Details of extension .264

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .264 file extension, which is related to H.264 Bitstream. We'll explain what exactly a .264 fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .264 files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

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• H.264 Bitstream

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H.264 Bitstream

The 264 file is a H.264 Bitstream. H.264 is a standard for video compression. It is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding).

Category: Video files

Application: MPlayer

Program name: -

Mime-type: video/x-mpeg-avc

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

h264, x264

Related extensions:

.weba WebM Audio

.pmp Portable Media Player Video

.gifv Imgur GIF Video File

.vgz DigitalVDO Compressed Video

Links:

X264

XBMC

The .264 file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .264 extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .264 extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .264 filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .264 file?

If you want to open a .264 file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .264 association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.264

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android