How to sell movies legally with SLRs. Where to buy a license for codecs H.264?
seecreateimages
19 Apr 2015 09:14
How to sell movies legally with SLRs. Where to buy a license for codecs H.264 / AVC?
In this manual, Nikon, Canon, Sony is a record that filming is not for commercial use:
AVC Patent Portfolio License
THIS PRODUCT IS UNDER THE AVC Licensed PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (I) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC Stanard ("AVC VIDEO") AND / OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS BY A CONSUMER encoded ENGADED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND / OR WAS FROM A VIDEO Obtained PROVIDER TO PROVIDE AVC Licensed VIDEO. IN NO LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED OR FOR ANY OTHER implied USE. INFORMATION MAY BE ADDITIOAL Obtained FROM MPEG LA, LLCSEE http://www.mpegla.com
Can not I convert videos to a different codec? Are there any other free codecs for commercial use?
Thanks in advance
In this manual, Nikon, Canon, Sony is a record that filming is not for commercial use:
AVC Patent Portfolio License
THIS PRODUCT IS UNDER THE AVC Licensed PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (I) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC Stanard ("AVC VIDEO") AND / OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS BY A CONSUMER encoded ENGADED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND / OR WAS FROM A VIDEO Obtained PROVIDER TO PROVIDE AVC Licensed VIDEO. IN NO LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED OR FOR ANY OTHER implied USE. INFORMATION MAY BE ADDITIOAL Obtained FROM MPEG LA, LLCSEE http://www.mpegla.com
Can not I convert videos to a different codec? Are there any other free codecs for commercial use?
Thanks in advance
OliverM
19 Apr 2015 16:14
Oh..... I think if you use h264 codec, you gonna go in jail...I mean for YEARS !
cinecameratv
19 Apr 2015 16:26
Well I think this is more related to anyone making or manufacturing a camera and using a codec that has a patent. You have to pay royalties or buy the rights to use that codec in your camera.
seecreateimages
25 Apr 2015 18:37
http://www.microstockgroup.com/newby-discussion/canon-nikon-sony-you-can-not-sell-movies-without-a-license/new/#new