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--- Steve Harris  wrote:

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> On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:48:32PM -0700, kevin ernste wrote:

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

> > 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.

Sounds silly, but I have no idea, never tried video or even looked at

it :)  The software (http://www.minnetonkaaudio.com) is audio-specific.
Just to be clear, we own an internal DVD-R/RW Pioneer drive (sub $300),

not the stand-alone Pioneer setup Daniel was referring to.  The

multi-channel mix (the music) is encoded in software to an mlp, and

then burned with DVD-A authoring software.
>

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> > Regardless of MLP (highly unlikely, as you say, because of 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?

Anyone else have more information about this?  Is there another way to

handle high-resolution DVD-A?
> audio part of DVD video can use MPEG streams IIRC, and we have

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> free-ish

> MPEG encoders. 9+ MB/s of 4 channel MPEG would be pretty high

> quality.

I'd be interested in having another look at this question.  What can we

do today with Linux for DVD Audio?  Frankly, I remember being

disappointed with Audio capabilities under the Video specs, which is

why we spent the cash  and bought the mlp stuff.
How far (sampling/bit) does 9+ MB/s get us with, for example, 4

channels of audio (too lazy to do the math -- it's 5 am)?
Kevin
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