HD compression codec quality discussion... at DVinfo.net

Greg Hartzell · March 25th, 2008, 05:57 PM

Hey all,

I could not find a HD compression thread, so I decided I'd start one. I hear a lot about h.264 on this site, but there are a lot more codecs out there. I've downloaded a few WMV HD clips off of microsofts website, and they really do look incredible.

So what does everybody think. Right now I'm posing the debate over WMV HD vs h.264. But feel free to add any more codecs you like.

Paul Kellett · March 25th, 2008, 06:16 PM

WMV vs H.264 (or AAC if your using sony vegas).
I've rendered the same clips with both formats,and i can honestly say i can't really see much difference qualitywise.
However,H.264 seems to be around twice the size mb per min as WMV.

Paul.

Daniel Browning · March 25th, 2008, 09:45 PM

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March 25th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#1
Greg Hartzell Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbia, CT Posts: 168	HD compression codec quality discussion... Hey all, I could not find a HD compression thread, so I decided I'd start one. I hear a lot about h.264 on this site, but there are a lot more codecs out there. I've downloaded a few WMV HD clips off of microsofts website, and they really do look incredible. So what does everybody think. Right now I'm posing the debate over WMV HD vs h.264. But feel free to add any more codecs you like.

March 25th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#2
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	WMV vs H.264 (or AAC if your using sony vegas). I've rendered the same clips with both formats,and i can honestly say i can't really see much difference qualitywise. However,H.264 seems to be around twice the size mb per min as WMV. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

March 25th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#3
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