LSDVD - DVD for the Next Generation
LSDVD is a project to bring a fully functional DVD player/decoder to the Linux
operating system. This project has many goals and several milestones we wish to
hit over the coming months. For now this section will serve as a general overview
for our project and a rough estimate of our timeline. As pieces of the project become
stable more information will be posted here.
Goals:
Solid and stable.
Fast decoding (MPEG-2 and AC-3) on
a minimum of hardware
An easy and obvious user interface
as well as a solid and functional programmer interface
Clean, modular code
Development and Release Plans [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml
]:
Phase 1 [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml#phase1
]
Phase 2 [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml#phase2
]
Overall Design [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml#design
]
Implementation Detals [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml#implementation
]
Licensing Issues [ http://www.csh.rit.edu/projects/lsdvd/devplans.shtml#licensing
]
Graphical User Interface:
Main GUI
Dockable GUI
Application Program Interface:
Navigation
API
Decoder API
Codecs:
MPEG-2
MPEG-1
AC-3
PCM
CSS
SDDS
Sub-Picture
Frame Mixing/Output
Behind the scenes
| Gad Berger | |
| email: | gad@csh.rit.edu |
| working on: | VOB handling, project owner |
| codes to: | Sarah McLachlan & other female singers |
| beverage: | Nantucket Nectars || other non-carbonated consumables |
| sports: | Ice hockey / roller hockey, soccer |
| favorite hairstyle: | Anything low maintenance |
| favorite movies: | A Bug's Life, Seven, Can't Hardly Wait, La Jetta, The Wall |
| favorite linux app: | Pine and Netscape |
| linux distribution: | Debian |
| quote: | "Success is 1% inspiration and 99% persperation" -- Thomas Alva Edison |
| Dave Klint | |
| email: | davek@csh.rit.edu |
| working on: | MPEG Codec, VOB Handling |
| codes to: | DREAM THEATHER!!! |
| beverage: | Orangina (yum) |
| sports: | Ha! Sports! |
| favorite hairstyle: | Ha! Style! |
| favorite movies: | Goodfellas, Casino, anything with Pacino in it |
| favorite program: | main(O){O!=107&&main(putchar((O<97?3:((O=(O- 100)*-7)<0?O+=7,O+=10+113*O/-119,O:O))+97));} |
| favorite linux app: | vi(1) |
| linux distribution: | Debian v?.? |
| quote: | "Dude, I _AM_ the internet." -- cool guy |
| Paul Volcko | |
| email: | pvolcko@concentric.net |
| working on: | IFO parsing, Software design |
| codes to: | The dull buzz of a power box breaker on the virge of tripping |
| beverage: | Coke (classic) |
| sports: | Skiing, snowmobiling, extreme-rush-hour-traffic through reduced-lane-construction-zone driving |
| favorite movies: | Silence of the Lambs, 2001, Star Wars (IV), The Matrix, The Truman Show |
| favorite bands: | Dream Theater, Queensryche, Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews Band, Alice in Chains, Rush |
| favorite linux app: | Pine |
| favorite desktop: | Window Maker |
| linux distribution: | :) Slackware |
| Ben Meyer | |
| email: | benjamin@csh.rit.edu |
| working on: | GUI, top video layer |
| codes to: | Euro, alt |
| beverage: | There's more out there than Mountain Dew? |
| sports: | Gymnastics, Floor Hockey |
| favorite hairstyle: | Not what I look like in the morning :) |
| favorite movies: | Heat, 1995 Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet |
| favorite linux app: | E |
| linux distribution: | Mandrake |
| quote: | "To relieve the suffering that my hands endear would be a welcome endearment in challenge to the anguish that besets me day upon day." -- Richard in Mannerophs "A Fool" |
Links
Other Projects:
LIVID - livid.on.openprojects.net
LinuxDVD - linuxdvd.corepower.com
Hardware Decoders:
| Sigma Designs - | www.sigmadesigns.com www.sigmadesigns.com/products.htm#EM8400 |
| Convergence - | www.linuxtv.org www.linuxtv.org/dvd |
| Matrox - | www.matrox.com www.matrox.com/mga/products/millennium_g200/home.htm www.matrox.com/mga/products/mill_g400/home.htm |
| Creative Labs - | www.creative.com www.opensource.creative.com |
Specs:
AC3 specs - www.atsc.org/Standards/A52
Other Relevent:
MPEGLA - www.mpegla.com
DVD Forum - www.dvdforum.com
Dolby Labs - www.dolby.com
Copyright 2000