Please add valuable reference with their external links here. These will eventaully get edited into the AVC/h264 and AVCHD correct sections of the wiki.
vcodex - Iain Richardson's expert advice on h264 video compression: http://www.vcodex.com/h264.html
Introduction to H264: http://asicfpga.com/site_upgrade/asicfpga/pds/image_pds_files/H.264_intro.pdf
Another good Intro to H264 surrounding x264 (x264 codec is used in Youtube and Facebook) http://avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=tutorial:h.264
A powerpoint downloadable beginners overview: http://iris.ee.iisc.ernet.in/Courses/mm_jan08/pdf/H.264.ppt
Overview of the H.264/AVC Video Coding Standard: http://ip.hhi.de/imagecom_G1/assets/pdfs/csvt_overview_0305.pdf
Latest Advanced video coding for generic audiovisual services 06/2011: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264/recommendation.asp?lang=en&parent=T-REC-H.264-201106-T
The H.264/AVC Advanced Video Coding Standard Overview and Introduction to the Fidelity Range Extensions: http://www.fastvdo.com/spie04/spie04-h264OverviewPaper.pdf
Latest Advanced video coding for generic audiovisual services 06/2011: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264/recommendation.asp?lang=en&parent=T-REC-H.264-201106-T
Smoothing Variable-Bit-Rate Video inc. buffer/rate control: http://vc.cs.nthu.edu.tw/home/paper/codfiles/clchan/12131050976675850/Smoothing_Variable-Bit-Rate_Video_in_an_Internetwork.pdf * Quote from above link: “The buffer requirement is consistently just over half of the available memory. Conceptually, the optimal start up delay is typically the smallest window size that removes the buffer size constraints.”
Network Abstraction Layer Unit Types: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3984.txt?number=3984
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE): https://www.smpte.org/home
ITU - UN Information & Communications Technologies: http://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx
GH1 Operating Instructions (NTSC): http://dlc.panasonic-europe-service.com/EUDocs/GetDoc.aspx?did=172285&fmt=PDF&lang=en&src=3
GH1 Operating Instructions (UK Addendum): http://dlc.panasonic-europe-service.com/EUDocs/GetDoc.aspx?did=173485&fmt=PDF&lang=en&src=3
GH2 Operating Instructions (Eng): http://dlc.panasonic-europe-service.com/EUDocs/GetDoc.aspx?did=195363&fmt=PDF&lang=en&src=3
Lumix Cameras Downloadables & Info: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/1494433/module/general/comare/productsCategory.html
Elecard Streameye Studio Pro Demo (Windows): http://www.elecard.com/assets/files/distribs/streameye-studio-pro/EStreamEyeStudioProDemo.zip
Elecard All Products Page (with d/l Demos): http://www.elecard.com/en/download/products.html