12A is not better than 2.59

[Stereodude]

I kept hearing about how great 12a was, so I put it to the test. Here are 5 images. 2.59 is on the left. The top section is the mpeg output subtracted from the source.

The differences are primarily in the B frames. #5 is a P frame comparison though.

http://stereodude.cjb.net:900/tmpgenc_shootout_01.jpg
http://stereodude.cjb.net:900/tmpgenc_shootout_02.jpg
http://stereodude.cjb.net:900/tmpgenc_shootout_03.jpg
http://stereodude.cjb.net:900/tmpgenc_shootout_04.jpg
http://stereodude.cjb.net:900/tmpgenc_shootout_05.jpg

In most of the frames they're the same, but in a few (as shown above) 2.59 looks better. Also, 2.59 only takes about 66% as much time to compress.

Stereodude

[adam]

Well some of the versions which followed 12a introduced some problems with VBR, and for this reason 12a still had some advantages but I have not actually seen anyone recommend 12a in years. The newest versions of TMPGenc are not necessarily the best but I think 12a was surpassed long ago.

[Stereodude]

Originally posted by adam
Well some of the versions which followed 12a introduced some problems with VBR, and for this reason 12a still had some advantages but I have not actually seen anyone recommend 12a in years. The newest versions of TMPGenc are not necessarily the best but I think 12a was surpassed long ago. I still see people in the musicvideo scene saying that 12a is better than everything else to date. I decided to put the theory to the test and I think the results speak for themself.

Stereodude