Comment by sylware
9 hours ago
Isn't AV1 on the level of H.265? And are H.265 and the future H.266(will face the upcoming av2) free of charge forever and wherever like av[12]?
They could do the Big Tech way: make it all 'free' for a good while, estinguish/calm down any serious competition, then make them not 'free' anymore.
In the end, you cannot trust them.
Absolutely not.
I wish everyone knew the difference between patents and copyright.
You can download an open source HEVC codec, and use it for all they care according to their copyright. But! You also owe MPEG-LA 0.2 USD if you want to use it, not to mention an undisclosed sum to actors like HEVC Advance and all the other patent owners I don't remember, because they have their own terms, and it's not their problem that you compiled an open source implementation.
VP9 is more on the level of H265 really. VVC/H266 is closer to AV1. It's not an exact comparison but it is close. The licensing is just awful for VVC similar to HEVC and now that AV1 has proved itself everyone is pivoting away from VVC/h266 especially on the consumer side. Pretty much all VVC adoption is entirely internal (studios, set top boxes, etc) and it is not used by any major consumer streaming service afaik.
I guess most people forgot about x264 dark shikari's post already.
VP9 isn't H.265 level. That is the marketing spin of AOM. And even AOM members admit VVC is better than AV1.
Liking one codec or whether it is royalty free is one thing, whether it is performing better is another thing.