Forum Post: Lo latency h264 encoding

Hi

I need to build a low latency h264 encoding / decoding application. We are targetting sub-frame latency on a 720p30 stream. 

Our prefered device would be a DM385. From this link http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/H.264_DM36x_Ver_2.0_Codec#Low_latency_API_and_fixed_packet_size_support I can see that low latency API is supported on DM36x devices.

So my questions: 

- Is there a low latency API for DM385 or would DM814x or DM816x be an option?

- Can I expect the same latency as on DM36x (< 2ms )

- Where can I find documentations, datasheets etc. 

- Are there any low latency examples available? Any SDK for a rapid prototyping / proof-of concept?

Thanks

Alex Raimondi