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MPEG 2 vs. H264
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Does that mean we’ll get the H.264 gamma shift problems faster than ever? 🙂
Ed[Gary Bettan] “Matrox has just announced a new product CompressHD that provides massive H.264 acceleration with excellent quality for just $495. It’s a PCIe card that works along with any exisitng I/O hardware. So now Mac users can easily and efficiently export H.264 files for blu-ray, flash, iPod etc.
CompressHD starts shipping in May. At that time Matrox will also be offering their full line of MXO2 products with a MAX option. For $400 more the CompressHD chips and technology are integrated into the MXO2 box. Now you can get H.264 encoding acceleration in the field with laptops as well!”
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Oh boy, here we go, more specs! I think freesat is using it in the UK too.
I only know of Dish Network using it in the U.S., but there may be more.
It’s the DVB-S2 specification that’s allowed it.
Ed[Simon Weaver] ”
‘No broadcaster has ever asked me for an H.264 file.’Sky News in the UK just asked me for one…
The learning never ends…”
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Gary,
WOW!
How can I have missed this news from Matrox!
I assume it will work with my MXO2, right? If what you say is true, this card is a no brainer addition to my workflow.
What about the quality? How does it compare to Compressor? Do I have to take a hit in quality for speed?I’m calling Matrox on Monday for details!!!
These guys at Matrox never stop amazing me…An Artist At Heart.
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[Mario Rubertis] “I assume it will work with my MXO2, right?”
No. It is a separate hardware card that installs in the computer. However, it will be an option on future MXO2 devices. Not the current ones, sorry.
[Mario Rubertis] “What about the quality?”
Very good.
[Mario Rubertis] “How does it compare to Compressor?”
It is something that works WITH compressor. THRU compressor. It speeds up compressor.
[Mario Rubertis] “Do I have to take a hit in quality for speed?”
Nope.
Shane
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[Mario Rubertis] “What about the quality? How does it compare to Compressor? Do I have to take a hit in quality for speed? “
I guess it will expand the capabilities of Compressor not only regarding speed.
I guess will make the compression more customizable.
Conpressor just offer a minimum of the possibilities available in the MPEG-2 and MP4 profiles.
I guess that a good h264 compressor will have few more buttons to tweak.
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and I ask folks for MP4 all the time too (multipass unscaled H264)
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So, one more time for those of us tech ‘ “challenged”; MPEG-2 vs H.264: regardless of speed, which one provides the best pic quality with an NLE/FCP?
thank you.
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Ok, So I know enough to know you and others have probably answered this 1000 times but, I NEED input. very shortly I will be deciding between an MPEG-2 camcorder that is “native’ to FCP and an AVC/H.264 camcorder. I want an experienced opinion as to the following:
Is AVCCAM/.264 that much harder/laborious to edit than MPEG-2 vs. the difference in image quality between the two?
Please be patient with me. I KNOW I’m asking a question that has many answers. I’m looking for “inspiration”.
thank you.
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Nearly every camera requires that footage is captured or transfered. Choose your camera based on what you need to do with the camera first and foremost and then decide on the practicality of post production workflow.
Personally, I am waiting to see what the RED scarlet is going to be like. Meanwhile, I am somewhat amazed that FCP doesn’t edit H264 native yet. They were able to make HDV and XDCam work as edit codecs so I am wondering why they can’t make H264 an edit friendly codec yet.
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