Please explain MPEG2 and VC-1 - Blu-ray Forum

marwan · 09-03-2006, 10:05 PM

hi guys, im new here. what is this thing i keep hearing about MI:3 is finally going to be encoded in VC1 instead of MPEG2? what is VC-1? and is it that much better than MPEG2? also i hear that Sony was pushing for MPEG2 because it's sony compression codec(or something like that), and that they didnt want to use VC-1, because they had to pay some fees to use that codec....?

thanks!

JTK · 09-03-2006, 11:52 PM

I don't mean this in a trite way, but use Google and punch those in.

Applefiend · 09-04-2006, 01:33 AM

MPEG2: Old and busted
VC-1/H264: New hotness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpeg2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H264

Best guess is Sony will use H264 in their own time, they use it on PSP for UMD Movies. At the moment they seem to want to give HD DVD a sporting chance, how very fair of them!

Dave · 09-04-2006, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Applefiend

At the moment they seem to want to give HD DVD a sporting chance, how very fair of them!

Hahahah

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09-03-2006, 10:05 PM	#1
marwan Member Member since:Mar 2006	hi guys, im new here. what is this thing i keep hearing about MI:3 is finally going to be encoded in VC1 instead of MPEG2? what is VC-1? and is it that much better than MPEG2? also i hear that Sony was pushing for MPEG2 because it's sony compression codec(or something like that), and that they didnt want to use VC-1, because they had to pay some fees to use that codec....? thanks!

09-03-2006, 11:52 PM	#2
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	I don't mean this in a trite way, but use Google and punch those in.

09-04-2006, 01:33 AM	#3
Applefiend Active Member Member since:Jul 2006	MPEG2: Old and busted VC-1/H264: New hotness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpeg2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H264 Best guess is Sony will use H264 in their own time, they use it on PSP for UMD Movies. At the moment they seem to want to give HD DVD a sporting chance, how very fair of them!

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