Container of Choice?

[Moogs]

I'm fairly new to the ripping scene, I have done a few rips a while ago, but they were .avi, and I know there are more and more containers being used now (OGM, MKV, etc.), so my question is this: which is the best as far as quality goes? I don't care if it takes longer to encode, as long as the quality is good. I don't plan on using subtitles, just audio and video. If you could also post what guide you use (if you do) for your container of choice, that would be awesome, because I have found quite a few, but I don't know which is going to net the best results.

[dani82]

i only do vcds; but i will have to say DVD, nothing beats the original

[bond]

Originally posted by Moogs
so my question is this: which is the best as far as quality goes?1) welcome to doom9 :)
2) containers have nothing to do with a/v quality
3) plz read our rules again, especially rule 12: there is no "best" solution, therefore
4) read up the forum, find out the pros and cons of the different containers and make your own choice, fitting your own needs :)

[Moogs]

Originally posted by bond
1) welcome to doom9 :)
2) containers have nothing to do with a/v quality
3) plz read our rules again, especially rule 12: there is no "best" solution, therefore
4) read up the forum, find out the pros and cons of the different containers and make your own choice, fitting your own needs :)

Errr, sorry, I read the rules IN the forum, I didn't see the link at the very very top of the page. Read the rules, won't happen again :)

Didn't know that container didn't make a difference in quality, either. What is the difference then, just the amount of overhead the container itself takes, leaving more room for the audio/video?

[bond]

Originally posted by Moogs
Didn't know that container didn't make a difference in quality, either. What is the difference then, just the amount of overhead the container itself takes, leaving more room for the audio/video?the difference is for example the used overhead, but also what kind of audio/video streams you can use
so for example you cant use variable framerate streams in AVI and AVI also doesnt handle the storage of modern codecs, like RV9 and Vorbis
but on the other sides AVI is surely the most widely supported container...

see, it all depends on your specific needs, which container is the best one for you, so it cant be said that there is "the best" container exisiting :)

[Soulhunter]

A container is a bag where the goods (streams) are stored to carry them around... But you need a special bag for each sort of good you wanna store! You need a cooling-box if you wanna store ice-cream... And you need a plastic bag or bucket etc. to store water.

Bye