MainConcept DV codec

[Michael Munkittrick]

[Mark Weaver] “Just curious if this codec really better than the
Microsoft DV codec?”
Absolutely! While I hesitate to say that it’s the de facto DV codec, it’s hard to prove that it’s not with the difference in image quality. Some have said that the MC codec offered only a slightly noticeable difference. In my opinion, even the smallest boost in quality is worth the investment

[Carlitos]

Okay, I was looking on the Main Concept website
and saw that for $50 I could get their DV codec.
Just curious if this codec really better than the
Microsoft DV codec? And will I be able to notice
any difference in my video?

— Premiere includes the Mainconcept DV codec:

https://www.mainconcept.com/partners/adobe/adobe.shtml

[Mark Weaver]

Carl,
My understanding is that Adobe internally uses the DV codec from
MainConcept on the timeline, but any writing of AVI files is in
the Microsoft DV codec form unless you’ve purchased the codec from
MainConcept. I could be wrong though… Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Mark

[L. D. james]

You’re right, Mark. The Premiere built in MainConcept codec is not available to any programs out side of Premiere. You will have to purchase the MainConcept separate to have it available to any other programs.

— L. James

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L. D. James
ljames@apollo3.com
http://www.apollo3.com/~ljames

[Mike Carro]

Okay, so Mainconcept codec is built-in , then why isn’t the option given to export using main concept? Do I have to buy the codec from them first?
I went to their website and they say to uninstall the current version first before installing the new. How do I do that or do I need to since it is built in as you say?
Thanks,
It’s a little confusing.

[Carlitos]

Try this, I heard good thing about it and its free.

https://www.free-codecs.com/download/Cedocida_DV_Codec.htm

[Mark Weaver]

Thanks for the confirmation. $50 isn’t much to spend
on the Codec, but I was hoping that there were examples
of the difference between MS DV and MC DV. Oh well,
I guess when I install PPro 2.0 I’ll purchase the
MainConcept DV encoder since most of my work is in DV

Thanks again.

Mark

[Blast1]

There is nothing wrong with the MSDV format its basically the format you are importing to the computer from the cam/deck, its when you are handling and changing the video internally that the MSDV codec shows can show wear and tear, thats why the MC codec is included so that when effects and other changes are made the least ammount of damage is done, if you try to export the MC codec the cam/deck has to be compatible with the codec which most aren’t.

[Carlitos]

“There is nothing wrong with the MSDV”

.- Well, I have to agree.

It was bad in early stages but now it’s perfectly fine.

Anyway, the compresion-descompression is made by the Camera (as far as I know, maybe I’m wrong).

[Blast1]

Intially the video is compressed to DV25 in the camcorder and put on tape, the DV25 on the tape is imported to the computer via firewire as is, no changes are made in the tape to computer connection, it stays unchanged on the computer till the NLE does things to change the video, then the codec (COmpress, DECompress), decompresses the video to apply transitions, titles, effects and other changes to the video, then recompresses to the original state, some codecs affect the whole video stream some just the changes.