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Voice and Video Conferencing Fundamentals
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Voice and Video Conferencing Fundamentals

by Scott Firestone, Thiya Ramalingam, Steve Fry
March 2007
Beginner
408 pages
9h 28m
English
Cisco Press
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Appendix A. Video Codec Standards

Video Codec Standards

Chapter 3, “Fundamentals of Video Compression,” covered the basic principles of video coding algorithms. This appendix describes the details of four standard codecs: H.261, H.263, H.264, and MPEG-4, Part 2.

H.261 Compression Standard

The H.261 codec was developed by the ITU (International Telecommunications Union). H.261 is a legacy codec used for only two purposes:

  • H.323 requires that video endpoints support the H.261 format.

  • H.261 provides interoperability with legacy endpoints.

Table A-1 shows the video frame parameters for H.261.

Table A-1. Video Format for H.261

Video Parameter

Parameter Options

Interlace-specific coding ...

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