XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, rec.photo.digital   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 2/15/2026 5:01 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> it turns out there are only two real Microsoft HEVC codecs   
   >>   1. The paid Store version   
   >>   2. and the OEM version.   
   >   
   >   
   > There is only one Microsoft HEVC codec. If delivered to the   
   > end user by Microsoft, the end user has to pay the patent   
   > licensing fee, which Microsoft forwards to the patent holder.   
   > If delivered to an OEM, the OEM is responsible for paying   
   > the fee to the patent holder and therefore Microsoft doesn't   
   > want any money. But as an end user, you always can copy and   
   > install the OEM version for free, but not from the Microsoft   
   > store (but there are enough downloadable copies out there in   
   > the internet).   
   >   
   > If you live in a region where the patent doesn't apply   
   > (or use VPN), you maybe can also download the OEM version   
   > directly from Microsoft:   
   >   
   > https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n4wgh0z6vhq   
      
   Hi Herbert,   
      
   Thank you!   
      
   YOU ARE CORRECT, and my organization was, well, it wasn't wrong, per se,   
   since it looked at who gave it to whom, but the OEM got it from Microsoft,   
   and the OEM does pay the royalties, so I appreciate the clarification.   
      
   I apologize if I lead anyone astray with saying there were two MS codecs.   
   There's only the one that Microsoft gives us or that Microsoft gave to OEMs   
   (which found its way onto the Internet in the form of separate archives).   
      
   When you kindly first posted that helpful link, I had tested it, but of   
   course, as you warned, it says   
     *"This product is unavailable in your market"*   
      HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer   
      Microsoft Windows   
      3.4, 8 ratings   
     System Components   
       Play High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) videos in any video   
       app on your Windows 10 device. These extensions are designed   
       to take advantage of hardware capabilities on some newer devices   
       including those with an Intel 7th Generation Core processor   
       and newer GPU to support 4K and Ultra HD content. For devices   
       that don't have hardware support for HEVC videos, software support   
       is provided, but the playback experience might vary based on the   
       video resolution and PC performance. These extensions also let   
       you encode HEVC content on devices that don't have a hardware-based   
       video encoder   
      
   Taking note that this is the "encoder" (which is a different entity), but   
   more importantly taking note of the extremely tiny number of reviews,   
   what I didn't write then, but I will state now, is I *tested* that link   
   with over a dozen free VPNs (I have thousands), in addition to at least a   
   half dozen privacy-aware web browsers, all of which gave the same error.   
      
   I cannot prove my tentative assessment, but I suspect there's a good chance   
   that the listing is not available anywhere (but I need to be clear I am   
   basing that suspicion only on a dozen or so countries' VPN IP addresses).   
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