TV/DVD/MP3 player is sold separately because MPEG patents require a fee
for delivered decoders. Free or open source software are no exception.
Menuet media player isn't based on other media players.
Coding by V.Turjanmaa and A.Mogyorosi.
MPlayer v0.50 ( 88KB ) includes the following components:
TV/Radio player (DVB-T, mpeg-2 video, layer I,II,III audio)
Watch digital TV in Menuet ! TV/Radio player shows DVB-T broadcasts with mpeg-2 video and mpeg-1 layer I,II,III audio. Current release (0.50) has two picture sizes available. Larger requires 2.0 Ghz cpu with write-combine enabled in config.mnt. Smaller should work better with 1.6-1.8 Ghz cpu.
Subtitles are not supported unless included to the picture. There might be some occasional drops in data stream. Tuner application is included to Menuet64 image. Menuet64 required.
MP3 player (mpeg-1 audio layers I,II,III)
MP3 player decodes and plays mpeg-1, audio layer I,II and III -files. Also variable bitrate (VBR) files are supported. The player includes a 32 band equalizer. Before testing this release, make sure you can access audio card with the audio example application included to Menuet64 image. Menuet64 required.
DVD movie player (mpeg-2, pal, pcm)
Current release (0.50) has two picture sizes available. Larger requires 2.0 Ghz cpu with write-combine enabled in config.mnt. Smaller should work better with 1.6-1.8 Ghz cpu. Player has no support for css protected dvds. All tested non-css-protected dvds are decoded fine. Also NTSC disks work in our limited tests. In general, progressive movies have better image quality than interlaced live recordings. Current version supports pcm audio, which is used in some music disks, but not dolby digital. Before testing this release, make sure you can access dvds with dvdtest application. Menuet64 required.
If you agree to the
license, the player is available at Avangate.
Avangate will send the player download link to the specified email address. The link is sent usually within one hour.
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