> > > > It will output an uncompressed AVI, > > > > > > Maybe mame should incorporate dosbox ZMBV lossless video codec. > > > > Is the license compatible? I'd be alright with bringing in just about any lossless > > video codec as long as the license is compatible. > > AFAIK the codec license is the same as dosbox (GPLv2) and most players (vlc, mpc-hc, > mplayer) already have support for playing it right out of the box (only windows media > player could not play the test videos I downloaded).
Ideally MAME wants to keep core components and OSD level stuff as BSD tho so that it's easy enough to produce a clean BSD-only build for people who want that.
Adding components that are GPL at that level is something, afaik, the team try to avoid.
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