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* Fan site with lots of (mostly Win32-oriented) links and utils: http://x264.nl
* Fan site with lots of (mostly Win32-oriented) links and utils: http://x264.nl


x264 is a highly successful [[H.264]] encoder. It provides a library and a simple frontend application that accepts raw YUV input, and outputs either a raw H.264 elementary stream or a [[Matroska]] or [[Apple QuickTime]] file.
x264 is a highly successful [[H.264]] encoder. It provides a library and a simple frontend application that accepts raw YUV input, and outputs either a raw H.264 elementary stream or a [[Matroska]] or [[Apple QuickTime | .mp4]] file.


While its encoding speed is not as fast as most ASP encoders, the output quality is quite high. x264 managed to win a recent [http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/codecs-final-105-1.htm codec comparison by Doom9].
While its encoding speed is not as fast as most ASP encoders, the output quality is quite high. x264 managed to win a recent [http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/codecs-final-105-1.htm codec comparison by Doom9].


x264 was born in late 2003. Originally developed primarily by Laurent Aimar, since about mid-2004, the majority of the work on this encoder has come from Loren Merritt.
x264 was born in late 2003. Originally developed primarily by Laurent Aimar, since about mid-2004, the majority of the work on this encoder has come from Loren Merritt.

Revision as of 23:39, 26 January 2006

x264 is a highly successful H.264 encoder. It provides a library and a simple frontend application that accepts raw YUV input, and outputs either a raw H.264 elementary stream or a Matroska or .mp4 file.

While its encoding speed is not as fast as most ASP encoders, the output quality is quite high. x264 managed to win a recent codec comparison by Doom9.

x264 was born in late 2003. Originally developed primarily by Laurent Aimar, since about mid-2004, the majority of the work on this encoder has come from Loren Merritt.