[vlc] Re: How is H.264 indicated?

[Måns Rullgård]

"Chhaya, Harshal" <hchhaya at ti.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Does vlc use 'mp4v' in the 'stream information' window
> to indicate an H.264 video? 
>
> I am having some trouble convincing someone else that vlc
> can play H.264 because the stream information never
> explicity says H.264. Some other players show 'H.264' as
> the stream type.

Play the file in a player that does display the information you want,
and play the same file in VLC.

> Is there some standard naming system that various players 
> use to show the video format?

No, not at all.

> Also, I know that vlc's video decoder (libavcodec from
> ffmpeg, right?) can decode the H.264 Baseline profile 
> but could someone please confirm this?

Yes, it can.

> And the reason that vlc's H.264 support is marked 
> 'experimental' on the webpage is because ffmpeg does not
> yet implement the entire H.264 spec, right?

Sorry, don't know the answer to that one.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
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