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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">diff -r dcf74ea39e31 doc/reST/introduction.rst</p><p class="MsoNormal">--- a/doc/reST/introduction.rst Sat May 03 15:08:24 2014 -0500</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+++ b/doc/reST/introduction.rst Sun May 04 15:54:23 2014 -0700</p><p class="MsoNormal">@@ -1,52 +1,77 @@</p><p class="MsoNormal">-************</p><p class="MsoNormal">-Introduction</p><p class="MsoNormal">
-************</p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-Increase in demand for high resolution video along with increase in the</p><p class="MsoNormal">-consumption of video can be met only with the supply of a high</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-efficiency codec. The x265 codec from MCW aims at providing the most</p><p class="MsoNormal">-efficient video encoder with the highest possible quality at even the</p><p class="MsoNormal">-lowest given bit rate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-About HEVC</p><p class="MsoNormal">-==========</p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is the latest generation video</p><p class="MsoNormal">
-compression standard. This standard was developed by the ISO/IEC Moving</p><p class="MsoNormal">-Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group</p><p class="MsoNormal">-(VCEG), through their Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-HEVC is also known as ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2 and ITU-T H.265.</p><p class="MsoNormal">-HEVC provides superior video quality and up to twice the data</p><p class="MsoNormal">-compression as the previous standard (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC). HEVC can</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-support 8K Ultra High Definition video, with a picture size up to</p><p class="MsoNormal">-8192x4320 pixels.</p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-About x265</p><p class="MsoNormal">-==========</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-The primary objective of x265 is to become the best H.265/HEVC encoder</p><p class="MsoNormal">-available anywhere, offering the highest compression efficiency and the</p><p class="MsoNormal">
-highest performance on a wide variety of hardware platforms. The x265</p><p class="MsoNormal">-encoder is available as an open source library, published under the</p><p class="MsoNormal">-GPLv2 license. It is also available under a commercial license similar</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-to the x264s commercial license.</p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-x265 is developed by `MulticoreWare <<a href="http://www.multicorewareinc.com">http://www.multicorewareinc.com</a>>`_, leaders</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-in high performance software solutions, with backing from leading video technology</p><p class="MsoNormal">-providers including `Telestream <<a href="http://www.telestream.com">http://www.telestream.com</a>>`_ and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-`Doremi Labs <<a href="http://www.doremilabs.com">http://www.doremilabs.com</a>>`_ (and other companies who want to remain</p><p class="MsoNormal">-anonymous at this time), and with contributions from open source developers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-x265 leverages many of the outstanding video encoding features and optimizations</p><p class="MsoNormal">-from the x264 AVC encoder project.</p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-The x265 software is available for free under the GNU GPL 2 license,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-from <a href="https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265">https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265</a>. For commercial companies</p><p class="MsoNormal">-that wish to distribute x265 without being subject to the open source</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-requirements of the GPL 2 license, commercial licenses are available</p><p class="MsoNormal">-with competitive terms. Contact license @ <a href="http://x265.com">x265.com</a> to inquire about</p><p class="MsoNormal">
-commercial license terms. </p><p class="MsoNormal">-</p><p class="MsoNormal">-While x265 is primarily designed as a video encoder software library, a</p><p class="MsoNormal">-command-line executable is provided to facilitate testing and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-development. We expect x265 to be utilized in many leading video</p><p class="MsoNormal">-hardware and software products and services in the coming months.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+************</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+Introduction</p><p class="MsoNormal">+************</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+Increasing demand for high definition and ultra-high definition video,</p><p class="MsoNormal">+along with an increasing desire for video on demand has led to exponential</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+growth in demand for bandwidth and storage requirements. These challenges </p><p class="MsoNormal">+can be met by the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, also known</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+as H.265. The x265 HEVC encoder project was launched by MulticoreWare in 2013,</p><p class="MsoNormal">+aiming to provide the most efficient, highest performance HEVC video encoder.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+About HEVC</p><p class="MsoNormal">+==========</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) was developed by the ISO/IEC Moving</p><p class="MsoNormal">+Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+(VCEG), through their Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC).</p><p class="MsoNormal">+HEVC is also known as ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2 and ITU-T H.265.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+HEVC provides superior video quality and up to twice the data</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+compression as the previous standard (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC). HEVC can</p><p class="MsoNormal">+support 8K Ultra High Definition video, with a picture size up to</p><p class="MsoNormal">+8192x4320 pixels.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+About x265</p><p class="MsoNormal">+==========</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+The primary objective of x265 is to become the best H.265/HEVC encoder</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+available anywhere, offering the highest compression efficiency and the</p><p class="MsoNormal">+highest performance on a wide variety of hardware platforms. The x265</p><p class="MsoNormal">+encoder is available as an open source library, published under the</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+GPLv2 license. It is also available under a commercial license, enabling </p><p class="MsoNormal">+commercial companies to utilize and distribute x265 in their solutions without</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+being subject to the restrictions of the GPL license.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+x265 is developed by `MulticoreWare <<a href="http://www.multicorewareinc.com">http://www.multicorewareinc.com</a>>`_, leaders</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+in high performance software solutions, with backing from leading video technology</p><p class="MsoNormal">+providers including `Telestream <<a href="http://www.telestream.com">http://www.telestream.com</a>>`_ and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+`Doremi Labs <<a href="http://www.doremilabs.com">http://www.doremilabs.com</a>>`_ (and other companies who want to remain</p><p class="MsoNormal">+anonymous at this time), and with contributions from open source developers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+x265 leverages many of the outstanding video encoding features and optimizations</p><p class="MsoNormal">+from the x264 AVC encoder project.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+The x265 software is available for free under the GNU GPL 2 license,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+from <a href="https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265">https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265</a>. For commercial companies</p><p class="MsoNormal">+that wish to distribute x265 without being subject to the open source</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+requirements of the GPL 2 license, commercial licenses are available</p><p class="MsoNormal">+with competitive terms. Contact license @ <a href="http://x265.com">x265.com</a> to inquire about</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+commercial license terms. </p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+While x265 is primarily designed as a video encoder software library, a</p><p class="MsoNormal">+command-line executable is provided to facilitate testing and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+development. We expect x265 to be utilized in many leading video</p><p class="MsoNormal">+hardware and software products and services in the coming months.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">
+LEGAL NOTICES</p><p class="MsoNormal">+==========</p><p class="MsoNormal">+The x265 software is owned and copyrighted by MulticoreWare, Inc. </p><p class="MsoNormal">+MulticoreWare is committed to offering the x265 software under the </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+GNU GPL v2 license. Companies who do not wish to integrate the x265 Software </p><p class="MsoNormal">+in their products under the terms of the GPL license can contact MulticoreWare </p><p class="MsoNormal">
+(license @ <a href="http://x265.com">x265.com</a>) to obtain a commercial license agreement. Companies who </p><p class="MsoNormal">+use x265 under the GPL may also wish to work with MulticoreWare to accelerate </p><p class="MsoNormal">
+the development of specific features or optimized support for specific hardware </p><p class="MsoNormal">+or software platforms, or to contract for support.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+The GNU GPL v2 license or the x265 commercial license agreement govern your </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+rights to access the copyrighted x265 software source code, but do not cover </p><p class="MsoNormal">+any patents that may be applicable to the function of binary executable software </p><p class="MsoNormal">
+created from the x265 source code. You are responsible for understanding the </p><p class="MsoNormal">+laws in your country, and for licensing all applicable patent rights needed for </p><p class="MsoNormal">+use or distribution of software applications created from the x265 source code. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+A good place to start is with the Motion Picture Experts Group - Licensing </p><p class="MsoNormal">+Authority - HEVC Licensing Program.</p><p class="MsoNormal">+</p><p class="MsoNormal">+x265 is a registered trademark of MulticoreWare, Inc. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+The x265 logo is a trademark of MulticoreWare, and may only be used with explicit </p><p class="MsoNormal">+written permission. All rights reserved.</p></div></body></html>