[MEncoder-users] On2 VP6 (FLV) usage legalities

[Geoff W.]

Hi Markus,

I used a combination of a patched MEncoder and ffmpeg to create the
VP6 flash video. I'm using Ubuntu Linux.

Regards,
Geoff.

On 08/03/07, double <ninive at gmx.at> wrote:
> Hi Geoff,
>
> Do you create your high quality VP6 with MEncoder
> on a Linux/BSD machine?
>
> Thanks
> Markus
>
> Geoff W. schrieb:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I want to create some video tutorials and allow them to be viewed as
> > paid subscriptions over the net so I believe flash video is the best
> > route for this.
> >
> > The problem I have is that VP6 codec offers much greater quality than
> > the Sorenson codec, yet I am unsure of the legalities of using it for
> > commercial purposes?
> >
> > Am I permitted to use it freely seeing as I'm using mencoder and not
> > their proprietory software?
> >
> > Thanks.
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