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

Mon May 5 17:20:55 CEST 2014

Attached is the file.

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From: x265-devel [mailto:x265-devel-bounces at videolan.org] On Behalf Of
Steve Borho
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2014 10:25 PM
To: Development for x265
Subject: Re: [x265] rest: Update introduction.rst, clarifying purpose,
adding legal notices

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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