Difference between revisions of "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC"

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{{codec video|id=h264}}
 
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{{wikipedia|H264}}
video codec able to be used in a wide spectrum of applications scenarios ranging from real time use in video conferencing systems to mpeg files.  
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'''H.264''', or '''Advanced Video Coding''' ('''AVC''') is a video codec described by [[MPEG-4]] Part 10. It is able to be used in a wide spectrum of applications scenarios ranging from real time use in video conferencing systems to mpeg files.  
  
== Technical description ==
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== Specification ==
 
For a technical description read http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf.
 
For a technical description read http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf.

Revision as of 16:13, 20 March 2007

h264
This is a video codec. The name to use at the command line is h264.

H.264, or Advanced Video Coding (AVC) is a video codec described by MPEG-4 Part 10. It is able to be used in a wide spectrum of applications scenarios ranging from real time use in video conferencing systems to mpeg files.

Specification

For a technical description read http://www.dspr.com/www/technology/csvt_overview.pdf.