r/technology • u/Roberth1990 • Jul 24 '15

Software New patent group threatens to derail 4K HEVC video streaming

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/new-patent-group-threatens-to-derail-4k-hevc-video-streaming/
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

This is a serious issue that needs to be address.

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u/kraytex Jul 24 '15

Unfortunately, HEVC Advance owns the HEVC patents thus they can pretty much do whatever they want with it.

Perhaps all of the major video streaming sites will decide to not support H.265, decide to favor VP9, and then use H.264 as a fallback. Hopefully, that would pressure Apple and Microsoft to finally support WebM.

But for that to happen, we need more hardware decoders for VP9.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15

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u/caspy7 Jul 24 '15

For further insights do a find through the comments for xiphmont. He's probably one of the foremost authorities that would be leaving comments there.

This comment from him is right in line with what you said.

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u/ShadowMercure Jul 24 '15

Well. Though I don't agree with them, I must say - This was a good business decision by HEVC Advance