[mpeg2] Re: BMK-Elektronik board, &c

[Frank Rosengart <rosengart@convergence.de>]

Warren Young wrote:

> We are interested in automated encoding of MPEG-2 video on Linux and
> Windows.  We'd like our board of choice to work on both platforms, if
> possible, but if necessary we can accept using different boards on each
> platform.  Our questions:
> 
> 1. Will the BMK board work under Windows?

maybe. But the price for the board is slightly higher if you purchase 
the 'Windows' version (means the SDK)

> 3. Reading the linuxtv.org site, I get the impression that this
> driver/board combo is still kinda beta.  

As usaual in open source projects the driver is still under development. 
But a lot of people seem to be happy with board. Not all versions of 
Linux/mainboard/southbridge/CPU/moon phase are checked out. So be 
prepared that exactly under your configuration it fails to work properly.


> 
> 4. I tried to go to www.visiontech-dml.com but got redirected to
> Broadcom's site.  I guess they bought Visiontech out, but the Broadcom
> site doesn't list anything obviously related to MPEG encoding.  Should
> this worry me?  (I.e., is the KFIR chip in danger of being discontinued
> or something?)

Please ask BMK for that issue. I suppose that they have a contract for 
at least two years for soldering KFir-1 boars. VT was aquired by BC. 
This is sadly true ('cause their NDA policy for KFir-2)