MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, No Profile Indicated

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MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, No Profile Indicated

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Identification and description
Local use
Sustainability factors
Quality and functionality factors
File type signifiers
Notes
Format specifications
Useful references

Format Description Properties

ID: fdd000158
Short name: MP4_FF_2_AVC
Content categories: moving-image
Format Category: file-format, encoding
Other facets: unitary, binary, sampled
Last significant FDD update: 2010-06-29
Draft status: Full

Identification and description

Relationship to other formats
Full name	MPEG-4 file format, version 2, with Advanced Video Coding, no profile indicated (common name)
Description	Combination of a file format (wrapper) and encoding category (Advanced Video Coding; AVC, no profile indicated).
Production phase	Generally a final-state (end-user delivery) format, may also serve as middle-state format.
Subtype of	MP4_FF_2, MPEG-4 File Format, Version 2
May contain	MPEG-4_AVC, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding (Part 10) (H.264)
May contain	AAC_MP4, Advanced Audio Coding (MPEG-4)
May contain	AAC_MP4_LC, AAC (MPEG-4) Low Complexity Object
May contain	Additional audio, graphics, and scene graph stream types. Not documented at this time.

Local use

LC experience or existing holdings
LC preference

Sustainability factors

Disclosure	Open standard. Developed through ISO technical program JTC 1/SC 29 for coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information by Working Group 11 (WG11) aka the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG).
Documentation	See MP4_FF_2 and MPEG-4_AVC.
Adoption	See MP4_FF_2.
Licensing and patents	See MP4_FF_2.
Transparency	See MPEG-4_AVC.
Self-documentation	See MP4_FF_2.
External dependencies	See MP4_FF_2.
Technical protection considerations	See MP4_FF_2.

Quality and functionality factors

Moving Image
Normal rendering	See MP4_FF_2.
Clarity (high image resolution)	See MPEG-4_AVC.
Functionality beyond normal rendering	See MP4_FF_2.
Sound
Fidelity (high audio resolution)	See MP4_FF_2.
Multiple channels	See MP4_FF_2.
Functionality beyond normal rendering	See MP4_FF_2.

File type signifiers and format identifiers

Tag	Value	Note
Filename extension	See related format.	See MP4_FF_2
Internet Media Type	See related format.	See MP4_FF_2
Magic numbers	See related format.	See MP4_FF_2
File type brand (ISO Base Media File Format)	See related format.	See MP4_FF_2

Notes

General
History

Format specifications

ISO/IEC 14496-10:2003 Information technology -- Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 10: Advanced Video Coding
ISO/IEC 14496-14:2003 Information technology -- Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 14: MP4 file format

Useful references

URLs

See MP4_FF_2.

Last Updated: 08/04/2021