← Back to context Comment by saagarjha 3 months ago Or licensed. 6 comments saagarjha Reply jsheard 3 months ago Isn't the whole point of AV1 that it's royalty free, as opposed to H264/265/etc? saagarjha 3 months ago For the codec, sure. But there can always be more restrictions on the IP block, driver code, etc. ZeroCool2u 3 months ago Yeah, and the main problem with HEVC/H265 is the patent encumbrance. Very odd, but hopefully it's just coming a bit later. TiredOfLife 3 months ago It started like that. But now there are at least 2 different patent pools that want rent. Dylan16807 3 months ago Have they successfully gotten any? jeroenhd 3 months ago AV1 is designed to be license free, so unless they outsourced their driver development to another company I don't think there's anything to license.
jsheard 3 months ago Isn't the whole point of AV1 that it's royalty free, as opposed to H264/265/etc? saagarjha 3 months ago For the codec, sure. But there can always be more restrictions on the IP block, driver code, etc. ZeroCool2u 3 months ago Yeah, and the main problem with HEVC/H265 is the patent encumbrance. Very odd, but hopefully it's just coming a bit later. TiredOfLife 3 months ago It started like that. But now there are at least 2 different patent pools that want rent. Dylan16807 3 months ago Have they successfully gotten any?
saagarjha 3 months ago For the codec, sure. But there can always be more restrictions on the IP block, driver code, etc.
ZeroCool2u 3 months ago Yeah, and the main problem with HEVC/H265 is the patent encumbrance. Very odd, but hopefully it's just coming a bit later.
TiredOfLife 3 months ago It started like that. But now there are at least 2 different patent pools that want rent. Dylan16807 3 months ago Have they successfully gotten any?
jeroenhd 3 months ago AV1 is designed to be license free, so unless they outsourced their driver development to another company I don't think there's anything to license.
Isn't the whole point of AV1 that it's royalty free, as opposed to H264/265/etc?
For the codec, sure. But there can always be more restrictions on the IP block, driver code, etc.
Yeah, and the main problem with HEVC/H265 is the patent encumbrance. Very odd, but hopefully it's just coming a bit later.
It started like that. But now there are at least 2 different patent pools that want rent.
Have they successfully gotten any?
AV1 is designed to be license free, so unless they outsourced their driver development to another company I don't think there's anything to license.