AW: Intel QSV H.264 codec for AVFoundation and DirectShow

[Richard Gaskin]

Tiemo Hollmann wrote:

 > FYI
 > I asked Sorenson Media, whos video compressor I am using, if I have
 > to pay license fees for the H.264 codec for encoding videos with
 > Sorenson squeeze for a commercial product. They answered to me:
 >
 > " No, you do not need to pay any license fees to use any codecs
 > included in Squeeze. Sorenson Media pays any license fees necessary
 > for all the codecs contained in Squeeze. Once you have encoded your
 > video with a licensed product, like Squeeze, you will never need to
 > pay any licensing fees again."

That would seem reasonable.

My earlier comment was based around the misunderstanding that you were 
making software that included the codec.  If you're just using other 
people's software then of course their EULA describes their software's use.

It's nice to see that Sorensen has paid the extra multi-million dollar 
fee for their customers' commercial use that Apple didn't for Final Cut Pro.

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