VCEG - Video Coding Experts Group
MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group
AAC - Advanced Audio Coding
JPEG, JFIF (.jpg or .jpeg) – Joint Photographic Experts Group – a lossy image format widely used to display photographic images.
GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
PNG - Portable Network Graphic (lossless, recommended for display and edition of graphic images)
3GP - Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
What is H.264?
H.264 is a video compression standard known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or MPEG-4 AVC (for "advanced video coding"). It's a joint standard promulgated by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG).
Table 1. File extensions for H.264 files produced for Flash Player playback
| File Extension | FTYP | MIME Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| .f4v | 'F4V ' | video/mp4 | Video for Flash Player |
| .f4p | 'F4P ' | video/mp4 | Protected media for Flash Player |
| .f4a | 'F4A ' | audio/mp4 | Audio for Flash Player |
| .f4b | 'F4B ' | audio/mp4 | Audio book for Flash Player |
