A free library for encoding H264 or AVC video streams for PC

x264 Video Codec (64-bit)

x264 Video Codec (64-bit)

  -  18.1 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    x264 Video Codec r3193 (64-bit) LATEST

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    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Windows Vista64 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 64

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  • Author / Product

    VideoLAN team / External Link

  • Filename

    x264-r3193-3a8b5be.exe

x264 Video Codec 64-bit is a free software library and application for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression format and is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.

Provides best-in-class performance, compression, and features. Achieves dramatic performance, encoding 4 or more 1080p streams in realtime on a single consumer-level computer. Gives the best quality, having the most advanced psychovisual optimizations. Support features necessary for many different applications, such as television broadcast, Blu-ray low-latency video applications, and web video. x264 Video Codec 64-bit forms the core of many web video services, such as Youtube, Facebook, Vimeo, and Hulu. It is widely used by television broadcasters and ISPs.

Features and Highlights
  • 8x8 and 4x4 adaptive spatial transform
  • Adaptive B-frame placement
  • B-frames as references / arbitrary frame order
  • CAVLC/CABAC entropy coding
  • Custom quantization matrices
  • Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, 4x4, and PCM with all predictions)
  • Inter P: all partitions (from 16x16 down to 4x4)
  • Inter B: partitions from 16x16 down to 8x8 (including skip/direct)
  • Interlacing (MBAFF)
  • Multiple reference frames
  • Rate control: constant quantizer, constant quality, single or multipass ABR, optional VBV
  • Scene cut detection
  • A spatial and temporal direct mode in B-frames, adaptive mode selection
  • Parallel encoding on multiple CPUs
  • Predictive lossless mode
  • Psy optimizations for detail retention (adaptive quantization, psy-RD, psy-trellis)
  • Zones for arbitrarily adjusting bitrate distribution
Also Available: x264 Video Codec (32-bit)

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