[Mp4-tech] LIST OF MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 VIDEO CODECS
Dmitriy Vatolin
dmitriy graphics.cs.msu.ru
Mon Jun 27 01:30:39 EDT 2005
Hello all!
Now we prepare information for second h.264 codecs comparison test
(first available from:
http://compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/mpeg-4_avc_h264_en.html ),
that will be compared with more advanced metrics (download program from
http://compression.ru/video/quality_measure/video_measurement_tool_en.html ).
So we collect information about current available codecs and there
stage. If you have ANY information about this codecs or another codecs
please replay this message!
Updated codecs list available from
http://www.compression-links.info/MPEG-4_AVC_H264
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LIST OF MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 VIDEO CODECS
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SOFTWARE CODECS:
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1. Ateme H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Codec (Ateme)
No download on original site:
http://www.ateme.com/products/h264.php
See Nero Recode from ftp://ftp.nero.com/
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2. VSS H.264 Video Codec (Vanguard Software Solutions, Inc.)
Trial available, VfW.
http://www.vsofts.com/h264/codecs.html
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3. Mainconcept H.264 (MainConcept AG)
Trial available
http://www.mainconcept.com/h264_encoder.shtml
See download page and SDK page
Mainconcept declare partnership with Elecard in H.264 in March 2005.
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4. Elecard OneClick Compressor & Elecard AVC/H.264 Decoder Package (Elecard)
21-day free trial. Have H.264 SDK
http://www.elecard.com/products/oneclick.shtml
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5. Moonlight H.264 Video Codec (Moonlight Cordless LTD.)
21-day evaluation, DirectX filter.
http://www.moonlight.co.il/products...er/oneclickavc/
This codec was developed with Elecard team. Now Elecard states
they have fully another codec, but they are looks quite similar
with Moonlight.
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6. QuickTime 7 H.264 (Apple Computer, Inc.)
Integrated. Who test it? Any remarks welcome!
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/h264/
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7. FastVDO H.264 (FastVDO LLC)
Demo has decode time limit of 5 min.
http://www.fastvdo.com/H.264.html
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8. LEAD H.264 Video codec (LEAD Technologies)
Only demo, but you can buy codec online (100$). Who test it?
http://www.leadcodecs.com/Codecs/LEAD-H264.htm
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9. SVM H.264 Decoder Kit & MKi DVD Converter (Pegasus Information Technology Inc.)
H.264 encoder and decoder with non standart format.
http://www.h-264.com/downloads.htm
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10. AVC Alliance free demo player (AVC Alliance, written by Philips Electronics)
Poor but free.
http://www.avc-alliance.nl/main/downloads.htm
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11. Mpegable AVC Codec (dicas digital image coding GmbH)
No download, VfW
http://www.mpegable.com/show/mpegableavc.html
Old version from free-codecs
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12. Expert H.264 (PixelTools Corporation)
Download on request
http://www.pixeltools.com/experth264.html
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13. Softstream H.264/MPEG-4 (Media Excel)
Audio & Video encoders ane decoders. Evaluation copy on request
http://www.mediaexcel.com/products.htm
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14. Fraunhofer IIS H.264 Codec (Fraunhofer IIS)
No download.
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/download/mpeg4/
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15. ViBE MPEG-4 AVC (Thomson)
No download
http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/p.../encoder_mpeg4/
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16. UBLive-264-C64 (UB Video Incorporated)
Demo available on request.
http://www.ubvideo.com/mainmenu.html
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17. Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite (Sorenson)
No download. Converter.
http://www.sorensonmedia.com/soluti...od/mpg4_win.php
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18. Sonic▓s HD-Series AVC encoder (Sonic Solutions)
No download. Only press release now. http://www.sonic.com/about/press/ne...4/hdseries.aspx
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19. Enchansed sklmp4 (Pascal Massimino)
No download. Announce of 264 development.
http://skal.planet-d.net/coding/mpeg4codec.html
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OPEN SOURCE:
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20. x264 (free, supported by VideoLAN)
OPEN SOURCE. Good publically available high profile encoder. Developers declare "early development stage", but encode results are one of the best.
http://www.videolan.org/x264.html
http://trac.videolan.org/x264/browser/trunk/
http://x264.nl/
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21. JM 9.6 reference H.264 encodec (free, supported by Joint Video Team ISO+ITU-T)
OPEN SOURCE. Can be used only for stream testing.
http://bs.hhi.de/~suehring/tml/
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22. Hdot264 Pre-Alpha (Open Source Project Hdot264)
OPEN SOURCE.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hdot264/
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23. Minimal H.264 decoder (Einige Fakten)
OPEN SOURCE. Basic H.264 decoder.
http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~mfie/stuff/SA/
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See also Software Developments Kits for software codec usage:
1. Elecard AVC&MPEG2 Encoder SDK (Elecard)
MPEG2 and H.264 Video Encoder and Decoders other components within the Microsoft╝ DirectShow╝ technology.
http://www.elecard.com/products/encoder_sdk.shtml
http://www.elecard.com/products/decoder_sdk.shtml
2. MainConcept H.264 SDK (MainConcept AG)
Windows, Apple, Linux and TI DSP supported.
http://developer.mainconcept.com/h264-sdk.html
3. LEADTOOLS Multimedia Developer SDKs (LEAD Technologies, Inc)
include support for AVI, WMV, WMA, ASF, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPG, WAV, OGG, MIDI, QuickTime, SND, AIF files, video and audio processing filters (rotate, resize, deinterlace, etc). http://www.leadtools.com/SDK/Multim...-Products-n.htm
4. VSS H.264 SDK (Vanguard Software Solutions, Inc.)
Based on there codec. Windows and Linux support.
http://www.vsofts.com/h264/sdk.html
5. Pegasus H.264 SDK Development Kits (Pegasus)
Looks like simple codec, but prefilters declared.
http://www.h-264.com/Products.htm
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HARDWARE IMPLEMENTED:
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24. Sony PlayStation Portable (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
Product: Support H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile Level3 decoding.
http://www.us.playstation.com/consoles.aspx?id=4
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25. VSX 300 Videoconferencing Terminal with H.264 support (Polycom Inc)
Product: Biggest HW videoconferencing company, prepare many solutions with 264 support
http://www.polycom.com/products_ser...35-6197,00.html
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26. Tandberg EN5930 (Tandberg Television)
Product for videoconferencing. Who test it? I have bad review.
http://www.tandbergtv.com/productview.asp?n=65
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27. 4Caster MPEG-4 / H.264 Encoder (Envivio, Inc.)
Product: Hardware box encoder
http://www.envivio.com/products/4caster.html
http://www.envivio.com/products/4caster_se.html
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28. Tut Systems MPEG-4 Advanced Video Codec (Tut Systems, Inc.)
Product: Hardware transcoder box.
http://www.tutsys.com/pdflibrary/pd..._AVC_2_9_05.pdf
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29. Hardware MGW 5100 (Optibase, Inc.)
Product: Hardware box encoder
http://www.optibase.com/Content.aspx?id=38
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30. Harmonic DiviCom╝ MV 100 Encoder (Harmonic Inc. )
Product: Hardware box encoder
http://www.harmonicinc.com/view_csd...fm?classID=1010
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31. Broadcom chips (Broadcom Corp. former Sandvideo)
Chip with 264 HD decoding
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Ca...r-Chips/BCM7411
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32. SA New Advanced Compression AVC Encoder (Scientific Atlanta)
Product: Transmission system (for satellite TV)
http://www.saeurope.com/products/customerhome.htm
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33. H.264 VLE4000 (LSI Logic Corp. former: VideoLocus)
Chips with 264 support http://www.lsilogic.com/products/vi...ng/vle4000.html
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34. Modulus Video SDTV, HDTV Encoder (Modulus Video, Inc.)
Chips. Declarations only now. License H.264 from LSI Logic.
http://modulusvideo.com/main.php?Page=12
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35. BSP 15 (System-on-chip) (Equator Technologies, Inc.)
Chips. No exact codec info.
http://www.equator.com/solutions/digitalmedia.html
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36. BT Exact H.264 Suite (BT Exact)
temporarily not available
http://www.btexact.com/technologies...files?doc=42895
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37. Surveillance Real Time H.264 Encoders (DSP Research, Inc.)
Several chips implementation.
http://www.dspr.com/www/products/overview_video.htm
http://www.dspr.com/www/support/dow...eo_download.htm
http://www.wwcoms.com/products/index.htm
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38. VP3-PMC / Hardware TwinPEG Pro (Vitec Multimedia)
Chips. TMS320DM642TMDSP & etc
http://www.vitecmm.com/product.php?id=41
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We plan prepare next MSU H.264 codecs comparison test soon will be
available from
http://compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/mpeg-4_avc_h264_en.html
If you know any more information about H.264 codecs, please reply
this message or add information to Compression-links.info H.264 page:
http://www.compression-links.info/MPEG-4_AVC_H264
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Best regards,
Dmitriy Vatolin
MSU Graphics&Media Lab
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