RE: [oc] MP3 Encoder?

["Dautel, Rob" <Dautel@AllAmerican.com>]

Hi Paul,

This subject comes up every so often. The trouble with MP3 are the patents.
Decoders are free, but you get charged (or sued?) for encoder royalties. I
believe there is an MPEG 1/2 hardware, 1/2 CPU project going. Would that be
you Damjan? We've also talked a bit about doing a small data flow engine
which could support microcode for MP3, OGG, or whatever. It's possible a
data engine (a very, very, basic, stripped down DSP) could perform at less
power and smaller logic requirements that a dedicated MP3 codec. I'm
interested in doing a data engine if others are willing. I just have not got
around to starting it formally. For now, you might try looking for the half
and half project. This could at least give you something to look over and
think about.

-rob.


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul McFeeters [mailto:paul.mcfeeters@ntlworld.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:43 AM
To: cores@opencores.org
Subject: [oc] MP3 Encoder?


Hi,

has anybody ever heard of an MP3 encoder in VHDL? I'm interested in
any MPEG standard encoding or decoding and think VHDL might be a
possible solution to software.

Thanks

Paul McFeeters

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