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kel · 08-22-2003, 09:35 AM

Divx is good, but damned hard to get working right.

First of all what is your video source, and how is it edited. Move on from there to choosing a codec.

Divx is good for low motion high bandwidth stuff, but unless you get really handy at encoding it just so... it can look like TOTAL shite...

Xvid is a great alternative... it's just got some encoding and performance issues. But it looks fantastic, try encoding with both.

In the end you will probably want to try out a few formats, some to look at are Divx5, Divx3 (High bandwidth works best with div3), Xvid (always fantastic looking CPU intensive, sometimes buggy), and last and probably the best choice IMO... Windows Media 9. Windows Media is a fantastic format when it's done from a quality source. Apples mpeg-4 codec is worth looking at, but it doesn't really ever peform well in low bandwidth conditions.

08-22-2003, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	Divx is good, but damned hard to get working right. First of all what is your video source, and how is it edited. Move on from there to choosing a codec. Divx is good for low motion high bandwidth stuff, but unless you get really handy at encoding it just so... it can look like TOTAL shite... Xvid is a great alternative... it's just got some encoding and performance issues. But it looks fantastic, try encoding with both. In the end you will probably want to try out a few formats, some to look at are Divx5, Divx3 (High bandwidth works best with div3), Xvid (always fantastic looking CPU intensive, sometimes buggy), and last and probably the best choice IMO... Windows Media 9. Windows Media is a fantastic format when it's done from a quality source. Apples mpeg-4 codec is worth looking at, but it doesn't really ever peform well in low bandwidth conditions. __________________ "It better be funny"