[maemo-developers] ?Ogg Vorbis support hw-accelerated

[From: Gunter Ohrner]

Jan Knutar wrote:
>> Does the OGG decoder utilise the CPU's media acceleration features
>> (NEON), or is decoding performed in software only, probably draining
>>  the battery pretty quick?

> I'd consider a decoder using NEON as being "software" too ;-)

Mh, ok, yes - I guess my intention was still clear. ;)

>> What battery run times do you get if continuously playing some MP3s
>>  and OGG Vorbis, in comparison?

> Tuomas Kulve did some excellent tests:
> http://tuomas.kulve.fi/blog/2009/11/07/n900-battery-duration-ogg-vs-
mp3/

Thanks for the link, it's extremely informative! :)

I'll have to check whether ffvorbis is already used in the current ogg-
support- or extra-codec-packages available at maemo.org, or does anyone 
here already know for a chance?

Greetings,

  Gunter