Independent licensing administrator HEVC Advance has announced its intention to make some significant changes to its royalty scheme for software-only HEVC encoders and decoders – readying itself for the upcoming launch of software from rival Cisco-inspired body, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia). HEVC Advance, backed by the likes of Dolby Labs and Warner Bros, states it will seek no royalties for certain versions of HEVC software on mobile devices and PCs after the first purchase is made. It aims to speed up widespread adoption of the HEVC digital video coding standard, also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2, for fast online and mobile streaming in existing consumer devices – while at the same time restricting Apple and Samsung’s…