Convert MPEG-4 Part 10 to MPEG-4 Part 14
What is MPEG-4 Part 10?
MPEG Part 10 (H.264/AVC) was introduced in 2003. Think of it as the method of compressing the actual video - like taking a large video and making it smaller while keeping good quality. It’s just the raw compressed video data.
What is MPEG-4 Part 14?
MPEG Part 14 (MP4) came out in 2003 too. It’s like a digital container - imagine a zip file that can hold multiple things: video, audio, subtitles, and chapter information all in one neat package.
How to convert from MPEG-4 Part 10 to MPEG-4 Part 14
To convert from Part 10 to Part 14:
- You need to take your H.264 video stream (Part 10)
- Use software like FFmpeg to package it into an MP4 container (Part 14)
Here’s a simple FFmpeg command to do it:
This command takes your H.264 video input.mp4
and packages it into an MP4 container output.mp4
without re-encoding the video (which preserves quality and is much faster).
Think of it like this: H.264 is like a compressed stack of photos, and MP4 is the photo album that holds them along with captions (metadata), background music (audio), and other extras.