MPEG-4 AVC versus VC-1 ? - Blu-ray Forum

oppopioneer · 03-19-2010, 09:07 AM

Do any of you have a preference between the two technologies and can tell which one produces a better picture? And what are the differences between the two technologies?

From reading many reviews of the movies on this site, the ones that get the best reviews for picture quality are on MPEG-4.

Top rated movies for PQ:
MPEG-4:

No Country For Old Men
Master And Commander
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
The Incredible Hulk
Transformers 1 & 2

Musashi · 03-19-2010, 03:54 PM

AVC tends to be better at higher bitrates while VC-1 is often stronger at lower bitrates. Compression tools for AVC are getting more attention these days, so it probly has the upper hand in terms of overall quality and efficiency.

I've seen plenty of fine looking blu-rays in both codecs. The Dark Knight is an example of excellent VC-1 PQ. AVC titles you listed all look top notch too, along with Pirates of the Caribbean and Casino Royale.

Anthony P · 03-20-2010, 01:39 PM

Musashi is right, in the end there is no such thing as a better/ less good CODEC. It is all about what you do with it, VC1 and AVC are extremely similar with some benefits in one over the other. But VC1 was created by MS while AVC by the ITU and MS , my understanding, has more or less given up on it while many companies are working on better AVC encoders. Also if it is about deciding what to work with (professionaly), my understanding is the new 3D BD standard only works with AVC, so I definetly see it as the future over VC-1)

03-19-2010, 09:07 AM	#1
oppopioneer Special Member Member since:Mar 2010	MPEG-4 AVC versus VC-1 ? Do any of you have a preference between the two technologies and can tell which one produces a better picture? And what are the differences between the two technologies? From reading many reviews of the movies on this site, the ones that get the best reviews for picture quality are on MPEG-4. Top rated movies for PQ: MPEG-4: No Country For Old Men Master And Commander Close Encounters Of The Third Kind The Incredible Hulk Transformers 1 & 2

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03-19-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
Musashi Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Manchester, CT Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:337 Blu-ray reviews: 1	AVC tends to be better at higher bitrates while VC-1 is often stronger at lower bitrates. Compression tools for AVC are getting more attention these days, so it probly has the upper hand in terms of overall quality and efficiency. I've seen plenty of fine looking blu-rays in both codecs. The Dark Knight is an example of excellent VC-1 PQ. AVC titles you listed all look top notch too, along with Pirates of the Caribbean and Casino Royale.

03-20-2010, 01:39 PM	#3
Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	Musashi is right, in the end there is no such thing as a better/ less good CODEC. It is all about what you do with it, VC1 and AVC are extremely similar with some benefits in one over the other. But VC1 was created by MS while AVC by the ITU and MS , my understanding, has more or less given up on it while many companies are working on better AVC encoders. Also if it is about deciding what to work with (professionaly), my understanding is the new 3D BD standard only works with AVC, so I definetly see it as the future over VC-1)

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