Hi Mark, Thanks for the heads up....
I have the document package sitting on the shelf next to me. I'm looking into OpenH264 and its implementations with media players. I kind of assumed that VLC already includes it or that someone is at least made builds that include it. I haven't gone too far down the road yet, but I'm really not enjoying a standard codec being proprietary, so I want to use and support open source efforts. I am willing to go down the licensing route if its the only way. Its not that expensive and a small % of the license fee I charge. Thanks On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 3:11 PM Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 2019-05-29 20:45, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: > >> VLC has a C-based API. FFI supports, among others, C-based APIs. > >> > >> I'd say that should be a "yes". > > Although a slight word of warning - the reason why there are 'codec > limitations' in the CEF we ship is entirely down to patent encumbrance > on things like MP4. > > Just because you *could* use VLC for such codecs, it doesn't mean you > have, or your users have, the right to do so. > > In particular, if your app is intended as GPL and you are intending to > (essentially) distribute VLC with it (so that your app functios - thus > making it a combined work) then you are on very thin ice in this regard > and the combination is best avoided. > > On the other hand, if your app is commercial then you are fine as long > as > you do your homework on any necessary patent licensing - for example, if > you are intending to provide access to the MP4 codecs in VLC then you > must > get the appropriate licensing from the MPEG4LA patent pool (there are no > licensing fees for software uses up to 100,000 users IIRC). > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
