[OT]h.264 alternatives

[Richard Gaskin]

Seems most folks use h.264 for encoding video, but being 
patent-encumbered it requires negotiating a license with MPEGLA for 
commercial use.

I have a batch of files I need to re-encode - what non-patent-encumbered 
codec could I use that will be supported on all platforms?

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