Just wanted to provide some bits about the MPEG-LA AVC patent portfolio licensing (which includes H.264 enc/dec). I went through this process for work and it's

Just wanted to provide some bits about the MPEG-LA AVC patent portfolio licensing (which includes H.264 enc/dec). I went through this process for work and it's pretty painless. The licensors are very responsive will help you find a solution. They're not trying to shake you down. (I'm not familiar with Vysor but whatever you do, stay away from libvlc if you're looking for a decoder/encoder. That stuff is not kosher in most countries. ffmpeg is a gray area too.) Some highlights from a few years ago (may differ slightly now but unlikely): * No licensing fee * Free for private/personal, non-commercial usage (e.g. non-monetized YouTube, cat videos) * < 100,000 units = no royalties! (Unit defined as encoder or decoder) * > 100,000 units = 0.20c/unit The process is simple, you ping them, they FedEx you a stack of easy to read papers, sign it, and mail it back. [IANAL so obvious use-common-sense boilerplate goes here.]