What is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC?
'''H.264''' or '''MPEG-4 Part 10, Advanced Video Coding''' is a way to [[code]] videos in order to make them smaller. It can be used for both [[lossy compression]] and [[Data compression#Lossless compression|lossless compression]], though it is usually used for lossy compression. H.264 is used in many places including [[Blu-Ray|Blu-Ray players]], as well as videos streamed through sites like [[Youtube]]. It is also used in some [[Television|TV]] broadcasts. H.264 has a successor called [[High Efficiency Video Coding|HEVC]]. [[Category:Standards]] [[Category:Television]] [[Category:Data compression]] {{tech-stub}}