Advanced Video Coding

Advanced Video Coding (AVC), also referred to as H. 264 or MPEG-4 Part 10, is a video compression standard based on block-oriented, motion-compensated coding. It is by far the most commonly used format for the recording, compression, and distribution of video content, used by 79% of video industry developers as of December 2024.

It supports a maximum resolution of 8K UHD.

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