Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard

Abstract

H.264/AVC is newest video coding standard of the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group. The main goals of the H.264/AVC standardization effort have been enhanced compression performance and provision of a "network-friendly" video representation addressing "conversational" (video telephony) and "nonconversational" (storage, broadcast, or streaming) applications. H.264/AVC has achieved a significant improvement in rate-distortion efficiency relative to existing standards. This article provides an overview of the technical features of H.264/AVC, describes profiles and applications for the standard, and outlines the history of the standardization process.

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StandardizationComputer scienceScalable Video CodingCoding (social sciences)CodecData compressionContext-adaptive binary arithmetic codingMultimediaTelecommunicationsMotion compensationArtificial intelligenceOperating system

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 7
Pages: 560-576
Citations: 7949
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                                    Thomas Wiegand, 
                                
                                    Gary J. Sullivan, 
                                
                                    Gisle Bjøntegaard
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard. 
                            IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
                            , 13
                            (7)
                            , 560-576.
                            https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsvt.2003.815165
                        

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DOI: 10.1109/tcsvt.2003.815165