Editing Advanced Video Coding (section)

=== Levels ===
As the term is used in the standard, a "''level''" is a specified set of constraints that indicate a degree of required decoder performance for a profile. For example, a level of support within a profile specifies the maximum picture resolution, frame rate, and bit rate that a decoder may use. A decoder that conforms to a given level must be able to decode all bitstreams encoded for that level and all lower levels.
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|+ Levels with maximum property values<ref name=AVC13April2017ITURecommendations/>
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! Level<br>
! Maximum<br>decoding speed<br>(macroblocks/s)
! Maximum<br>frame size<br />(macroblocks)
! Maximum video<br>bit rate for video<br>coding layer (VCL)<br /> (Constrained Baseline,<br>Baseline, Extended<br>and Main Profiles)<br>(kbits/s)
! Examples for high resolution<br>@ highest frame rate<br>(maximum stored frames) <div class="mw-customtoggle-H264MPEG4AVC" style="color:#0B0080; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid #aaa; border-radius: 10px; padding: 2px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Toggle additional details</div><br>
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! 1
| 1,485
| 99
| 64 
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 128×96@30.9 (8)</div>176×144@15.0 (4)
|-
! 1b
| 1,485
| 99
| 128
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 128×96@30.9 (8)</div>176×144@15.0 (4)
|-
! 1.1
| 3,000
| 396
| 192
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 176×144@30.3 (9)<br>320×240@10.0 (3)</div>352×288@7.5 (2)
|-
! 1.2
| 6,000
| 396
| 384
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 320×240@20.0 (7)</div>352×288@15.2 (6)
|-
! 1.3
| 11,880
| 396
| 768
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 320×240@36.0 (7)</div>352×288@30.0 (6)
|-
! 2
| 11,880
| 396
| 2,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 320×240@36.0 (7)</div>352×288@30.0 (6)
|-
! 2.1
| 19,800
| 792
| 4,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 352×480@30.0 (7)</div>352×576@25.0 (6)
|-
! 2.2
| 20,250
| 1,620
| 4,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 352×480@30.7 (12)<br>352×576@25.6 (10)<br>720×480@15.0 (6)</div>720×576@12.5 (5)
|-
! 3
| 40,500
| 1,620
| 10,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 352×480@61.4 (12)<br>352×576@51.1 (10)<br>720×480@30.0 (6)</div>720×576@25.0 (5)
|-
! 3.1
| 108,000
| 3,600
| 14,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 720×480@80.0 (13)<br>720×576@66.7 (11)</div>1,280×720@30.0 (5)
|-
! 3.2
| 216,000
| 5,120
| 20,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,280×720@60.0 (5)</div>1,280×1,024@42.2 (4)
|-
! 4
| 245,760
| 8,192
| 20,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,280×720@68.3 (9)<br>1,920×1,080@30.1 (4)</div>2,048×1,024@30.0 (4)
|-
! 4.1
| 245,760
| 8,192
| 50,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,280×720@68.3 (9)<br>1,920×1,080@30.1 (4)</div>2,048×1,024@30.0 (4)
|-
! 4.2
| 522,240
| 8,704
| 50,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,280×720@145.1 (9)<br>1,920×1,080@64.0 (4)</div>2,048×1,080@60.0 (4)
|-
! 5
| 589,824
| 22,080
| 135,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,920×1,080@72.3 (13)<br>2,048×1,024@72.0 (13)<br>2,048×1,080@67.8 (12)<br>2,560×1,920@30.7 (5)</div>3,672×1,536@26.7 (5)
|-
! 5.1
| 983,040
| 36,864
| 240,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,920×1,080@120.5 (16)<br>2,560×1,920@51.2 (9)<br>3,840×2,160@31.7 (5)<br>4,096×2,048@30.0 (5)<br>4,096×2,160@28.5 (5)</div>4,096×2,304@26.7 (5)
|-
! 5.2
| 2,073,600
| 36,864
| 240,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 1,920×1,080@172.0 (16)<br>2,560×1,920@108.0 (9)<br>3,840×2,160@66.8 (5)<br>4,096×2,048@63.3 (5)<br>4,096×2,160@60.0 (5)</div>4,096×2,304@56.3 (5)
|-
! 6
| 4,177,920
| 139,264
| 240,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 3,840×2,160@128.9 (16)<br />7,680×4,320@32.2 (5)</div>8,192×4,320@30.2 (5)
|-
! 6.1
| 8,355,840
| 139,264
| 480,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 3,840×2,160@257.9 (16)<br />7,680×4,320@64.5 (5)</div>8,192×4,320@60.4 (5)
|-
! 6.2
| 16,711,680
| 139,264
| 800,000
| <div class="mw-collapsible" id="mw-customcollapsible-H264MPEG4AVC"> 3,840×2,160@300.0 (16)<br />7,680×4,320@128.9 (5)</div>8,192×4,320@120.9 (5)
|}

The maximum bit rate for the High Profile is 1.25 times that of the Constrained Baseline, Baseline, Extended and Main Profiles; 3 times for Hi10P, and 4 times for Hi422P/Hi444PP.

The number of luma samples is 16×16=256 times the number of macroblocks (and the number of luma samples per second is 256 times the number of macroblocks per second).