[SOLVED] buy codec licence?

MoonKid · June 29, 2017 at 3:15 PM

I read somewhere that I need to buy a codec licence when using kodi with Pi2?

thansen · June 29, 2017 at 4:47 PM

You can buy them here.

License keys - Raspberry Pi Store

**Klojum** · June 29, 2017 at 5:50 PM Official Post

It only applies to mpeg2 and vc codecs.

thansen · June 29, 2017 at 6:13 PM

Quote from Klojum

It only applies to mpeg2 and vc codecs.

Yes, they are the only codec licences that can be bought for the Raspberry Pi.

MoonKid · June 29, 2017 at 9:29 PM

Why should I use them? Why do I need them?

Which kind of videos or DVD images are related to this?

grael · June 29, 2017 at 10:47 PM

Mpeg2 is the standard used in dvd and dvb sd. There is a software codec in libreelec, but the hardware codec is better (and put less strain to the pi2)

VC1 is used in a few percentage of bluray discs. VC1 files are unwatchable on the pi without hardware codec...

MoonKid · June 30, 2017 at 7:58 AM

I have seen a wiki/howto that I have to edit a text file with the registryID on the machine to activate the codec.

Isn't there a KODI/LibreELEC menu entry for that?

**Klojum** · June 30, 2017 at 8:42 AM Official Post

No, certain things are not accessible/available via the Kodi GUI, but must be manually edited. Either via the advancedsettings.xml file or via other configurations files.

MoonKid · June 30, 2017 at 12:00 PM

Sounds like that the mpeg2 is a must-have because I have a lot of DVD-ISO images (backups of my own!)?

btw: Ticket: codec licences keys in the expert settings

grael · June 30, 2017 at 10:37 PM

Ahem... This is not a bug, and it's not a Kodi thing...

It "could" be done in libreelec, but really, putting the sd card on your computer to edit config.txt is not that complicated. And there, you can copy/paste the keys, setting them with a tv remote would be painful

MoonKid · July 1, 2017 at 3:41 PM

It is an usability ergonomic bug. Keep in mind there are other types of users - you are not the center of the universe.

I opened the ticket not for me but for Kodi to keep it improved for ALL users. I am not selfish when opening tickets. I always think about if this is related and good for the project.

btw: It is painfull to move the SD-card. I would prefere SSH-shell.

**HiassofT** · July 1, 2017 at 4:33 PM

Quote from MoonKid

btw: It is painfull to move the SD-card. I would prefere SSH-shell.

RTFM: Accessing LibreELEC - LibreELEC Config.txt - LibreELEC

so long,

Hias

trogggy · July 1, 2017 at 4:35 PM

This isn't a bug by any definition.

If you were supposed to be able to enter codecs in expert view and couldn't it would be a bug. So it's a feature request.

Neither is it a kodi issue. If it's an issue at all it's a libreelec specific one.

There are plenty of settings that might need to be entered in config.txt (eg overclocking, HDMI settings, cec-related, overscan) - why is this one any different?

And, btw, you can edit config.txt without taking the card out. I do it from my pc with the pi running, then reboot.

There was an addon to do it in openelec ('OpenELEC RPi Config'), no idea if it's available in libreelec but if so there's your answer.

grael · July 1, 2017 at 6:17 PM

Quote from MoonKid

Keep in mind there are other types of users - you are not the center of the universe.

Ok...

So my own personal universe has just been convinced not to answer your questions anymore.

MoonKid · July 2, 2017 at 8:08 AM

Quote from trogggy

This isn't a bug by any definition.

Maybe to youg to know that definition: Each feature accessible by text file but not by a gui is a bug.

**Klojum** · July 2, 2017 at 8:15 AM Official Post

Quote from MoonKid

Each feature accessible by text file but not by a gui is a bug

Your PRs for GUI updates are more than welcome.

**chewitt** · July 3, 2017 at 5:20 AM Official Post

At one point we were looking to absorb the capabilities of the OE era config add-on, but since RPi3 came along with enough CPU to decode MPEG2 in software without the license, the need for it among our userbase greatly reduced. There is also a strong correlation between providing a tool that encourages people to overclock their device and the number of people reporting random issues caused by overclocking.