[Discussioni][NEWS] Microsoft "Windows Media Technologies" ported to Linux

[Andrea Glorioso]

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8421395858.html

"InterVideo Inc. announced that it  has been licensed by Microsoft  to
supply  Windows Media  Technology  to makers  of Linux-based  consumer
devices. Under the agreement, InterVideo  can port various  components
of Microsoft's Windows Media Technology to Linux,  and provide them to
manufacturers wanting to run them on Linux-based consumer devices such
as set-top boxes,  personal video recorders,  and other such  devices,
the company said. The main components involved are Windows Media Audio
and Video   codecs,  Windows   Media file   container,  Windows  Media
streaming protocols, and DRM support.

[...]

InterVideo currently offers software components that support DVD, MP3,
PVR  and video editing  implementations   on Linux, and  several major
consumer   electronics devices  are   expected to  ship  in 2003  with
InterVideo's   LinDVD    (DVD   playback)  and/or     LinDVR  (digital
video/personal  video recording)  functionality   inside, the  company
said."

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