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		user5994461 on Dec 4, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of <img>: Gif without the GIF This makes no sense. mp4 is not a video format. mp4 is a container. It typically contains an audio stream and a video stream. The streams are encoded and the majority of the formats are patented with license fees.

cbhl on Dec 4, 2017 | [–]

ISOBMFF is the new TIFF -- it can contain just about anything. Heck, Apple have started using it for images, too (that's what HEIF is).

ornitorrincos on Dec 4, 2017 | [–]

while not really helping the base patent issues, cisco does offer binaries for the openh264 codec with all royalties paid for

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