hello264

hello264

This project is a very basic H264 encoder built in Go. The primary goal of this project was to gain an understanding of how H264 file format works. It utilizes the I_PCM block type, hence there's no compression of raw YUV420P data.

Features

• Converts raw YUV420P data to H264 format.
• Uses I_PCM block format without compression.

How it Works

The project takes raw YUV420P data and encodes it into the H264 format using the I_PCM block type. It segments the encoded data into NAL units.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go toolchain
• YUV420P raw data input

Installation

Install the package:

go install github.com/dzeromsk/hello264@latest

Usage

To encode raw YUV420P data to H264:

hello264 < input.yuv > output.h264

Replace input.yuv with the path to your raw YUV420P data and output.h264 with the desired output file path.

Notes

Inspired by

• World’s Smallest H.264 Encoder
• A minimal h264 “encoder”

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License - see the LICENSE file for details.