Graphics programming • The last MPEG-2 patent has now expired

The last MPEG-2 patent has now expired in every single country in the world, according to this previous post:

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Would it be possible for the next release of Raspberry Pi OS to include updated firmware that enables hardware decoding of MPEG-2 by default for the older pis?

Thank you

Statistics: Posted by paulslocum3 — Sun Jun 01, 2025 2:06 am

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