thor
mythtv at lamedomainname.com
Tue Oct 21 16:31:59 EDT 2003
On Tuesday 21 October 2003 07:05 pm, Todd D. Woodward wrote:
> > > * AAC isn't supported yet?
> >
> > AAC player or encoder? I've been messing with this today for
> > myself (silly ipod won't play ogg), and as far as I can tell
> > there's only one encoder for linux, and because of licensing
> > issues (silly patents) it CANNOT be distributed as a binary. Not
> > sure how it goes for players, though - so maybe we can get a free
> > player like integrated into mythmusic.
>
> Just playing back. All the MP3/AAC music files are maintained on a
> Mac OS X Server shared via daapd and Samba. Looks like AAC and MP4
> input plugins for XMMS are now available. What player does
> MythMusic use?
>
The player is internal myth C++ code. I have a version in my code
tree that will play AAC via any DAAP source (via Rendezvous), but
it's still a long way from getting commited.
So ... go ahead .... and within a month or so all that AAC stuff will
probably be ready for prime time.
- thor
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