One of the many characteristics of H.264/AVC that makes it difficult to understand is its use of terms similar to those used when discussing MPEG-2 — for example, “I,” “P” and “B.” An H.264 I-slice is ...

Consider the progress we have made since the early origins of digital video when MPEG-1 was introduced. Video codecs for digital broadcast and distribution all descend from that common heritage.

The adoption of digital video in many applications has been fuelled by the development of many video coding standards, which have emerged targeting different application areas. These standards provide ...