[amluto]

It's based on HEVC. I wonder how bad the patent situation is.

[TD-Linux]

Pretty bad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Video_Coding#P...

If you choose to implement this format, I hope you enjoy negotiating licenses with at least four different entities so that you can display pictures.

[MontagFTB]

It would seem the Nokia open source implementation is what's limited by the patent rider. I don't think that applies to the format at large.

[BillinghamJ]

Nokia and Apple just recently resolved their differences on patents it seems