Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard

作者：Thomas Wiegand, Gary J. Sullivan, Gisle Bjøntegaard, Ajay Luthra · 发表于：IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology · 年份：2003 · DOI：10.1109/tcsvt.2003.815165 · 被引用次数：8194 · 研究领域：Video Coding and Compression Technologies、Image and Video Quality Assessment、Advanced Data Compression Techniques

H.264/AVC is newest video coding standard of the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group. The main goals of the H.264/AVC standardization effort have been enhanced compression performance and provision of a "network-friendly" video representation addressing "conversational" (video telephony) and "nonconversational" (storage, broadcast, or streaming) applications. H.264/AVC has achieved a significant improvement in rate-distortion efficiency relative to existing standards. This article provides an overview of the technical features of H.264/AVC, describes profiles and applications for the standard, and outlines the history of the standardization process.