What is the H.264 video codec?

H.264 is a standard for video compression. It is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or MPEG-4 AVC for Advanced Video Coding. H.264/AVC experienced widespread adoption within a few years of the completion of the standard and is used widely among advanced video applications including the Blue Ray Disc, Apple's Itunes Video Store, Apple TV, Quicktime, and iPod, iPhone video. In December 2007 Adobe released Flash Player 9 Update 3 v 9.0.115 which supports H.264 video and HE-AAC audio playback. Please see Adobe's resource for an overview of their support of H.264: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:9:Update:H.264 As of June 2008 Flash 9.0.115 player is installed in 83.3% of browsers in the US/Canada. Please see Adaobe's resource for tracking Flash Player Version Penetration over time and across geographic markets. http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html H.264 codec variant is called 'libx264' in our system and available for the following formats: fl9, mp4, ipod, iphone, appletv, psp, 3gp