Linux codec support for H.264, MJPEG and WMA

A second option is to use some of the open source codecs, which are already heavily used on i.e. the BeagleBoard and Gumstix Overo boards...

Good luck
  Søren

Thanks for suggesting Beagle board for study.

The Beagle board CPU has both an Arm core and a DSP core, suppose the codec will make use of both to the best decoding effect. However, AM3505 does not have the DSP core and the codec must be running on the Arm Cortex-A8 only.   

My suggestion to TI is to ready the standard codecs for Linux and refer the customer to algorithm vendors for a special tune only if it is necessary. Most SoC vendors do the same, just like the special codec bundle that is available to DM365 and DM355 users. 

Hi Ted,

I basically agree with you. I however just want to make sure, that you know that you can get plenty of "standard" codec for Beagle (OMAP3/Cortex-A8 in general) only utilizing the Cortex-A8 core. Look i.e. at FFMPEG, which to my knowledge doesn't utilize the DSP for anything...

Good luck with your project
  Søren