cost of the codec - all it took was an email (go figure). Basically
they said:
If you are not purchasing a license as a company or if you are not
going to use the 3ivx encoded files for professional or direct money
revenue generating purposes, the Plus license is the one to get.
$19.95 (US)
--
Verdi
http://michaelverdi.com
http://freevlog.org
http://graymattergravy.com
Here's the whole exchange:
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Jan Devos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: August 10, 2005 8:16:19 PM EDT
> To: Michael Verdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: 3ivx Video Blogging
>
>
> Dear Mr. Michael Verdi,
>
> Thank you for your inquiry.
>
>> What about personal use web distribution?
>
> A very good question indeed. As long as the movie clip you are
> encoding is for personal use or for publishing on a personal web-
> site or blog, the Plus license is sufficient.
>
>> The plus license says it's for personal use but doesnt' mention
>> the web.
>
> The Plus license does actually mention the web in the following
> sentence:
>
> This conditional and non-exclusive License is ONLY VALID for the
> purpose of the installing, preparing, compressing, decompressing,
> storage and displaying 3ivx-files on your PERSONAL COMPUTER and for
> the displaying on your PERSONAL WEB SITE(S), including on the web
> server(s) on which your personal 3ivx-files of the personal web site
> (s) are stored.
>
> In general, if you are not purchasing a license as a company or if
> you are not going to use the 3ivx encoded files for professional or
> direct money revenue generating purposes, the Plus license is the
> one to get.
>
> Please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions or
> concerns.
>
> Best regards,
> Jan Devos
>
>
> On Aug 11, 2005, at 4:27 AM, Michael Verdi wrote:
>
>> comments: I'm writing a book of Videoblogging Hacks for O'Reilly.
>> I'd like to include information about compressing quicktime movies
>> for the web with 3ivx and I'd like to get some clarification on
>> the license cost for this use. Most videobloggers distribute
>> personal, non-commercial, video on thier blogs. The plus license
>> says it's for personal use but doesnt' mention the web. The pro
>> license says it's for commercial use, including web distribution.
>> What about personal use web distribution?
>> Thanks,
>> Michael Verdi
>
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