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Grim Reaper · 08-25-2008, 06:30 AM

im looking through some bd movie info here at the site. and, some are either mpeg-2/mpeg-4/vc-1. my question is. what the difference between all the formats? im probably gonna get flamed for not knowing this.

Big Daddy · 08-25-2008, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

im looking through some bd movie info here at the site. and, some are either mpeg-2/mpeg-4/vc-1. my question is. what the difference between all the formats? im probably gonna get flamed for not knowing this.

Read these articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC1
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guid...a/video4_2.htm

Grim Reaper · 08-25-2008, 08:10 PM

thats way to much to read.

BStecke · 08-25-2008, 08:11 PM

Soo . . . why bother asking?

Deadset · 08-25-2008, 08:12 PM

Chevypower · 08-25-2008, 08:15 PM

I have done AVC and MPEG 2 encoding with no ability for VC1 encoding. I have seen AVC to be superior to MPEG2, and from what I have gathered from reading stuff on the net, VC1 would probably slot under AVC and above MPEG2.

SS316SRV · 08-25-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Read these articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC1
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guid...a/video4_2.htm

Wikipedia = Where facts go to die.

kpkelley · 08-25-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevypower

I have done AVC and MPEG 2 encoding with no ability for VC1 encoding. I have seen AVC to be superior to MPEG2, and from what I have gathered from reading stuff on the net, VC1 would probably slot under AVC and above MPEG2.

AVC and VC-1 are almost identical, although few studios are using VC-1 and the ones that are are bit-starving it. With a proper transfer VC-1 and AVC should both be nearly identical.

MPEG-2 is the old standard being passed over for MPEG-4(AVC and VC-1).

08-25-2008, 06:30 AM	#1
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	question about movie format im looking through some bd movie info here at the site. and, some are either mpeg-2/mpeg-4/vc-1. my question is. what the difference between all the formats? im probably gonna get flamed for not knowing this.

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08-25-2008, 08:10 PM	#3
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	thats way to much to read.

08-25-2008, 08:11 PM	#4
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Soo . . . why bother asking?

08-25-2008, 08:12 PM	#5
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08-25-2008, 08:15 PM	#6
Chevypower Special Member Member since:Feb 2008	I have done AVC and MPEG 2 encoding with no ability for VC1 encoding. I have seen AVC to be superior to MPEG2, and from what I have gathered from reading stuff on the net, VC1 would probably slot under AVC and above MPEG2.

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