The MPEG-2 codec costs £2.40, and the VC-1 codec costs £1.20, including VAT.
#Purchase mpeg 2 and vc1 codec license keys how to#
You will need the serial number of your Raspberry Pi, because the licence is keyed to it the order page explains how to read that from the system. If you want/need these codecs, all you have to do is go to the Raspberry Pi Store and spend a very small amount of money. My next question was, "how do I use these codecs"? Obviously they have to be installed somehow/somewhere, but where and how? Figuring that out, and getting it done, turned out to be a bit more trouble than actually buying them. My first question when I heard about these codecs was, "what do I need or want these codecs for"? It didn't take long before it was clear that both of those assumptions were wrong the Pi was wildly popular not only for educational purposes, and especially with the various Media Centre packages the demand for codecs was substantial.
The decision was based on a combination of the cost involved - the licences required would have raised the unit price significantly - and their belief that the Pi would be primarily an educational tool, so there wouldn't be a lot of demand for these codecs.
The creators of the Raspberry Pi initially decided not to include MPEG-2 and VC-1 codecs with every unit. I've had a bit of a struggle getting this post written, because I have been fluctuating between: "Wow, Look, that's really great!" and "Why the heck doesn't that work?"īut I think that I have enough of it figured out now to make it useful to others - so here we go.Ī bit of explanation is needed first.
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