Video compression h264/MPEG-4 AVC

hi guys,
I need to export a file in mp4 container with h264 compression. The result shows h.264/MPEG-4 AVC compression which is h.264, right? If I undestood it right h.264 and MPEG-4 AVC compression is the same thing, right? just wanted to be sure...
thanks and have a nice day!

thanks
I had already tried but not working
The video is ok with all the preset that match 720p ...but not the audio
...i think is a codec issue

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