What is H.264 format What exactly is H.264 format H.264 can be a new video codec standard which often can achieve superiority video in relatively low bitrates. You'll be able to think it the "successor" with the existing formats (MPEG2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, etc.) mainly because it aims in offering similar video quality by two the dimensions of the formats mentioned before. Also referred to as AVC (Advanced Video Coding, MPEG-4 Part 10), H.264 is actually defined in an identical couple of standards maintained by different organizations, together known as the Joint Video Team (JVT). While MPEG-4 Part 10 is usually an ISO/IEC standard, it absolutely was developed in cooperation with all the ITU, an organization heavily linked to broadcast television standards. Considering that the ITU designation for that standard is H.264, you could see MPEG-4 Part 10 video referred to as either AVC or H.264. Both of them are valid, and consider a similar standard. The most recent version of ffdshow supports H.264 playback. Please remember, ffdshow is often a DirectShow filter so when you finally install it you can play H.264 in most video