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Flip4Mac vs. ProCoder etc. to create .wmv
I’ve done the Search, but things change, and I’m just wondering what the current state of the art is for creating .wmv files from FCP or .mov files. I have a Mac Pro and a HP (which has ProCoder on it).
Is Flip4Mac still the consensus choice? If so, which flavor? Studio/Studio Pro/HD (I am not currently producing anything in HD but the 2-pass looks interesting).
Thanks.
— Bob C.
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ProCoder is still the champ on Windows, imho.
As you already own it, I see no need for other tools.
The easiest way would be networking the two machines and setting up a watch folder in ProCoder.On the Mac side, Episode (formerly Compression Master, recently acquired by Telestream/Flip4Mac, makers of the WMV tools you mentioned) is by far the best compression tool money can buy. Again, imho 🙂
https://www.flip4mac.com/episode.htm
Episode is almost exactly like ProCoder in terms of batch capabilities, multi-format support (MPEG 1/2/4/AVC, WMV, Real, QT, FLV, 3GP etc.)
If you only need to export to WMV, the Flip4Mac WMV Tools are perfect. They can even be integrated into a Compressor setup.
If you want or need to produce the highest quality possible there’s no way around 2-pass encoding, which is only available in WMV Studio Pro HD.Best regards, Oliver
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