[Solved] MPEG2 and VC1 codec licenses not working with RPi3B+?

    I added my codec licenses for MPEG2 and VC1 yesterday, and noticed a movie was stuttering like crazy.

    Just hooked up a keyboard and noticed the movie was encoded in VC1 (remux from a Blu-ray) and decoded in SW, instead of HW like a movie encoded with h264.

    Logging in using SSH I can confirm the codecs are disabled, even though they exist in the config.txt.

    Quote

    LibreELEC:~ # vcgencmd codec_enabled MPG2

    MPG2=disabled

    LibreELEC:~ # vcgencmd codec_enabled WVC1

    WVC1=disabled

    LibreELEC:~ #

    I can't even find the codecs on a shop like The Pi-Hut, so aren't they sold anymore?

    If you used the keys from another (older) RPi this won't work, the codec licenses are tied to the RPi's serial number.

    You can order license keys directly from RPi: Raspberry Pi Store

    They had a few issues with their shop about 2 weeks ago but IIRC they are resolved now.


    so long,

    Hias