2015-03-17, 13:43
(2015-03-17, 13:08)woronczak Wrote: Sorry again for asking another similar question, but for other chipsets with advertised MVC hardware decoding support (eg Amlogic S802, later Intel HD graphics), will the work on the Pi be likely to lead to the possibility of MVC working on these platforms, or is this more a feature of the more open and accessible nature of the Pi?
It certainly will make it easier for other platforms to add support, once a first platform has support.
However there's likely to be a need for work on the gpu side (or at least a good understanding of what it does for MVC) to make use of it.
It's not clear how different platforms will produce decoded MVC frames. They could produce a double width (or double height) frame at 24fps.
They may produce a normal sized frame at 48fps (alternating left/right). They may produce a normal sized frame at 24fps with a hidden "linked" frame for the other eye.
I'm in a convenient position on the Pi as I can modify both the gpu firmware and the kodi code to get the behaviour I want.
Without that it is tougher. I'm sure integrated MVC will come to other platforms , but it may take a while.
