why Microsofts codec? - Blu-ray Forum

spacev · 09-01-2004, 08:38 PM

I just heard VC-1 will be part of the standard.

Why was it chosen when there are already better codecs on the market?

From my personal test (with MV9) I can say that ON2's VP6.2 already has a much better picture detail and sharpness than Microsofts codec.

Unless VC-1 is much better then the Media 9 codec, I can see no reason why
to use it as a standard.

Does anyone know why VC1 was chosen and why other technically superior codecs lost? Even the open source codec Xvid beats the microsoft codec in quality !

Marwin · 09-01-2004, 11:41 PM

They didn't only add Microsoft's VC-1 codec, they also added MPEG-4 AVC High Profile to the BD-ROM specification. Their decision is probably based on a combination of video quality and good licensing terms for the codec(s).

XviD is just an implementation based on the MPEG-4 standard.
On2 is proprietary and probably doesn't have as good licensing terms.

09-01-2004, 08:38 PM	#1
spacev New Member Member since:Sep 2004	why Microsofts codec? I just heard VC-1 will be part of the standard. Why was it chosen when there are already better codecs on the market? From my personal test (with MV9) I can say that ON2's VP6.2 already has a much better picture detail and sharpness than Microsofts codec. Unless VC-1 is much better then the Media 9 codec, I can see no reason why to use it as a standard. Does anyone know why VC1 was chosen and why other technically superior codecs lost? Even the open source codec Xvid beats the microsoft codec in quality !

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09-01-2004, 11:41 PM	#2
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	They didn't only add Microsoft's VC-1 codec, they also added MPEG-4 AVC High Profile to the BD-ROM specification. Their decision is probably based on a combination of video quality and good licensing terms for the codec(s). XviD is just an implementation based on the MPEG-4 standard. On2 is proprietary and probably doesn't have as good licensing terms.

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