Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly
by kkielhofner on Saturday August 21, 2021 @07:25PM
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That is true but if you’re using libx264/libx265 you’re not using hardware encode/decode blocks that include the patent license so MPEG-LA is back in the picture.
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Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly
by ksec on Saturday August 21, 2021 @10:19PM
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Again IANAL but license are per devices and not per IP blocks so you dont double pay for each and every components ( Hardware Encode Decode in CPU and GPU ). And generally speaking that is up to the OEM and Devices Manufactures to have it done.
Re:FFmpeg for browser and Node, powered by WebAssembly
by kkielhofner on Monday August 23, 2021 @11:24AM
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IANAL disclaimer as well but each component (hardware block, x264/x265 instance) is (IIRC) considered a separate "unit" [0].
[0] Slide 10, bullet one https://www.mpegla.com/wp-content/uploads/avcweb.pdf