if your going to tell me to use vlc, you have a point but think of the average user, they are paying for it unironically 😭. just what have we come to...

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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 87 points 8 months ago (17 children)

Lots of people shitting on Microsoft on this thread ignoring that it's not Microsoft who charge for a codec and that Microsoft promote a royalty-free HEVC competitor called AV1.

Guaranteed this video file is from an Apple device, where patent-encumbered HEVC is the default recording format.

[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (13 children)

Google Pixel also record in HEVC. The problem with AV1 is that unlike HEVC it wasn't made to be easily encoded in hardware. Which is probably also the fault of patents, but still...

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah mostly just blame MPEG. They make great tech and then make sure to suck every drop of blood/money out of those who want to use it

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Seems like it kinda improved with H.266, but since it's still not completely royalty-free, fuck that codec lol

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah I’m hoping the tech consortium that built AV1 continues to push through with new releases, though they’ll be fighting mpeg every step of the way on patents and shit

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