# Video: H.264 (AVC) support
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H.264 is supported in the following variations.

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- **Input**
  - **Chroma Sampling:** 4:2:0  / **Bit Depth:** 8-bit and 10-bit / **License Requirement:** None
  - **Chroma Sampling:** 4:2:2 / **Bit Depth:** 8-bit and 10-bit / **License Requirement:** None
  - **Profile/Format:** Baseline, Main, High, High 10, High 4:2:2, High 10 Intra, High 422 Intra, AS-11/RP2027
  - **Level:** 1.0-5.2

- **Output**
  - **Chroma Sampling:** 4:2:0  / **Bit Depth:** 8-bit / **License Requirement:** None
  - **Chroma Sampling:** 4:2:0  / **Bit Depth:** 10-bit / **License Requirement:** For AVC Intra, purchase the BCE license pack.
  - **Chroma Sampling:** 4:2:2  / **Bit Depth:** 8-bit and 10-bit / **License Requirement:** For AVC Intra, purchase the BCE license pack.<br />For AVC 4:2:2, purchase the BCE license pack.



Both 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma sampling are supported in raw outputs (.264, .avc, extensions) and MPEG-2 transport streams. 

In all other containers, only 4:2:0 chroma sampling is supported.