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> > The Pioneer doesn't do the real-time MLP encoding, it's done in

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> > 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. 

Are you talking about your Pioneer DVD-R drive rather than the

standalone Pioneer DVD recorder here, Kevin? 
> > Regardless of MLP (highly unlikely, as you say, because of

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> > 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? The

> 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.

Ogg Flac maybe? I guess in the future there will be very few pure

hardware players - they will all be running some sort of upgradable

software. So there'll be more scope for new formats. You could burn

any format you wanted to a data DVD-R and include player software on

the disc too.
> Otherwise, maybe pioneer would licence thier linux version of the

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> MLP tools.

If that's what they are using in the standalone recorder. If that was

the case, I expect Meridian might object unless they get a

substantial cut. 
Cheers
Daniel