New codecs & container formats, Support options & faq, 4 new codecs & container formats – Google Flix Engine Linux Reference Manual User Manual
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Flix Engine Documentation
• Reading and running the
gives a strong overview of what you can achieve with Flix
Engine.
•
reference
• Also note language binding
from the main API.
1.4
New Codecs & Container Formats
Flix Engine 8.0.17.0 supports the html5 ready
container using
and
Flix Engine 8.0.10.0 now supports
commonly known as H.264. Specifically,
Flix Engine can now encode video using the
codec and audio using
/
, in addition to the
already available encoders:
and
video, and
and
audio.
Accordingly, Flix Engine is now able to produce the common MPEG-4 container formats,
and
Another new capability of Flix Engine 8.0.10.0 is the
encoding profile, which is optimized for
encoding higher resolution material destined for playback in low-resource environments, such as older
PCs. The standard VP6 encoding profile (
) is the default. See
in the
reference.
1.4.1
Flash Player Support and AVC Licensing
Please note carefully that, at this writing, no Flash Player release supports MPEG-4 streams. We have
added these new codecs and capabilities to Flix Engine in anticipation of our users’ future needs, and to
expand choice.
Also note that the distribution of AVC/H.264-encoded media is not royalty-free in many cases.
Be sure to comply with the H.264 licensing terms available at
and
A
is available at On2.com.
1.5
Support Options & FAQ
Before contacting support, please consult our
list at On2.com, which pro-
vides fast answers to the questions that Flix Engine users ask most.
Any further questions can be directed to
. Make sure you add flixd or flix
engine linux
to your Subject line. Also include the version of Flix Engine you are using, as well as a
detailed description of the problem and any pertinent system information, in the message body.
The use or implementation of Flix Engine may require copyright and/or patent licenses from parties other than On2 Technologies.
The user of this software is solely responsible for obtaining any and all of such licenses. In addition, supply of this Flix product
does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue-generating broadcast systems
(terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, intranets and/or other networks),
other content distribution systems (pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical media (compact discs,
digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips, hard drives, memory cards and the like). An independent license for such use is re-
quired. For details regarding some of the foregoing, please visit
and
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NONCOM-
MERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD ("AVC VIDEO")
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