FFmpeg Gets Support For RealVideo 3.0

[phoronix]

Phoronix: FFmpeg Gets Support For RealVideo 3.0

Earlier this month FFmpeg picked up support for new formats/decoders and among them were RealVideo 4.0 support. What was missing, however, was support for RealVideo 3.0 with this free software media converting solution...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=Njk0Nw

[hobbes]

Is it going to be possible now to play rmvb files using only FFMpeg/libavcodec library?

[dashcloud]

Is it going to be possible now to play rmvb files using only FFMpeg/libavcodec library?

The answer is probably. All the Real video formats should now be supported- they may not be perfect (and in RV 30's case, needs more samples), but they all should play.

The audio side might be a little worse: I'm not sure if some of the newest Real audio codecs are supported yet. The old ones definitely are.