FAQ
A few common questions
Why €5,000?
It pays for a senior engineer's week to onboard the data, add loaders
if your format is new, run the encode/decode matrix on at least two
platforms, and write the report. It also filters out tyre-kickers —
the people who pay are usually the ones who become customers.
What if MFC doesn't compress my data well?
You still get the report — the numbers are the numbers, and a report
that says "MFC gives you 2.4× on this recording" is honest and useful.
The credit-toward-licence policy only triggers if you decide to license.
Can I do this for free?
For public datasets (DSEC, TUM-VIE, MVSEC, N-Caltech101) — yes, open a
benchmark issue
on the public mirror and we'll run it when we get to it.