Everything You Should Know and Need about H.264

What is H.264?

H.264 is a new generation digital video compression format after MPEG4 jointly proposed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). H.264 is one of the ITU-T video codec technology standards named after the H.26x series. Developed by ITU-T’s VCEG (Video Coding Experts Group) and ISO/IEC MPEG (Moving Picture Coding Expert Group) Joint Video Team (JVT), H.264 is well known as a digital video coding standard. The standard was originally derived from the development of a project called ITU-T called H.26L. H.264 is one of the ITU-T standards named after the H.26x series, and AVC is the name of the ISO/IEC MPEG side.

How Can I Play DAV/H.264 Files on Windows Media Player

You would not be able to play DAV and H.264 files on Windows Media Player which lacks the specific DAV/H.264 codecs. However, you can take a try on H264encoder which is a handy tool for encoding video files. Users can use H264encoder to convert any video file into MP4, 3GP and other formats. This encoder is a pure green version which has no ads, no need to install. It has the Four-way video real-time preview function. Its leading rate control technology (CBR/VBR) makes it easy to operate at 280KbPS~ 6000Kbps, also it supports variable GOP structure: I, IP, IBP, IBBP. More importantly, by downloading and installing this codec, you can easily obtain various file formats: FLV, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and HTTP, RTSP, UDP network protocol.

3 Free H.264 Players

1. Leawo Free Blu-ray Player

l  100% free Blu-ray player for Windows and Mac users to play Ultra HD 4K, 1080P and 720P video for free.

l  Free Blu-ray disc player to play 4K Blu-ray disc and 1080P Blu-ray disc, regardless of disc protection and region code.

l  Support multiple audio decoding systems like Dolby, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, etc.

l  Adjust subtitles, video and audio during media playback.

2. Media Player Lite

l  supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 playback

l  capable of VCD, SVCD and DVD playback

l  supports H.264 DivX, XviD and Flash Video without need of installing codec

3. VLC

l  Best free open-source media player

l  a compelling server that streams live and on-demand video

l  has multiple versions for diverse platforms like iOS, Mac, Windows, Android, Linux, etc.

Top 3 H.264 Converters for Reference

1. Leawo Video Converter

l  convert many different file formats to H.264 format

l  easy and stable for conversion with 6X higher speed

l  preserve original quality after conversion

l  equipped with powerful editing functions

2. Kastor Free Video Converter

l  completely free video conversion tool 

l  allows to edit and transfer these video files to your multimedia devices like Apple iPhone, iPad and Android device.

3. Freemake Video Converter

l  supports the automatic uploading videos and audio files to iTunes and iOS after conversion directly.

l  easy-to-use interface

l  supports the automatic uploading videos and audio files to iTunes and iOS after conversion directly.