x264 is the most widely used H.264 Advanced Video Codec (AVC) encoder in the world.
Used by thousands of companies and billions of people.
Wide range of products.
High quality video and low processing needs make it particularly suited for battery operated and processer limited devices like mobile phones, drones and cameras.
Select from the menu items (below, left) to view just some of the companies using x264.
Content Encoding
Disney
uses the x264 encoder to encode all its videos for its Disney, Hulu, ESPN, and ABC streaming services.
Alphabet/Google
divisions including YouTube, Google TV, AdSense, and more transcode all the video they recieve using the x264 software to create the highest quality video for distribution to consumers.
Surf Communications
uses x264 in its sports recording and video conference products.
Verizon
uses the x264 software to encode streaming video in its DMS Uplynk video distribution solution.
Rohde & Schwarz
uses the x264 encoder in its VENICE and CLIPSTER video production products.
Transcoding
Amazon
uses the x264 encoder as part of its Elemental hardware and cloud based encoding products.
MediaExcel
uses x264 in its transcoding appliances and cloud services.
Bitmovin
uses x264 to encode high quality video in its cloud and on-premises transcoding services.
Brightcove
uses the x264 encoder as part of its Zencoder video encoding solution.
Furtree Systems
uses the x264 encoder as part of its Nimbel streamer product.
Video Apps
Tencent
Tencent and its subsiciaries use x264 in all its video products and services, including the WeChat social media app (over 1 billion active users), QQ instant messaging app (approx 1 billion users), Weiyun Gallery online photo gallery (over 400M users), WeGame game streaming (approx 70M users), and WeSing karaoki app (over 400M users), to name a few.
TikTok
uses the x264 video encoder in its mobile application to enable consumers to record and upload video to the service.
iSpring
uses the x264 encoder in a number of products to convert information into a video, such as its QuizMaker, Presenter, Cam Pro and other products.
AfreecaTV
The top rated social media platform in South Korea, AfreecaTV’s users use x264 to encode their videos to upload to the service.
GoPro
uses the x264 software in its consumer camera application to encode video into the H.264 video standard.
Gaming
Valve
uses the x264 video encoder as part of its Steam game sharing service.
Blizzard Entertainment
uses the x264 software for its battle.net game sharing service.
Comunix
uses the x264 software to encode each players video as part of its pokerface game.
Inspired Gaming
uses the x264 encoder in its virtual sports, mobile game solutions.
Nintendo
uses the x264 software in its Wii game platform.
Security
Frequentis
uses x264 as part of its smartVISION air traffic management system and its DIVOS rail communications video systems.
Alibaba
uses x264 as part of its Alipay mobile payment processing app.
Domo Tactical
uses x264 as part of its encryted video communications products.
ForcePoint
uses x264 as part of its Data Guard security software to disable malware embedded in video streams.
Saab
uses x264 video encoder as part of its digital air traffic control tower solution.
Other
Synaptive Medical
uses the x264 software for its surgery visualizations products.
Sectra Group
uses the x264 software to encode medical data in the H.264 standard as defined by the medical DICOM protocol.
Oasys
uses the x264 software in its finite element analysis software package.
VLC
is a popular open source media player and editor. VLC incorporates the x264 software to encode video to the AVC standard.
GreenSea
uses x264 as part of its underwater drone exploration project.
