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zambelli · 20th December 2005, 01:12

I think Option 3 - encoding just video within the native container - is the best option. Audio isn't the focus of this codec comparison so there's no reason for it to be included. Right now it's serving only as a placeholder. Although ultimately achieving a perfect file size matters, in a video codec shootout it's the rate control accuracy of the video codec that should be judged. Packet and container overhead do matter in the end, but ultimately they're not a property of the video codec.

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zambelli Doom9ing since 2001 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,002	I think Option 3 - encoding just video within the native container - is the best option. Audio isn't the focus of this codec comparison so there's no reason for it to be included. Right now it's serving only as a placeholder. Although ultimately achieving a perfect file size matters, in a video codec shootout it's the rate control accuracy of the video codec that should be judged. Packet and container overhead do matter in the end, but ultimately they're not a property of the video codec.