2.15 Beta: XVid or DivX 6

[Stace]

Guys,

Anyone know which gives better results?

I've always used XVid but now wonder whether DivX6 gives better results.

Any opinions??????

Thanks
Stace

[Doom9]

Any opinions??????quality is in the eye of the beholder.. since none of us has your eyes, none of us can tell you what you will think works best for you.

[Stace]

That I appreciate but surely their is a general concensus of what people prefer.

I'm using a 42" plasma so quality is near on the same (to my eyes) thing is, I don't want to re-encode my whole DVD collection, purchase a projector and find I've used the wrong codec!!!

What are most people using??

[Doom9]

but surely their is a general concensus of what people prefer.well, we have that "what's best" rule for a reason.. everybody's opinion on what's better is correct, it's because we all percieve quality in a different way. Some have weird reasons for using a certain codec, so being an engineer I have difficulties with reasons that do not appear to make any sense, but when it comes to "it looks better to me", it's just something you have to accept. I would try a few movies, see if you can spot a difference, and if you can, pick whichever one looks better to you. If you cannot, it's probably best to stick to what you're already used to.

[Stace]

Thanks

I understand the 'What's Best' rule and appreciate why it shouldn't be asked, I was kind of looking at it as more of a poll ;) if you know what I mean.

I'll do some tests as you say and check it out!!!

Thanks Again For Your Help!
Stace

[Lester Burnham]

Thanks

I understand the 'What's Best' rule and appreciate why it shouldn't be asked, I was kind of looking at it as more of a poll ;) if you know what I mean.

I'll do some tests as you say and check it out!!!

Thanks Again For Your Help!
Stace

Well if it's of any use, I'll give my opinion.

I convert using AutoGK and AVI.NET.

Codecs I've used include the previous DivX version (5) plus the current (6), and Xvid.

For the conversions I do, using the resolutions and file sizes (and bearing in mind I tend to prefer conversions with at least 1100 kbps upwards), I found Xvid seemed to produce a sharper more detailed picture. Also I found the colour representation and saturation slightly more preferable.

However, I've tended to find for the constraints that I convert to, that video seems much more prone to macroblocks when I've converted using Xvid.

That's why I currently stick to DivX, as using the same target constraints, I don't suffer from macroblocks. However, the picture doesn't seem quite as sharp or vibrant (in terms of colour representation and saturation).

[Stace]

The kind of answer I'm looking for.

Many Thanks!