From owner-freebsd-multimedia Wed Nov 25 22:25:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA00130 for freebsd-multimedia-outgoing; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:25:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (zippy.cdrom.com [204.216.27.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA00125 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:25:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (jkh@localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by zippy.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id WAA01139 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:26:53 -0800 (PST) To: multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Creative Labs PC-DVD Encore 5X and FreeBSD Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:26:48 -0800 Message-ID: <1131.912061608@zippy.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is Creative's latest DVD product, basically an ATAPI DVD drive and a controller card with video pass-through which does the MPEG decoding in hardware. It is support for this card which we need if we're going to be able to watch DVD movies in an X Window (naturally an issue of CRITICAL IMPORTANCE to all of us! :-) and if anyone would be interested in working on this, let me know and I'll make sure that the appropriate box of hardware goes sailing through your living room window just behind the attached brick. :-) Isn't it time for another one of Amancio's Holy Quests in any case? :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message