I downloaded the Xvic codec. I'd like to use it but licencing is a bit odd. The FAQ xvid.org says:
"Can I distribute your codec along with some of my own videos on CD-ROM?
XVID is under GPL license, which means you can distribute it freely, e.g. on a
CD-ROM or whatever form you like.
However, if you distribute XVID in binary form, you have to add the source code
to the CD-ROM, too."
But then I read elsewhere that there are opaque licencing issues involved etc. Xvid.org has
source downloads but NOT binaries. What's the deal here?? They say I just
download binaries from google... hmm?? That does not sound right. The binaries that are downloadable from other sites all seem to have a not "this is for educational purposes only" etc.
What I want to do is have a CD which contains my own short instruction videos and an installation program (which I allready have written) like this:
"Here is a list of short instruction videos. Select video from list below and
click 'Play' (please not you have to have Xvid codec installed. If you do not
allready have Xvid codec installed press the 'Install Xvid codec' button)"
Is Xvid turn out to have legal issues involved how about Windows wmv format? Both render out to about tenth of a regular Mpeg-1 on my tests. What do you guys use? I went to Microsoft's licensing site and could not figure what (if any) I have to pay using wmv and having a codec/wmv-9 player on a CD.
"Can I distribute your codec along with some of my own videos on CD-ROM?
XVID is under GPL license, which means you can distribute it freely, e.g. on a
CD-ROM or whatever form you like.
However, if you distribute XVID in binary form, you have to add the source code
to the CD-ROM, too."
But then I read elsewhere that there are opaque licencing issues involved etc. Xvid.org has
source downloads but NOT binaries. What's the deal here?? They say I just
download binaries from google... hmm?? That does not sound right. The binaries that are downloadable from other sites all seem to have a not "this is for educational purposes only" etc.
What I want to do is have a CD which contains my own short instruction videos and an installation program (which I allready have written) like this:
"Here is a list of short instruction videos. Select video from list below and
click 'Play' (please not you have to have Xvid codec installed. If you do not
allready have Xvid codec installed press the 'Install Xvid codec' button)"
Is Xvid turn out to have legal issues involved how about Windows wmv format? Both render out to about tenth of a regular Mpeg-1 on my tests. What do you guys use? I went to Microsoft's licensing site and could not figure what (if any) I have to pay using wmv and having a codec/wmv-9 player on a CD.