Chapter 4. What is H.264?
Published Online: 20 APR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470989418.ch4
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard, Second Edition
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How to Cite
Richardson, I. E. (2010) What is H.264?, in The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470989418.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 APR 2010
- Published Print: 16 APR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470516928
Online ISBN: 9780470989418
- Summary
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- References
Keywords:
- H.264 - defines compressed video data format;
- H.264 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) - industry standard for video coding;
- H.264 video coding and decoding process;
- H.264 codec working - H.264 standard document;
- H.264/AVC standard;
- H.264 profiles and levels - defining specific subset of tools;
- H.264 syntax - compressed video representation;
- H.264 in practice and advantages - high compression performance
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
What is H.264?
How does an H.264 codec work?
The H.264/AVC Standard
H.264 Profiles and Levels
The H.264 Syntax
H.264 in practice
Summary
References