Category Archives: slices

Overview of the H.264 codec pipeline

In this post, I will present an overview of the H.264 encoding/decoding pipeline — the algorithms and processing used to convert a source RGB input into H.264 video, and to decode a H.264 bitstream into RGB output. Here are links … Continue reading

Posted in 16x16, B-block, chroma, H.264, I-block, inter coding, Intra coding, luma, macroblock, mpeg1, mpeg2, MPEG3, mpeg4, NAL, P-block, Part 10, prediction, quantization, slices, transform | Leave a comment

Video Coding Overview

In the past, we have looked at color spaces in parts 1 and 2, and image compression here. In this post, I will provide an introduction to video coding, and hopefully get into more detail in the later posts. Consider … Continue reading

Posted in ASO, B-block, FMO, frames, h264, I-block, macroblock, motion vector, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, mpeg4 avc, mpeg4 part 10, NAL units, P-block, RS, slices, video coding | Leave a comment