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===[[Data compression#Lossless|Lossless]] video compression=== * ITU-T/ISO/IEC standards: ** [[H.264]] lossless *** [[x264]] (encoder only) *** FFmpeg (decoder only, uses x264 for encoding) ** [[H.265]] lossless<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/lossless.html|title=Lossless|work=x265.readthedocs.io}}</ref> *** [[x265]] (encoder only) *** [[MulticoreWare|UHDcode]] (decoder only, uses x265 to read HEVC encoded files)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x265.com/how-to-play-hevc-on-your-pc/hevc-decoding/|title=HEVC Decoding|work=x265}}</ref> ***FFmpeg (decoder only, uses x265 for encoding)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ4Njg/|title=FFmpeg Now Supports HEVC/H.265 Decoding|work=phoronix}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.265|title=Encode/H.265|work=FFmpeg}}</ref> ** [[Motion JPEG 2000]] lossless *** libopenjpeg ** [[JPEG XS]] lossless *** FastTICO-XS * IETF standards: ** [[FFV1]] (RFC 9043)<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9043|title=rfc9043 - FFV1 Video Coding Format Version 0, 1, and 3|date=August 2021|website=datatracker.ietf.org|last1=Niedermayer|first1=Michael|last2=Rice|first2=Dave|last3=Martinez|first3=JΓ©rΓ΄me}}</ref> {{snd}} FFV1's compression factor is comparable to [[Jpeg2000#Motion JPEG 2000|Motion JPEG 2000]], but based on quicker algorithms (allows real-time capture). Written by Michael Niedermayer and published as part of [[FFmpeg]] under [[GNU LGPL]]. *** FFmpeg * SMPTE standards: ** [[Dirac (video compression format)#VC-2|VC-2]] HQ lossless (a.k.a. [[Dirac (codec)|Dirac]] Pro lossless) *** libdirac *** libschroedinger <!--*** FFmpeg--> * Alparysoft Lossless Video Codec (Alpary) * [[QuickTime Animation|Apple Animation]] (QuickTime RLE) ** QuickTime ** FFmpeg * ArithYuv * [[AOMedia Video 1|AV1]] ** [[AV1#Software implementations|libaom]] * AVIzlib ** LCL (VfW codec) MSZH and ZLIB<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=ZLIB|title=Lossless Codec Libraries|work=multimedia.cx}}</ref> ** FFmpeg * [[Autodesk Animator]] Codec (AASC) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[CAI Format]] * CamStudio GZIP/LZO ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Chennai Codec (EVX-1) ** Cairo Experimental Video Codec (open source) * Dxtory ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * FastCodec * [[Flash Video|Flash Screen Video]] v1/v2<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/flashsv_8c.html|title=FFmpeg: libavcodec/flashsv.c File Reference|website=ffmpeg.org}}</ref> ** FFmpeg * FM Screen Capture Codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Fraps codec (FPS1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fraps.com/faq.php|title=FRAPS show fps, record video game movies, screen capture software|website=www.fraps.com}}</ref> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Grass Valley Lossless ** Grass Valley Codec Option ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Huffyuv]] Huffyuv (or HuffYUV) was written by Ben Rudiak-Gould and published under the terms of the [[GNU GPL]] as free software, meant to replace uncompressed YCbCr as a video capture format. It uses very little CPU but takes a lot of disk space. See also ffvhuff which is an "FFmpeg only" version of it. ** FFmpeg * IgCodec * Intel RLE * innoHeim/Rsupport Screen Capture Codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Lagarith]] A more up-to-date fork of Huffyuv is available as Lagarith<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html|title=Lagarith Lossless Video Codec|website=lags.leetcode.net}}</ref> ** Lagarith Codec (VfW codec) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * LOCO<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=LOCO|title=LOCO - MultimediaWiki|website=wiki.multimedia.cx}}</ref> - based on [[JPEG-LS]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * MagicYUV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicyuv.com/|title=MagicYUV β Lossless video codec}}</ref> ** MagicYUV SDK ** FFmpeg * Microsoft [[Run-length encoding|RLE]] (MSRLE) ** FFmpeg * [[MSU Lossless Video Codec]] * [[Moscow State University|MSU]] Screen Capture Lossless * {{interlanguage link|CorePNG|de|CorePNG}} - based on [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] ** FFmpeg * ScreenPresso (SPV1) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * ScreenPressor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infognition.com/ScreenPressor/|title=ScreenPressor by Infognition - lossless video codec for screen capture|work=infognition.com}}</ref> - a successor of MSU Screen Capture Lossless ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[SheerVideo]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Snow (codec)|Snow]] lossless ** FFmpeg * TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techsmith.com/codecs.asp|title=Downloads|work=TechSmith}}</ref> ** EnSharpen Video Codec for QuickTime ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Toponoky * [[Ut Video Codec Suite]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/534|title=#534 (Ut Video Support) β FFmpeg|work=ffmpeg.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-143624.html|title=Ut Video Codec Suite - a new lossless video codec for Windows! [Archive] - Doom9's Forum|work=doom9.org}}</ref> ** libutvideo ** FFmpeg * VBLE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=VBLE|title=VBLE - MultimediaWiki|website=wiki.multimedia.cx}}</ref> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[VP9]] by [[Google]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmproject.org/docs/encoder-parameters/#vp9-specific-options|title=The WebM Project - VP8 Encode Parameter Guide|work=webmproject.org}}</ref> ** libvpx ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[YULS]] * ZeroCodec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=DosBox_Capture_Codec ZMBV] (Zip Motion Block Video) Codec - used by [[DOSBox]] ** FFmpeg ==== Lossless game codecs ==== * DXA ** [[ScummVM]] Tools (encoder only) ** FFmpeg (decoder only)
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