Hi all,
I'm thinking of making a commercial Pi project which would sell as a complete module with Pi and software (written in C) as a sealed unit. I need to play back mp3 files but I'm having trouble finding a library or source code that has a licence that suits me. I don't want to release my source code and the software I sell is essentially embedded into the device and the user has no access to it.
I'm happy to buy an implementation (assuming it's cheap) and I'm happy to pay a small (tiny) royalty per unit for mp3 playback if needed.
Can anyone suggest a library or source code to either suite my requirements or someone who are willing to licence their code to me commercially?
Thanks,
Max
Re: MP3 playback in a commercial product
Does it absolutely need to play back MP3 files?
OGG Vorbis may suit your needs. It's open source and licensed in such a way that allows for commercial closed source redistribution. I've seen evidence of it in AAA games for example.
See here for the FAQ.
OGG Vorbis may suit your needs. It's open source and licensed in such a way that allows for commercial closed source redistribution. I've seen evidence of it in AAA games for example.
See here for the FAQ.
Re: MP3 playback in a commercial product
Unfortunately, yes. The user supplies the files and I think forcing conversion to Vorbis as a requirement would limit the usage.
I use Ogg/Vorbis on most of my projects where I get to chose the encoding (including several AAA games
). It's a shame it's virtually unheard of with the general public.
Max
I use Ogg/Vorbis on most of my projects where I get to chose the encoding (including several AAA games
). It's a shame it's virtually unheard of with the general public.Max
