h.264

[Bane of Mist]

K, so I saw a sweet video made using the h.264 codec and figured I'd try it out. Where can I get an encoder and what containers can I use it in? Can I use it in premiere?

[Scintilla]

K, so I saw a sweet video made using the h.264 codec and figured I'd try it out. Where can I get an encoder

http://www.x264.net/

and what containers can I use it in?

You're asking the right questions. MP4, MKV, and Matroska are preferred; there are ways to get it to work in AVI, but it's not recommended. Don't know if Ogg Media supports it.

Can I use it in premiere?

No. Or even if you can, it's probably not a good idea for the same reason that using MPEG-4 ASP footage in Adobe Premiere is not a good idea.

[trythil]

K, so I saw a sweet video made using the h.264 codec and figured I'd try it out. Where can I get an encoder

http://x264.nl/
http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html

Fixed.

[Willen]

MKV = Matroska.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... er_formats

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC is compatible with MPEG-4 (.MP4), Matroska (.MKV), Quicktime (.MOV), 3GP (.3GP), MPEG-2 TS (.TS, possibly .MPG/MPEG), and a few other containers (some by using hacks).

Of these, I'd recommend using MP4 for compatibility or MKV for its features. The rest are mostly useful for specific purposes (3GP for cellphones, etc.), but I'd avoid them for general distribution.

[garhunt05]

<a href="http://www.squared5.com/">streamclip</a> can do it for you.