beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoThe Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expiredmeta.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkThe Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expiredmeta.wikimedia.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomecall_metim@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6 days agoExcuse ignorance, but does this mean Davinci resolve could make MP4 videos compatible on linux OS’ now?
minus-squareZarxrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days agoNo, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.
minus-squareadarza@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agohaven’t used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old ‘archives’ though.
minus-squarepsycotica0@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoYeah… that’s why it’s allowed to expire now. We don’t allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛
Excuse ignorance, but does this mean Davinci resolve could make MP4 videos compatible on linux OS’ now?
No, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.
haven’t used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old ‘archives’ though.
Yeah… that’s why it’s allowed to expire now. We don’t allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛