Macroblocks and DivX5.0/5.0.1

[JimmyBarnes]

Anyone noticed if these seem to occur more easily in intense action sequences, than with DivX3.11a/DivX4?

First noticed in The Mummy Returns, opening sequence when the armies collide - hand-to-hand combat filmed up real close.

JB

[sat985]

lack of bitrate. probably a poor encoding. I've noticed that divx 501 handles blockiness much better than 311 and 4.

[JimmyBarnes]

Originally posted by sat985
lack of bitrate. probably a poor encoding.

Yeah could be. With DivX5 I'm running with much lower 1st Pass %s than I ever could with 3.11a.


I've noticed that divx 501 handles blockiness much better than 311 and 4.

In general I'm inclined to agree with you.

Does blockiness = macroblocks
or the compression artifacts one gets on large uniformly coloured areas like sky and walls?

JB