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H.264 codec explained [closed]

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Is H 264 compressed or uncompressed?

H. 264 is a video compression standard.

How is H 264 compressed?

A codec based on the H. 264 standard compresses a digital video file (or stream) so that it only requires half of the storage space (or network bandwidth) of MPEG-2. Through this compression, the codec is able to maintain the same video quality despite using only half of the storage space.

Is H 264 still used?

Not only has H. 264 evolved into a web delivery format, it is widely used in high-end cameras as one of many supported output formats.

Is H 264 codec good?

Benefits of using H. H. 264 was created to provide high-quality transmission of full-motion video with lower bandwidth requirements and lower latency traditional video standards, such as MPEG-2. H. 264 uses a very efficient codec that provides high-quality images and uses a minimal amount of bandwidth.


I am making a app which supports video calls and I am looking for a tutorial/doc explaining the structure of the h.264 codec. I want to be able to package the stream, wrap it in datagrams, send and unpack on the receiving side.

Any suggestions/reading materials?