[tadfisher]

Of course it's their "right", but it's also not very smart to gate a feature that determines whether or not the product actually functions. The potential customer is faced with a non-playable video and a promise that paying will make it play.

[adamomada]

It’s an added feature for larger servers, it does cpu transcode for free.

[BeetleB]

> The potential customer is faced with a non-playable video

What kind of video is non-playable without GPU transcoding?

[thejazzman]

Who transcodes in 2024?? That's hardly even a core feature anymore.

Get two copies if you want LoFi alternatives. Transcoded HDR 4k etc looks way worse than just having a 1080p copy

And what I'm describing is definitely a pro scenario, so charging makes a lot of sense