[Bug 490084] [NEW] Feature request: intel indeo 5 codec support

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-app-install

More information:
http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=Indeo_5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeo

Though Indeo saw significant usage in the mid-1990s, it remained
proprietary. Intel slowed development and stopped active marketing, and
it was quickly surpassed in popularity by the rise of MPEG codecs and
others, as processors became more powerful and its optimization for
Intel's chips less important. Indeo still sees some use in video game
cutscene videos.

Official Indeo 5 decoders exist for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS Classic,
BeOS R5 and the XAnim player on Unix. Versions 2 and 3 have decoders in
FFmpeg. Indeo version 3, 4 and 5 are supported by MPlayer and XAnim.
Version 5.11 is freeware and may be used on all 32-bit versions of
Windows prior to Vista. Version 5.2 has been created for XP and is
available to buy from the official website[4] for use only with Windows
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. This includes support for Indeo Video 4.5
and Indeo Audio 2.5 codecs but the version 3.2 video codec has been
removed since the original release of Indeo XP for Windows. Indeo is not
supported and is not compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7
or any Windows 64-bit operating system.

There is no codec pack for gstreamer that is able to view this type of
file. vlc/ffmpeg displays an error when trying to play this type of filw

Example Media:
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/V-codecs/IV50/indeo50.avi

Current result:
Only audio plays. Video is not displayed.

Expected result:
Plays both audio and video in sync.

This bug was create to request IV50 to be supported by gstreamer and ffmpeg. If this is
not possible due to legal issues or other roadblocks, please define what the
issue is with supporting this codec.

Tested on:
i386, Ubuntu Desktop 9.10, Linux 2.6.31-15

** Affects: ffmpeg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: gnome-app-install (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: totem (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: codec

** Also affects: vlc (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: totem (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: ffmpeg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Feature request: intel indeo 5 codec support
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490084
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