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- 8 days
This had me going down the rabbit hole of the other compression algorithm that has had my interest for a long time: Arithmetic coding.
It looks like all the patents on that have expired… sooo, original bzip resurrection when?
- 8 days
Excuse ignorance, but does this mean Davinci resolve could make MP4 videos compatible on linux OS’ now?
- Zarxrax@lemmy.worldEnglish8 days
No, this applies to the old mp4 codecs like xvid/divx. Mpeg4 AVC is still patented in some jurisdictions.
8 dayshaven’t used xvid in like 20 years. do still have some old ‘archives’ though.
- psycotica0@lemmy.caEnglish7 days
Yeah… that’s why it’s allowed to expire now. We don’t allow people to use useful or relevant things! 😛
