# Codecs: Wich Version supports H265 (HEVC)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/codecs-wich-version-supports-h265-hevc/929 "2020-09-29T08:45:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![TimC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/timc/32/11881_2.png) [@TimC](https://forum.logik.tv/u/TimC)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/codecs-wich-version-supports-h265-hevc/929/30 "2025-02-06T17:54:28Z")
> [@If you switch from flame to resolve you can be a millionare in](https://forum.logik.tv/t/if-you-switch-from-flame-to-resolve-you-can-be-a-millionare-in/11733/8): > > H265 adoption has been hobbled by complex patent agreements and expensive licensing fees. it’s been estimated to be nearly 7x the licensing cost of H264 which is widely adopted by hardware/sofware/browsers. so i think i’ts not a great choice to pay expensive fees only to find out it doesn’t work everywhere? it seems like they’ve tried to reign in costs a bit with some modifications to the fees but Nuke doesn’t read it either and AV1 (which would essentially be royalty free) is on the horizon … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.logik.tv/t/codecs-wich-version-supports-h265-hevc/929)._