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What are the best choices for an MPEG2 compressor to purchase
Greetings,
I’m wondering what the general opinion is of what the best options are for
buying a MPEG2 compressor for DVD production.
I edit on FCP5, and author in DVD Studio Pro.
I also use a PC, so i’m not opposed to a PC solution.
Thanks much! -
4 Replies
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Bitvice, Main Concept on the Mac.
CinemaCraft on the PC.
Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media -
Haven’t used CinemaCraft, but for PCs Canopus Procoder has been called the best by
people I respect. I think it’s much better than the Mac solutions I use (BitVice and Compressor- although
BitVice over Compressor).
Ed -
Cinemacraft is the most flexible if you have a lot of time to tweak.
ProCoder offers the best quality for a simple 2-pass encode. However, it’s a little tricky to get chapter marks in the right place with the release version.
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Rick, do you use MainConcept on Mac for compressing uncompressed Quicktimes to mpeg-2? Do you have any issues with encoded files being darker than the originals (mainly in the gamma range)?
Joe Murray
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