Licensing vvvv

vvvv is free for evaluation and non-commercial use.

For all commercial application, you need to buy a license.

Commercial use means that the work done with vvvv is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation.

We are well aware of the fact that the distinction between commercial and noncommercial has a somehow blurry boundary these days, especially when dealing with "new" media. We have collected some guidelines below that should help you deciding if you need a commercial license. We trust our users to find a good solution.

non-commercial use	commercial use
You are using vvvv for an installation/performance on a festival or at a exhibition space. Afterwards there will be nothing left of great worth besides a good memory.	You are artist for a living and set up big installation here and there. You have a budget for hardware. Projectors and computers will be bought at your command. Make sure in your calculation that there is something in the budget to support the further development of your favourite multipurpose toolkit.
You are a student working on a prototype for your semester project or thesis.	You are developing a product, where people will just use the power of vvvv. You want to offer custom-assembled hardware running vvvv in quantities, with a patch that you do not want to change. see OEM licensing below.
You are developing projects for a non-profit organization.	You are a media company making your money with exhibits, presentations or interactive installations for commercial clients.
You are contributing a video done with vvvv to a compilation-DVD. The DVD is sold but you can't make your ends meet from the share you get.	You do motion graphics for your living and want to use vvvv for the next album-DVD production of an over hyped boygroup.
On weekends you randomly VJ in clubs or at parties. You get paid for the evening but still have a day job that pays your rent.	You are VJ/light jockey for a living, tour with a big band and play in front of many people regularly. You have specified projectors costing 10 times as much as vvvv.
You like the music	You actually don´t like the music.
	Buy the commercial license

OEM Licensing

If you wish to distribute large (more than 50) quantities of one unmodified patch, which is not supposed to be changed by the user, you can apply for a vvvv OEM license. This license will reduce costs for licensing stand-alone applications and "black-box" devices.

Note that this is only a different license; not a different software. There are no additional features or feature limitations included in this license.

Pricing upon request via groupÓ˜vvvv.org