What are the restrictions on h264 usage?
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What do people mean when they say the h264 video codec is "patent encumbered"? What restrictions are there to the usage of h264? I've been using the free Handbrake transcoder to encode h264 videos and using the free VLC media player to decode h264 videos. I didn't have to pay a dime to encode and d…
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It is considered encumbered because there is a group (MPEG LA) which manages the portfolio of patents which make up the H.264 standard. The license for H.264 (AVC) states: Includes right to manufacture and sell AVC encoders and decoders with the rig…
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