x264
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| Developed by | x264 team |
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| OS | Cross-platform |
| Type | Multimedia framework |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html |
x264 is a free software library for encoding H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video streams. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Several graphical user interfaces have been made for the command line version, including Staxrip, MeGUI, AutoAC and a x264CLI GUI (requires .NET (1.1) framework).
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[edit] Capabilities
As of August 2008, x264 implements more H.264 features than any other encoder.
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For more details on this topic, see H.264#Software_encoder_feature_comparison.
[edit] Comparison with other codecs
x264 has won awards in the following codec comparisons:
- Doom9's 2005 codec shoot-out
- Third Annual MSU H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video Codec Comparison, 2006
- Fourth Annual MSU MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codec Comparison, 2007
[edit] x264 frontends
- Ripbot264 - Fast/Easy to use DVD/Blu-ray converter
- Ani-x264
- AutoMKV
- Avidemux
- FairUse Wizard
- FFmpeg
- Gordian Knot: discontinued
- HandBrake, a DVD and video file to MPEG-4 converter
- MediaCoder
- MeGUI
- MEncoder
- StaxRip
- SUPER : Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer.
- VirtualDub with a Video for Windows-compatible version of x264
- VLC media player (x264 project homepage and repository is on the VideoLAN website)
- x264farm, a distributed video encoder
- XYNcoder - allows any format to MP4 batch encoding
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- x264 Home Page
- x264 Options Explained Guide @ Digital Digest
- x264 CLI binaries for Windows
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