Which codec should I be using?

Aspire · 2007-11-02, 06:09 PM

I've been cracking off clips from a few movies today, and then it occured to me that my xvid encoded movies might not be acceptable. I notice a lot of sites using .wmv or .mpg files.

Would clips made in .avi using xvid codecs be acceptable in most places? Let me know.

Example:
http://fuckflicks.themoviehost.com/f...ckspreview.htm
the clips on that gallery.

Thanks for any input.
-A |badidea|

Cleo · 2007-11-02, 06:19 PM

mpg or wmv seem to be the only wildly actable formats and personally I only use mpg since it is easy to protect against hotlinking unlike wmv.

My personal favorite movie format is H.264 but we only use that inside of member's areas.

Aspire · 2007-11-02, 06:44 PM

Can you recommend some software for converting to either mpg or wmv? I'm a virtualdub man, but can't seem to figure out how to get it to output anything other then AVI, and am beginning to think it can't.

Fonz · 2007-11-02, 08:23 PM

If you are running windows there's this tool called Windows Movie Maker that comes standard with it and converts avi to wmv

Cleo · 2007-11-02, 08:54 PM

Being a Mac user I use Episode Pro. It is expensive but it does H.264 really well in addition to mpeg-1.

I hear that Unlead is popular with Windows users.

Aspire · 2007-11-02, 08:57 PM

Hey fonz, I was doing some wmvs with that windows media maker, but I'm still not sure what's best for mpgs. I did a bit with TMPGenc but the quality is lacking for the file sizes. WMV it is I guess.... I have some work to redo ><

2007-11-02, 06:09 PM	#1
Aspire Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 26	Which codec should I be using? I've been cracking off clips from a few movies today, and then it occured to me that my xvid encoded movies might not be acceptable. I notice a lot of sites using .wmv or .mpg files. Would clips made in .avi using xvid codecs be acceptable in most places? Let me know. Example: http://fuckflicks.themoviehost.com/f...ckspreview.htm the clips on that gallery. Thanks for any input. -A \|badidea\| __________________ All My Cunning - check out my newbie webmaster blog

2007-11-02, 06:19 PM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	mpg or wmv seem to be the only wildly actable formats and personally I only use mpg since it is easy to protect against hotlinking unlike wmv. My personal favorite movie format is H.264 but we only use that inside of member's areas. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2007-11-02, 06:44 PM	#3
Aspire Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 26	Can you recommend some software for converting to either mpg or wmv? I'm a virtualdub man, but can't seem to figure out how to get it to output anything other then AVI, and am beginning to think it can't. __________________ All My Cunning - check out my newbie webmaster blog

2007-11-02, 08:23 PM	#4
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,932	If you are running windows there's this tool called Windows Movie Maker that comes standard with it and converts avi to wmv __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2007-11-02, 08:54 PM	#5
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Being a Mac user I use Episode Pro. It is expensive but it does H.264 really well in addition to mpeg-1. I hear that Unlead is popular with Windows users. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2007-11-02, 08:57 PM	#6
Aspire Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 26	Hey fonz, I was doing some wmvs with that windows media maker, but I'm still not sure what's best for mpgs. I did a bit with TMPGenc but the quality is lacking for the file sizes. WMV it is I guess.... I have some work to redo >< __________________ All My Cunning - check out my newbie webmaster blog