Problem playing raw H.264 stream -- do I need a codec?

[msm_007]

Hi all,
I tried to compress some raw yuv file by x264 to generate a 264 Raw byte stream, I could open it by vlc player, but when I tried to open it by other player like mplayer and QuickTime they couldn’t open it
Is there some codec or plug-in to add to those players to open 264 Raw byte stream?
Please, have you links for raw 1080p files (.yuv), I tried with an avi 1080p file (factory : http://www.hdgreetings.com/other/ecards-video/video-1080p.aspx ) but x264 couldn’t open that file

[wyti]

X264 can only open .yuv, y4m and avs files.
But avisynth allow you to open almost every format existing on the planet.

[kemuri-_9]

not all players support playing elementary/raw .(h)264 avc streams,
often the stream needs to be muxed into a container of sorts for playback.
for AVC that container being .mp4 or .mkv