[vtkusers] Re:MPEG2writer patented?

[Berk Geveci]

vtkAVIWriter does support installed codecs. I don't remember if it
hard-codes one or allows you to choose them. However, Windows is not
the only platform we support. Those codecs rely on patented algorithms
as well and cannot be distributed to run on other platforms.

-berk

On 2/27/07, Michael Knopke <Michael.Knopke at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Thanks Berk and David,
> ok, I just tried and got linker errors with vtk5.0 (I still use an older cvs-snapshot (released before 5.0) where you didn't have to manually download and link the lib, that's why I was confused).
> So using vtkAVIWriter should give you uncompressed files and I guess there is no way of using any windows installed codecs for real time compression? (otherwise there wouldn't be need for an ogg-theora based writer, I guess)
>
> I have another question regarding VTK5.0. The reason I still use the old snapshot is that VTK5.0 doesn't contain some useful widgets like the vtkDistanceWidget and vtkAngleWidget. What is the roadmap for official release of a new VTK version that hopefully includes more widgets?
>
> Also: I tried the newest cvs and everything that I use works well, except the vtkAngleWidget (and some minor probs like vtkLabelActor2D...). Where to report those problems (bugtracker?) or is there no need for this?
>
> Thanks again
>
> Michael
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