[x265] rest: Update introduction.rst, clarifying purpose, adding legal notices

Mon May 5 07:25:01 CEST 2014

Your MTA has mangled the patch pretty good, I'm unable to apply it.

Can you commit this and then export to file or use the export->email patch tool?

On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Tom Vaughan
<tom.vaughan at multicorewareinc.com> wrote:
> diff -r dcf74ea39e31 doc/reST/introduction.rst
>
> --- a/doc/reST/introduction.rst    Sat May 03 15:08:24 2014 -0500
>
> +++ b/doc/reST/introduction.rst  Sun May 04 15:54:23 2014 -0700
>
> @@ -1,52 +1,77 @@
>
> -************
>
> -Introduction
>
> -************
>
> -
>
> -Increase in demand for high resolution video along with increase in the
>
> -consumption of video can be met only with the supply of a high
>
> -efficiency codec. The x265 codec from MCW aims at providing the most
>
> -efficient video encoder with the highest possible quality at even the
>
> -lowest given bit rate.
>
> -
>
> -About HEVC
>
> -==========
>
> -
>
> -The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is the latest generation video
>
> -compression standard. This standard was developed by the ISO/IEC Moving
>
> -Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group
>
> -(VCEG), through their Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC).
>
> -HEVC is also known as ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2 and ITU-T H.265.
>
> -HEVC provides superior video quality and up to twice the data
>
> -compression as the previous standard (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC). HEVC can
>
> -support 8K Ultra High Definition video, with a picture size up to
>
> -8192x4320 pixels.
>
> -
>
> -About x265
>
> -==========
>
> -
>
> -The primary objective of x265 is to become the best H.265/HEVC encoder
>
> -available anywhere, offering the highest compression efficiency and the
>
> -highest performance on a wide variety of hardware platforms. The x265
>
> -encoder is available as an open source library, published under the
>
> -GPLv2 license. It is also available under a commercial license similar
>
> -to the x264s commercial license.
>
> -
>
> -x265 is developed by `MulticoreWare <http://www.multicorewareinc.com>`_,
> leaders
>
> -in high performance software solutions, with backing from leading video
> technology
>
> -providers including `Telestream <http://www.telestream.com>`_ and
>
> -`Doremi Labs <http://www.doremilabs.com>`_ (and other companies who want to
> remain
>
> -anonymous at this time), and with contributions from open source
> developers.
>
> -x265 leverages many of the outstanding video encoding features and
> optimizations
>
> -from the x264 AVC encoder project.
>
> -
>
> -The x265 software is available for free under the GNU GPL 2 license,
>
> -from https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265.  For commercial companies
>
> -that wish to distribute x265 without being subject to the open source
>
> -requirements of the GPL 2 license, commercial licenses are available
>
> -with competitive terms.  Contact license @ x265.com to inquire about
>
> -commercial license terms.
>
> -
>
> -While x265 is primarily designed as a video encoder software library, a
>
> -command-line executable is provided to facilitate testing and
>
> -development.  We expect x265 to be utilized in many leading video
>
> -hardware and software products and services in the coming months.
>
> +************
>
> +Introduction
>
> +************
>
> +
>
> +Increasing demand for high definition and ultra-high definition video,
>
> +along with an increasing desire for video on demand has led to exponential
>
> +growth in demand for bandwidth and storage requirements.  These challenges
>
> +can be met by the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, also
> known
>
> +as H.265. The x265 HEVC encoder project was launched by MulticoreWare in
> 2013,
>
> +aiming to provide the most efficient, highest performance HEVC video
> encoder.
>
> +
>
> +About HEVC
>
> +==========
>
> +
>
> +The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) was developed by the ISO/IEC Moving
>
> +Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group
>
> +(VCEG), through their Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC).
>
> +HEVC is also known as ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2 and ITU-T H.265.
>
> +HEVC provides superior video quality and up to twice the data
>
> +compression as the previous standard (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC).  HEVC can
>
> +support 8K Ultra High Definition video, with a picture size up to
>
> +8192x4320 pixels.
>
> +
>
> +About x265
>
> +==========
>
> +
>
> +The primary objective of x265 is to become the best H.265/HEVC encoder
>
> +available anywhere, offering the highest compression efficiency and the
>
> +highest performance on a wide variety of hardware platforms. The x265
>
> +encoder is available as an open source library, published under the
>
> +GPLv2 license. It is also available under a commercial license, enabling
>
> +commercial companies to utilize and distribute x265 in their solutions
> without
>
> +being subject to the restrictions of the GPL license.
>
> +
>
> +x265 is developed by `MulticoreWare <http://www.multicorewareinc.com>`_,
> leaders
>
> +in high performance software solutions, with backing from leading video
> technology
>
> +providers including `Telestream <http://www.telestream.com>`_ and
>
> +`Doremi Labs <http://www.doremilabs.com>`_ (and other companies who want to
> remain
>
> +anonymous at this time), and with contributions from open source
> developers.
>
> +x265 leverages many of the outstanding video encoding features and
> optimizations
>
> +from the x264 AVC encoder project.
>
> +
>
> +The x265 software is available for free under the GNU GPL 2 license,
>
> +from https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265.  For commercial companies
>
> +that wish to distribute x265 without being subject to the open source
>
> +requirements of the GPL 2 license, commercial licenses are available
>
> +with competitive terms.  Contact license @ x265.com to inquire about
>
> +commercial license terms.
>
> +
>
> +While x265 is primarily designed as a video encoder software library, a
>
> +command-line executable is provided to facilitate testing and
>
> +development.  We expect x265 to be utilized in many leading video
>
> +hardware and software products and services in the coming months.
>
> +
>
> +LEGAL NOTICES
>
> +==========
>
> +The x265 software is owned and copyrighted by MulticoreWare, Inc.
>
> +MulticoreWare is committed to offering the x265 software under the
>
> +GNU GPL v2 license.  Companies who do not wish to integrate the x265
> Software
>
> +in their products under the terms of the GPL license can contact
> MulticoreWare
>
> +(license @ x265.com) to obtain a commercial license agreement.  Companies
> who
>
> +use x265 under the GPL may also wish to work with MulticoreWare to
> accelerate
>
> +the development of specific features or optimized support for specific
> hardware
>
> +or software platforms, or to contract for support.
>
> +
>
> +The GNU GPL v2 license or the x265 commercial license agreement govern your
>
> +rights to access the copyrighted x265 software source code, but do not
> cover
>
> +any patents that may be applicable to the function of binary executable
> software
>
> +created from the x265 source code.  You are responsible for understanding
> the
>
> +laws in your country, and for licensing all applicable patent rights needed
> for
>
> +use or distribution of software applications created from the x265 source
> code.
>
> +A good place to start is with the Motion Picture Experts Group - Licensing
>
> +Authority - HEVC Licensing Program.
>
> +
>
> +x265 is a registered trademark of MulticoreWare, Inc.
>
> +The x265 logo is a trademark of MulticoreWare, and may only be used with
> explicit
>
> +written permission.  All rights reserved.
>
>
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Steve Borho