Divx 5.03....worth the move???

[X-Nemesis]

Is it worth making the move up or just stay with 5.02. So far I'm having no probs with 5.02 and so all that seems to make the move worth it would be nth encode...but I haven't read alot of convincing results with that over just 2-pass.:D

[BiaTch 5.0]

I also would like to see pros/cons for switching.

[N_F]

Two weeks ago I'd have said a yes without much further thought. Today I'm not so sure anymore.

IMHO, the nth pass is nearly worthless and I definitely would not switch from 5.02 to 5.03 just for that.

Nevertheless, in my tests 5.03 have shown equal or perhaps slightly better quality than 5.02. In a way it comes down to how much you're ready to do manually. If you use Gordian Knot and really likes the way it automates everything for you than stay with 5.02. If you don't mind setting up things more manually than go for 5.03 (or you could try DVX, which can handle more codecs than Gordian Knot I'm told, but I have yet to try it myself).

The reason I said I'm not sure anymore is because lately I've been more and more dissatisfied with DivX and I'm considering switching to XviD.

[RMCF]

Is there anyone who uses 503 and happy with it?

Because I am also unsure whether to go up or not.

[N_F]

If you're happy with 5.02 than you'll most likely be happy with 5.03 (as long as it works well for you, some people seems to have some problems with it as you can see in the forum).

[RMCF]

I will switch to it and see what the quality is like and then report it here.

[DJ Bobo]

I think, you don't really have the choice. You have to upgrade.

Talking about myself, and downloading newer anime fansubs, some of them are done in 5.03 -> don't work with 5.02. The conclusion is simple ;)

Talking technically, as far as I'm concerned, no problems so far with the original 2-pass. It's practically 5.02 encoding with default settings, but in divx 5.03

NB: I'm using the normal version, I quit the pro version since long! (just a bunch of buggy toys)

[leadman584]

I've been playing with Divx 5.03 PRO since it was released, and I really like it. I swore off 5.02 when I found Koepi's stable build of Xvid gave better results. Since changing over to Avisynth 2.5, I have been learning to use some of the available filters. This makes it possible for me to preview films in real time using WMP or Zoomplayer. I'm sure that I am now sending cleaner video data to the codec, and Divx 5.03 handles it well. I have yet to get equal results with Xvid, waiting for next stable release.

PS. Only using B frames in Divx

[RMCF]

I only encode DivX's for playback on the Xbox so I don't have to upgrade but will anyway.

[RMCF]

Originally posted by leadman584
I've been playing with Divx 5.03 PRO since it was released, and I really like it. I swore off 5.02 when I found Koepi's stable build of Xvid gave better results. Since changing over to Avisynth 2.5, I have been learning to use some of the available filters. This makes it possible for me to preview films in real time using WMP or Zoomplayer. I'm sure that I am now sending cleaner video data to the codec, and Divx 5.03 handles it well. I have yet to get equal results with Xvid, waiting for next stable release.

PS. Only using B frames in Divx


Don't you have macroblocks on the walls using b-frames?

[leadman584]

fortunately no, but I do use postprocessing at max.

[BiaTch 5.0]

My Pros for DivX 5.02
+Stable Gknot support
+B frames are reported to peform better
+Settings & quality has been tested.

I’m using PE Light/B Frames/GMC for divX 5.02.

Although most comments about PE I have seen on doom9’s forum have been bad I have found it to give very good quality frames in bright scenes although it can also have an ugly ghost effect in medium to low lighting scenes.