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03-22-2006, 05:50 AM
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Hello,
I have tried many codecs. But I can't find any good codec that can compress 2 hours video into 700mb with good quality. Is there one?
Thanks
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03-22-2006, 09:12 AM
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How about DivX? www.divx.com/download/
or alternatively, XviD or MS Mpeg-4, they're basically the same technology.
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03-22-2006, 10:06 AM
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Hmm yeah I know those codecs, but I can't create as high quality movies as for example Star Wreck...
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03-22-2006, 12:55 PM
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I think you're wrong. Play around with the bitrate and resolution settings, as well as n-pass encoding, and notice the differences.
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03-22-2006, 03:39 PM
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Okay. I have learned something, but What Is The N-Pass ? What are the passes? 2 pass?
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03-22-2006, 05:01 PM
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The number of paces in which encoding is performed (a.k.a. how many times is the material processed. The more, the better the quality.)
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03-23-2006, 08:08 AM
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wmv is good too, less artifacts than divx but a bit softer to my eyes.
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03-23-2006, 12:44 PM
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I tried DivX Pro 6.1 or something with video bit rate 6000 and 720x576 and the result was small but AWFUL!!!!!! I ALMOST VOMIT!!!
The WMV, Windows Media Video?, was QUITE good but I tried to open wmv in adobe premiere and the preview window was bugging, so it looks like that adobe can not handle wmvs in preview window -> so the wmv is bad too...
Any other codecs?
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03-23-2006, 01:04 PM
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These types of codecs are for the final delivery. If you want to edit video it should be in as lossless a format as you can. Why are you trying to put very heavy compression on video and then edit it. That's not really the right way to do it.
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03-23-2006, 01:07 PM
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Okay. I understood. I am making own Star Wars movie. The movie is now about 30-35 minutes long and it has comlicated and funny script. So, what codec should I use when we have the movie finished?
BTW: If I can open very compressed film, why adobe premierer can't??
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