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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by fancythat on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @09:35AM (#39990563)
Just interested, how do you manage licensing tarpits around certain video codecs supported by ffmpeg?
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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by hieu_dinh on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @11:33AM (#39991880)
FFmpeg is not bundled with the app. User will have to install it separately and link it with CompressX. Hope this explains
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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by EricE on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @02:49PM (#39994329)
Indeed - he has detailed instructions: https://hieudinh.notion.site/How-to-setup-CompressX-93a89b07...
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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by fancythat on Saturday April 13, 2024 @02:00PM (#40024811)
Yup, all clear, thanks!
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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by zoobab on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @09:44AM (#39990670)
"licensing tarpits" patent trolls?
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Re:Show HN: CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS, made $9k... by giantrobot on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @03:49PM (#39995010)
Various codecs ffmpeg supports have legitimate patent licenses. I can't think of any of the patent pools with NPEs, actual patent trolls.
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