happyg video -- FAQs -- AVI CODEC

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Capturing video to AVI using:
VirtualDub

Encoding AVI to MPEG using:
Panasonic Encoder
TMPGEnc

Encoding ASF to AVI using:
Graphedit

Encoding MPEG-2 to AVI using:
FlaskMPEG
GraphEdit

Muxing/Demuxing video using:
VirtualDub
DVMPEG

Editing video using:
MyFlix
M-2 Edit Professional
I-Film Edit

Editing audio using:
Cool Edit 2000

Miscellaneous:
Choosing the right AVI codec.
Should I use MPEG-1 or MPEG-2?
Should I use MPEG or DivX ;-) ?

CODEC PROs CONs Rating Homepage

Cinepak v1.10.0.6 Decent Quality Takes up a lot of HDD space. Poor motion prediction. HOME

DiVX v3.11 ALPHA Excellent quality at high resolution. Only useful when compressing large AVIs. HOME

IndeoŽ v5.11 Minimal quality loss. All around codec of choice. Not available to MAC users. HOME

MS MPEG-4 Codec V3 Good compression vs. quality. Codec is locked for use only with MS Encoder Tools. HOME

MS H.263 Below average quality vs. compression. Outdated. Still ok for small AVIs. HOME

PICVideo MJPEG v2.10.0.4 Use for capturing AVIs with lossless compression. Files tend to be large. HOME

VDOWave v2.1 Excellent quality vs. compression. Only encodes at low bitrates. (256kbps MAX) HOME