The CoreCodec CoreAVC High Definition H.264 video codec is based on the MPEG-4 Part 10 standard and is the video codec used in AVCHD, Blu-Ray and in HD-DVD. H.264 is the next-generation standard for video, and CoreAVC™ is being recognized as being the world’s fastest H.264 software video decoder. The efficiency of CoreAVC in ’software’ is often compared to be faster than other solutions that try to rely on ‘hardware’ to increase playback performance of H.264 video.

Requirements:
Recommended Hardware Configurations for proper CoreAVC™ PlaybackBefore you purchase and download the CoreAVC™ directshow plug-in for windows, look at the recommended hardware configurations shown below. CoreAVC™ is High Definition H.264 video and requires that you have a very powerful processor and video card.
The recommendations listed below are measured for full screen video playback and a more powerful system will deliver the best playback experience. But because of how efficient CoreAVC is, you may find that what it takes to perform at these levels can be achieved just as well on a slower PC too.

CoreAVC™ for Windows* 800 MHz Intel Pentium class or faster processor
* At least 256MB of RAM
* Windows 98, 2000 or XPCoreAVC™ for Windows @ 480p video at 24 frames per second* 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor
* At least 256MB of RAM
* 64MB or greater video card
* Windows 98, 2000 or XPCoreAVC™ for Windows @ 720p video at 24-30 frames per second* 2.2 GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor
* At least 512MB of RAM
* 128MB or greater video card
* Windows 98, 2000 or XPCoreAVC™ for Windows @ 1080p video at 24-30 frames per second* 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor
* At least 1GB of RAM
* 256MB or greater video card
* Windows 98, 2000 or XP