Difference between revisions of "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC"
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'''H.264''', or '''Advanced Video Coding''' ('''AVC''') is a video codec described by [[MPEG-4]] Part 10. It can be used in a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from file storage to real-time streaming in video conferencing systems. | '''H.264''', or '''Advanced Video Coding''' ('''AVC''') is a video codec described by [[MPEG-4]] Part 10. It can be used in a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from file storage to real-time streaming in video conferencing systems. | ||
Similar codecs are [[H.263]] (its predecessor) and [[H.265]] (its very recent successor). | Similar codecs are [[H.263]] (its predecessor) and [[H.265]] (its very recent successor). | ||
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| + | Although [[Documentation:Modules/h26x|h26x]] is used to decode it, [[Documentation:Modules/x264|x264]] is used to encode it (see [[x264]]). | ||
== Specification == | == Specification == | ||
For a technical description read [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518031951/http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf] | For a technical description read [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518031951/http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf] | ||
| + | == Source code == | ||
| + | * {{VLCSourceFile|modules/demux/mpeg/h26x.c}} | ||
| + | * {{VLCSourceFile|modules/codec/x264.c}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:49, 24 February 2019
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This is a video codec. The name to use at the command line is h264. VLC can encode using this codec. This codec is from the h26x module. |
H.264, or Advanced Video Coding (AVC) is a video codec described by MPEG-4 Part 10. It can be used in a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from file storage to real-time streaming in video conferencing systems.
Similar codecs are H.263 (its predecessor) and H.265 (its very recent successor).
Although h26x is used to decode it, x264 is used to encode it (see x264).
Specification
For a technical description read http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf
