Best Codec for MP42
I got some AVI files that claimed themselves high quality. They were encoded by MS MPEG4V2. AVICodec said they were 85% quality. The resolution was about 720*480. When I watched them in MS Media Player, they were far from high quality and I can see a lot of artifacts. They cannot be compared with DivX with the same bitrates.
Are there any codec that are better than the MS one that comes with Media Player? |
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MPEG42 is a MS codec. If you wants a better MPEG42, that does not exist. If you want a better MPEG4 codec, then as you said, Divx is better. So I do not understand your question. |
Oh sorry I didn't make my question clear enough.
I have a few AVI that were encoded with MPEG4V2 (MP42). On my PC, Microsoft codec that came along with WMP is the decoding codec in use. I was not satisfied with the output and just wonder whether there are other decoders that give better quality than MS one. Will Divx3 Alpha make the deal? |
In other word you want to know if an other codec can decode your avi and displays it better than the original one ?
If think you don't understand that the poor quality of MP42 is not in the decoding, but in the encoding ;-) But you can try to use Xvid or Divx (5 not 3 !) as they both have en option "support all MPEG4 format" (that you have to check in the configuration). Or you can use ffdshow that also supports MP42. |
720*480 is a direct NTSC D1 Resolution means a poor mans wrong encoding direct from capture or DVD to NON PAR 1:1 which is NOT used by mpeg4 in general:
720/480 = 1.5:1 *wow* And the known ARs are mostly 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1 or 1.33:1 so 720x540 or 640x480 for instance would be one of the right ones (if 1.33:1 movie is encoded) Quote:
So if you do encode a movie BY YOURSELF using a given mpeg4 codec, then for shure its also installed on your system to decode also. See the logic :!: |
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And read again the question : he HAS the codec but look for a BETTER one ! We are in the "codec" section, he is asking about codecs... the general rules about Dled stuff are irrelevant here IMHO Take it easy :o |
Oh, these where only assumptions ....
And Im taking it easy as otherwise I would have written "******* Closed *******" :lol: "PAX Domini" Uruk-hai 8) |
Just use ffdshow. It contains many mpeg4 decoders, it will pick best one ;)
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