2011
Chromium Blog: HTML Video Codec Support in Chrome
by marcoThough H.264 plays an important role in video, as our goal is to enable open innovation, support for the codec will be removed and our resources directed towards completely open codec technologies.
2010
2009
Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debate
by marco & 1 otherThere is a clear need for an open alternative, but the codec controversy could make it difficult.
2006
DVD-Guides.com - H.264 FAQ & Basic Conversion Guide
by nhoizey & 1 otherThe purpose of this article is to explain with simple words what H.264 is, its advantages (and disadvantages) comparing to well known codecs like DivX and XviD as well as simple instructions to create and playback H.264 video files.
2005
MeGUI version 0.2.1.8a - x264 CLI & mencoder (XviD, lavc, Snow) GUI with (HE)AAC encoding and MP4 mux
by svartlingMeGUI is the most comprehensive GUI based ISO MPEG-4 solution.
It suports MPEG-4 ASP (XviD & libavcodec MPEG-4) using mencoder, MPEG-4 AVC (x264) using x264.exe or mencoder, (HE)AAC audio using BeSweet & Nero AAC encoder and MP4 muxing using mp4box.
In addition, it also supports the open source wavelet based Snow codec.
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