Erwin_Br Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Hi, I've been thinking about how to handle cut-scenes. Movies tend to grow very big and I want to keep my game to a downloadable size. So I thought about using a compression codec, like the infamous mpeg4 codec DivX. The problem is that you can't sell games with DivX encoded material (says the DivX license) without paying for it. My question: Does anyone know about a similar codec which is free to use even in commercial applications? --Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moebius Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 You may check out XVID, it's an Open Source implementation of the ISO MPEG-4 video compression algorithms. Codecs are available for Win32 and Unixes, maybe Macintosh on a near future, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin_Br Posted November 3, 2002 Author Share Posted November 3, 2002 I'm looking into this codec and yeah, this might just be what I was looking for! Thanks a lot! --Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squinkycakes Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Ooh! Maybe I'll use this to compress the movies in Cubert Badbone, P.I. and reduce its download size... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannar85 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Roger Foodbelly uses the Cinepak codec... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin_Br Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 Originally posted by jannar85 Roger Foodbelly uses the Cinepak codec... Does it cost money to use this codec in commercial projects? --Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannar85 Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 I don't think so, Erwin. Since it's included with Windows....and made by Intel... I found this article about it; Instead, most developers used Radius' free Cinepak codec, or Indeo, another free codec developed by Intel to provide a high quality video experience for its 486 and early Pentium computers. or it's official site; http://www.cinepak.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin_Br Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 Oh wait, I believe I know about this codec. Quality is acceptable but it doesn't compress nearly as tight as Mpeg4 codecs do. --Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannar85 Posted November 7, 2002 Share Posted November 7, 2002 Well, either that or you have to pay for that DivX codec. Not many people have that codec either, so it's a few flaws in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin_Br Posted November 7, 2002 Author Share Posted November 7, 2002 Originally posted by jannar85 Well, either that or you have to pay for that DivX codec. Not many people have that codec either, so it's a few flaws in it. That's not a flaw at all! You can install the codec during (or after) installation of the game. The Xvid codec seems to be the best choice now, because it's mpeg4 (like DivX) and it's free --Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannar85 Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Okay, thanks for mention that codec. We'll try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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