H264 Codec

Compress videos and improve their quality

Functionality

The DivX H.264 Decoder (made by Free-Codecs.com) can be used to compress videos to roughly half the space of MPEG-2 (the DVD standard) to deliver the same high-quality video. It gives you the ability to decode videos and improve their quality whilst compressing the file simultaneously. It is fairly straightforward to use and the program comes with a configuration window that allows you to enable the use of a variety of functions. You have the possibility to adjust the video material including smoothing sharpness, deinterlacing, correcting brightness, contrast and saturation for example. 

Tips for using this tool at Kent

  • A useful tool to compress the size of larger videos for ease of sharing etc.
  • Can help greatly to improve the quality of your videos or recordings
  • Available on student and staff PCs

Help & how to get started

  • Find more information here
  • Download available for Windows and Linux devices only

Cost

Free

Terms of use, copyright and licensing

Freeware - available to all

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