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TheHappyFriar wrote on 2/8/2004, 2:20 PM
mpeg-4 isn't it's own format yet. I belive WMV9, QT, and Divx all have their own version of mpeg-4. So, you can try them (i don't use it though. no need).
Bill Ravens wrote on 2/9/2004, 8:11 AM
Micro$soft's WMV9 is mpeg4 and it gives excellent quality. you can also try on6's VP6 or Xvid. VP6 works quite well.
corug7 wrote on 2/9/2004, 8:23 AM
I wouldn't say it is near DVD quality. Probably closer to near VHS or mpeg-1 quality. It usually has some problems with artifacts, even at very high quality. Still, you can usually fit much more information on a disc with mpeg-4 than any other format. If you are distributing discs with Mpeg-4, make sure you find out what kind of sound encoding your format is using. Some require a seperate audio decoder, which your clients would have to search for on the net, or which you would need to liscence to include on your discs. Hope this helped.
p@mast3rs wrote on 2/9/2004, 12:10 PM
I have been using 3ivx for my mpeg-4 needs and WM9 for my HD needs. 3ivx has delivered DVD quality video at half the file size. Backed up a couple DVDs I produced and got pretty good quality for storing on a cdr with the resolution of 640x464. Widescreen looks awesome with 3ivx. Shame there wasnt a free version of 3ivx.