Multi-Platform Video Codec Seeks New Home

Eric Smith asks: "I own a next-generation video codec development company, idea65 (covered on Slashdot as our previous incarnations Opencodex, and Flashingyellow). We have a finished product, but don't quite know what to do with it, and we're looking for someone (or some company) interested in taking it over." Here's the chance for some of you out there looking for a good cause, to contribute something. Loads of people (me, included) would love a good cross-platform video codec.

We started our journey as an open-source project contest in response to DivX, before DivX networks came into being. Due to a variety of issues (not the least of which was our main investor pulling out and funding having to come out of my own pocket), we mutated into a closed-source project that we intended to distribute ourselves through the help of a third party. We finished product development almost a year ago and have a really great portable video codec that runs on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.

The problem we've run into is that with the economy being as it is, our candidates for distribution assistance have also all dried up. We've considered just GPL'ing it and seeing what the open-source community could do with it, but don't have anyone to oversee changes and official versions, not to mention from the looks of the DivX 4.0 project, there don't seem to be a lot of people interested in (or with the knowledge to) work on video codecs.

More or less, we've got a bunch of very well written CodeWarrior projects that need to find a new home as we don't really have the expertise or financing to sell it or even give it away. So, I'm interested in knowing if anyone has any suggestions for what to do with the project, or interest in taking it over (those with experience with this kind of thing)."

If seriously interested, you can contact Eric using the mailto link at the beginning of this article.

OK, OK, OK....

[tswinzig]

You can email it to me, dude.

The problem is...

[easter1916]

We have a finished product, but don't quite know what to do with it

Prior to developing the product and forming a company, did anyone mention the words "business plan" to you?

CAN I BE YOUR VC ANGEL?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll give you $20 - think about it

You're posting to the the wrong site...

[YouAreFatMan]

I believe the site you want is here [ebay.com]

Re:The problem is...

[_defiant_]

Step 1) Steal Underpants

Step 2) ...

Step 3) Profit!

I have an idea.

[MartinG]

We have a finished product, but don't quite know what to do with it

Have you thought about using it to encode and decode video. video codecs a can often be quite useful in that respect. Why not give it a try?

I think these guys are the Underwear Gnomes.

[ryanvm]

Was this the business plan?

Phase 1 - Develop new video codec
Phase 2 - Do some, uh, business stuff
Phase 3 - Make LOTS of money!