A few questions

[GnJ]

I was wondering what was better divx 5 or xvid encoding? I want the best quality at the smallest file size. Also I just bought an LG dvd recoder which supports Divx 3, 4, and 5 aswell as the xvid codec. I probably can't play divx 6 on my DVD-recorder and I was wondering if xvid will ever change it's codec as drastically in which I won't be able to view newer xvid encoded files on my player?

Thanks in advanced.

[Guest]

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I was wondering what was better divx 5 or xvid encoding? That depends on your criteria for judging, as well as personal aesthetic tastes. You have to make that decision.

I want the best quality at the smallest file size. We don't talk about "best" anything here. Please refer to forum rule 12.

Also I just bought an LG dvd recoder which supports Divx 3, 4, and 5 aswell as the xvid codec. I probably can't play divx 6 on my DVD-recorder and I was wondering if xvid will ever change it's codec as drastically in which I won't be able to view newer xvid encoded files on my player? If they are your own encodes, you can just use the version that still works if indeed things change too much (which is unlikely). If they are not your own encodes, then you shouldn't be doing that and we can't discuss it here per rule 6.

Yeah, yeah, all these rules. If you read and follow them, you won't get any more responses like this one!

[jggimi]

If you look in Doom9's website under "The Basics" link, you'll find a link to Doom9's "Codec Comparisons." There are several years worth, and they explain his methodology for subjective analysis of various types of content with various MPEG-4 codecs. These include still images along with text describing the associated video. In order to make your own decisions you could consider replicating his efforts and examining the video yourself.