My own codecs ?

[Pirate]

Any way , any program let me issue my own codecs ?

Thanks .

[Cander]

You have to program a codec.

[Pirate]

How ?

[Cander]

Umm...

Learn the video/audio standard. Write a decoder driver.

And no we are not talking about something you can do in VB with 10 lines of code.

[Pirate]

If I'm not wrong , I've heard that there are some programs that can do this easily . Sort of encryption thingy for the song or the movie .

[Cander]

Um no. I think you are confusing codec with something else. A codec is a driver that decodes audio/video so you can see/hear it in your favorite media player.

[Pirate]

Ok , I'll change my mind , how can I protect MP3 files ?

[Cander]

What do you mean protect?

[Pirate]

I mean protect . Like what these codec do . So , no one can play it unless he has this file or .

[Cander]

A file is not going to play anyway if they dont have the proper codec. So your question is moot. Besides, pretty much every media player has a built in MP3 decoder already.

[Pirate]

I'm sure , there is a program that export any codec with password or any kind of verification but I can't seem to find it anywhere . When I get it hofully I'll post it here anyways . :D

[Cander]

I still say you are mixing codec up with something else. There is no reason to pasword verify a codec.

[radarmy]

If you want actually protect a movie or file, then you need to encrypt it. A program like PGP would do it. With PGP you could even make a encrypted virtual drive.