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Vadi
October 29th, 2008, 04:28 PM
... and they "just worked".

You get one .deb to install, press the button, and then everything plays and shows. Pretty neat and trouble-free.

Recommending to anyone who doesn't want to have the guilt of using the codecs illegally (if that's your case in the country) / messing with installing new codecs when playing another format / and is fine with buying software on Linux ;)

Screenies:
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/4948/screenshot_01_W9w2o5.png
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/4949/screenshot_02_4okxYl.png
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/4950/screenshot_17_C63g7p.png
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/4951/screenshot_23_hgKW3j.png
http://www.ubuntu-pics.de/bild/4952/screenshot_24_Bl85pS.png
urukrama
October 29th, 2008, 04:56 PM
I wonder how many people will obtain the codecs legally to watch movies illegally.
RiceMonster
October 29th, 2008, 05:00 PM
I wonder how many people will obtain the codecs legally to watch movies illegally.

I'm guessing not a lot, because I'd think if they don't want to pay for the movies, they don't want to pay for the codecs either. Who knows though, right?
Vadi
October 29th, 2008, 05:05 PM
I wonder how many people will obtain the codecs legally to watch movies illegally.

Probably not a lot, since getting the codecs illegally in Ubuntu is a lot easier than the movies.
Canis familiaris
October 29th, 2008, 05:16 PM
What happens if a new release comes out?
Polygon
October 30th, 2008, 01:10 AM
and also, you said its just a deb, whats stopping someone from buying it then hosting the deb somewhere for anyone to download?
andamaru
October 30th, 2008, 01:13 AM
I thought they gave you a serial number which you had to enter, maybe it's just for the other programs
Vadi
October 30th, 2008, 01:22 AM
What happens if a new release comes out?

I'm already on 8.10 actually, but it says they support both 8.04 and 8.10
Vadi
October 30th, 2008, 01:23 AM
and also, you said its just a deb, whats stopping someone from buying it then hosting the deb somewhere for anyone to download?

No idea. But why would you do that if you can already get codecs illegally (software patents are recognised in your country) and very easily in Ubuntu itself...?
Frak
October 30th, 2008, 01:27 AM
What happens if a new release comes out?
Fluendo alerts me of updates when they are released. Now, if Canonical does this is just a guess. Though, for me, updates are free.
init1
October 30th, 2008, 01:33 AM
and also, you said its just a deb, whats stopping someone from buying it then hosting the deb somewhere for anyone to download?
The whole point of getting the codecs from Fluendo is that you get them legally. You can get them from Medibuntu or various other sources, but technically they aren't legal in the US.
http://www.medibuntu.org/
billgoldberg
October 30th, 2008, 01:33 AM
The only question I have:

Are the codecs better in any way?

For me, who can use the codecs legally, do their offer something extra?

Or are those the exact same codecs?
Therion
October 30th, 2008, 01:34 AM
What happens if a new release comes out?
I wondered the same thing because I was thinking about going the same route (coughing up the bucks for the codecs). More to be supportive of Canonical/Ubuntu in a general sense really.

Then I thought to myself: They're codecs. I don't have to download new or different codecs depending on what version of Ubuntu I'm using; so I can't think of a reason why these particular codecs (meaning the ones you pay for) wouldn't continue to work release after release.

Or... Am I missing something blindingly obvious?
MasterNetra
October 30th, 2008, 01:37 AM
Interestingly enough these codecs mentioned haven't been made available at a common less then legit location i know of that is based in Sweden. I myself am not downloading anything from the location but i do like to see whats there out of curiosity so after seeing this i checked and although there are some hacked versions of Ubuntu available, the codecs aren't there currently. (Not sure why you would need to host a hacked version of Ubuntu there anyway sense you can freely mod Ubuntu as you wish but meh. )

They also have the Christmas version of Ubuntu. But its not seeded.
d_skillz
October 30th, 2008, 01:39 AM
The video quality really looks good though.
Vadi
October 30th, 2008, 01:40 AM
The only question I have:

Are the codecs better in any way?

For me, who can use the codecs legally, do their offer something extra?

Or are those the exact same codecs?

Yes, they are better - they're legal (at least, in countries that recognise software patents and intellectual property).

That, and it's all of them in one nice .deb.
hanzomon4
October 30th, 2008, 01:46 AM
What formats does it support?
Frak
October 30th, 2008, 02:00 AM
The only question I have:

Are the codecs better in any way?

For me, who can use the codecs legally, do their offer something extra?

Or are those the exact same codecs?
I can't seem to see a difference, but that's just me. Using DVI-to-HDMI
Vadi
October 30th, 2008, 01:30 PM
What formats does it support?

http://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=244&osCsid=2c5b157af2272910d591be916eb10352
Spif
October 30th, 2008, 01:38 PM
This is the exact package that the Codec installer downloads for you, isn't it?

Very nice initiative, if I lived in the US I would buy it for sure,
bp1509
October 30th, 2008, 01:44 PM
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Vadi
October 30th, 2008, 02:10 PM
This is the exact package that the Codec installer downloads for you, isn't it?

Very nice initiative, if I lived in the US I would buy it for sure,

I wouldn't say so, because this is 1 .deb with all codecs. This isn't the case with the codec installer.

In any case, I'm not sure how are they made or obtained.