Chapter 7. Codecs

7.1. Video codecs
7.1.1. FFmpeg/libavcodec
7.1.2. Xvid
7.1.3. x264
7.1.3.1. What is x264?
7.1.3.2. What is H.264?
7.1.3.3. How can I play H.264 videos with MPlayer?
7.1.3.4. How can I encode videos using MEncoder and x264?
7.2. Audio codecs
7.2.1. Software AC-3 decoding
7.2.2. Hardware AC-3 decoding
7.2.3. libmad support
7.2.4. Hardware MPEG audio codec
7.2.5. AAC codec
7.2.6. AMR codecs
7.3. Win32 codecs importing HOWTO
7.3.1. VFW codecs
7.3.2. DirectShow codecs