[Open-graphics] decoding video in real-time

[Nicholas S-A]

> Both. It will use too much real estate on the FPGA/ASIC.
> I assume, that if we want to have a somewhat complete h.264 support,
> we'll need about half, to as much space as with the rest of the GPU.

I think everyone can agree that it is not worth it if that is the case.
Depending on how big the 3D engine turns out, I would be willing
to have software OpenGL along with hardware 2D accel and h.264.
Some other cool stuff would probably fit. Maybe even a configurable
coprocessor - since this would (probably) never be made into an ASIC.

> Yes, that's not feasible, that's why i said we have to move
> the SW/HW boarder from right to left.

What levels of H.264 should we support to make an implementation  
worthwhile?
Probably either High or Main.

>> (And of course I just made up the 30,000
>> number, I don't know what the real requirement would be.)
>
> I think a 3GHz cpu should be enough for 1080p content,
> even without DMA. But i don't have such a system available.
> (3GHz real clock, not AMDs rating)

I can try it out over here with my 3Ghz P4D. What software do I need?
 From what I understand, "HD" DVDs are only 720p. Where would I get
a 1080p source to decode?