Actually its identical to H.264 so you can find it as H.264, H.264/AVC, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC or MPEG-4 Part 10. You can think it as the “successor” of the existing formats (MPEG-2, DivX, XviD etc) as it aims in offering similar video quality in half the size of the formats mentioned before.ĪVC stands for Advanced Video Coding. H.264 is a new video codec standard which can achieve high quality video in relatively low bitrates. However if you fell that there should be some addition or correction in this FAQ, use the contact form to let me know. I have tried to stay clear from technical stuff, as I understand that they do not interest most people. I decided to write this guide as a FAQ, so that its easier to understand and read, attaching a small guide about converting any video file to H.264 at the end. The purpose of this article is to explain with simple words what H.264 is, its advantages (and disadvantages) comparing to well known codecs like DivX and XviD as well as simple instructions to create and playback H.264 video files. If you need to rip a DVD to H.264 you can find many more guides here. However the conversion guide at the end of the page is still pretty useful. This FAQ is pretty outdated now, H.264 is supported by most of the programs and devices out there.

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