H.264 / AVC
Advanced Video Coding standard, the most widely deployed video compression format.
Standards: Rec. ITU-T H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10
91 elements
Basic structures
Standard or specification: Rec. ITU-T H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10
| Human-friendly name | Support Level |
|---|---|
| NAL unit | |
| NAL unit header SVC extension | |
| NAL unit header 3D-AVC extension | |
| NAL unit header MVC extension | |
| Sequence parameter set | |
| Scaling list | |
| Sequence parameter set extension | |
| Subset sequence parameter set | |
| Picture parameter set | |
| Supplemental enhancement information message | |
| Access unit delimiter | |
| End of sequence | |
| End of stream | |
| Prefix NAL unit | |
| Prefix NAL unit SVC | |
| Filler data | |
| Slice header | |
| Reference picture list modification | |
| Reference picture list MVC modification | |
| Prediction weight table | |
| Decoded reference picture marking | |
| VUI parameters | |
| HRD parameters |
SEI messages
Standard or specification: Rec. ITU-T H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10
| Human-friendly name | Support Level |
|---|---|
| Buffering period | |
| Picture timing | |
| Pan-scan rectangle | |
| Filler payload | |
| User data registered by Rec. ITU-T T.35 | |
| User data unregistered | |
| Recovery point | |
| Decoded reference picture marking repetition | |
| Spare picture | |
| Scene information | |
| Sub-sequence information | |
| Sub-sequence layer characteristics | |
| Sub-sequence characteristics | |
| Full-frame freeze | |
| Full-frame freeze release | |
| Full-frame snapshot | |
| Progressive refinement segment start | |
| Progressive refinement segment end | |
| Motion-constrained slice group set | |
| Film grain characteristics | |
| Deblocking filter display preference | |
| Stereo video information | |
| Post-filter hint | |
| Tone mapping information | |
| Scalability information | |
| Sub-picture scalable layer | |
| Non-required layer representation | |
| Priority layer information | |
| Layers not present | |
| Layer dependency change | |
| Scalable nesting | |
| Base layer temporal HRD | |
| Quality layer integrity check | |
| Redundant picture property | |
| Temporal level zero dependency representation index | |
| Temporal level switching point | |
| Parallel decoding information | |
| MVC scalable nesting | |
| View scalability information | |
| Multiview scene information | |
| Multiview acquisition information | |
| Non-required view component | |
| View dependency change | |
| Operation point not present | |
| Base view temporal HRD | |
| Frame packing arrangement | |
| Multiview view position | |
| Display orientation | |
| MVCD scalable nesting | |
| MVCD view scalability information | |
| Depth representation information | |
| 3D reference displays information | |
| Depth timing | |
| Depth sampling information | |
| Constrained depth parameter set identifier | |
| Green metadata | |
| Colour remapping information | |
| Alternative transfer characteristics information | |
| Ambient viewing environment | |
| Content colour volume | |
| Equirectangular projection | |
| Cubemap projection | |
| Sphere rotation | |
| Region-wise packing | |
| Omnidirectional viewport | |
| Alternative depth information | |
| SEI manifest | |
| SEI prefix indication |