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This is a work in progress of AVCHD resource and info. Things we know need to be rewritten and simplified and put in here.
AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) is part of the AVC standard. AVCHD was jointly developed by Panasonic and Sony and introduced in 2006 primarily for use in high definition consumer camcorders. AVCHD is the codec of choice for the Panasonic GH1 and GH2. For a full description and reference please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD
Click this link for a full specification to AVCHD: http://www.avchd-info.org/format/index.html
How does the GH2 AVCHD codec conform to the standard & profiles?
Definition, Macroblock prediction Intra prediction 4x4 luma prediction 16x16 luma prediction chroma prediction 8x8 luma prediction Intra prediction modes of GH2 Inter prediction IRD Reference pictures Insertion of reference pictures Macroblock partitions Motion vector prediction Motion compensation Inter prediction examples (GH2) Loop Filter Definition
Examples & Summary
Definition, Transform & Quantization Process Transform & quantization of 4x4 blocks *Transform & quantization of 8x8 blocks is not used in GH2 Quajntization Scaling Tables DC transforms Coding (CAVLC/CABAC)
Definition1, Choosing the right bitrate & IQ and Q (Quantisation) GOP (Group of Pictures) GH2's Time Limits GH2's Video & Video 24 Buffers * 0x01800000 = 25165824 Dec * 0x02400000 = 37748736 Dec * 0x02800000 = 41943040 Dec * 0x03000000 = 50331648 Dec * 0x03600000 = 56623104 Dec GH2's Frame Limits GH2's Frame buffer size
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