[FFmpeg-devel] Query about adding support for a new codec in FFMPEG player

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Ajit Deshpande <ajitsdeshpande <at> gmail.com> writes:

> What is the process to add support for this codec in the FFMPEG player?

First, please learn how to spell the project's name;-)
You send a patch, it gets reviewed, you make the requested changes, and after a
few iterations, your patch gets submitted.

> Does this codec have to be implemented from scratch to avoid patent issues
> or can the reference software which the standard body(ISO) provide can be
> used  either as it is or with some changes" ?

This is not a question about patent issues, but about copyright.
Your submitted code should be released under LGPL, GPL or MIT license.

If "reference software" means "HD Photo Device Porting Kit", note that its
license explicitly forbids using the code in open source projects like FFmpeg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XR#Licensing
(and the link to microsoft.com there)

Carl Eugen