Aanarav Sareen
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[Steven L. Gotz] “Yes. That is most certainly a challenge. I really want to know.”
OK. I just ran a quick test and I do find the quality of Procoder to be a little bit better compared to Main Concept.
My procedure:
1. I selected a random clip from my current project.
2. Exported a 3 second clip using Premiere Pro’s encoder (main concept) [MPEG 2]
3. Exported an AVI of the 3 second clip to encode Procoder 2
4. Encoded the AVI as an MPEG 2 file with the exact same settings
5. When the conversion was completed, I took a screenshot at 2 seconds from both the files and here are the results:https://asvideoproductions.com/forum_imgs/frame_a_002.jpg
https://asvideoproductions.com/forum_imgs/frame_a_001.jpg
Note: Even though, I exported an AVI from Premiere Pro to encode in Procoder 2.0, the quality was slightly better. Again, nothing that big to make a difference, but if you do a lot of conversions in different formats, Procoder is an excellent choice. But, if you only convert files once in a while, the Main Concept Encoder does a great job.
PS: The Main Concept Encoder was faster than Procoder 2.0
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[Steven L. Gotz] “Is Jon correct? Or are you guys getting ready to rumble?”
Is that a challenge? 😀 Give me a couple of hours and I will give you a comparision.
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[Steven L. Gotz] “even though you have to encode to DV AVI before encoding to MPEG2.”
Not entirely true. You can export an MPEG 2 directly from Premiere. File > Export > Procoder Wizard (or something like that)
Take a look at this screen shot:
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They change dresses. Nothing is done in post to change the colors/stryles of the dress.
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> So it is better even after that?
Yes, I think so. I don’t have time right now, but if you want I can create a comparision between Premiere’s encoder and Procoder’s encoder. Also, Procoder Express uses the same encoding engine and is a lot cheaper ($60(
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Best is subjective…
I prefer to use Procoder 2 from Canopus. A bit pricey, but can be used for multiple purposes.
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This might help:
https://stevengotz.com/timecode.htm