Ben Waggoner
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There isn’t any WMV10 – VC-1 is alternatively called WMV9-Advanced Profile
As for audio, WMA Professional has had 5.1 and 7.1 support since WMP9 was released quite a few years ago. All those WMV-HD DVD-ROM titles use it, for example.
WMA Pro also does 24-bit and up to 96 KHz. It’s a great codec if you’ve got great source.
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Well, segment-based reencode is an optional, manual 3rd pass. So, after your do your normal 2-pass VBR encode, if there are a few scenes or shots that don’t look quite good enough, or look too good and could sacrifice some bits, you can change encoding settings for just those sections, reencode them, and they’ll get muxed back into the original encode.
It’s great to have when you need it, and can be ignored when you don’t.
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Yes, the download is coming soon, but not quite here. I’ll post here when it’s up.
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The codec update for VC-1 for WMP10 has been available for quite a few months already, in fact.
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I sure HOPE I didn’t mention a WMV10.
So, VC-1 is the SMPTE designation for our new codec, which is a slightly modified version of WMV9-Advanced Profile. In fact, when you get the Studio Edition encoder, it’ll call its VC-1 implementation “Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile).
That said, it has a different 4CC (WVC1, instead of the old WMV9-AP’s WMVA), which means players will need to be updated to support it.
More confusingly, but more good news for users, is that VC-1 Main Profile is the same as WMV9. So the implementation enhancements we’ve been doing for HD DVD will also lead to a big improvement in traditional WMV9 encoding (Main Profile isn’t in the beta, but will be in Studio Edition later this year).
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Yes, if you’re using Apple’s H.264.
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Since you’ve got Cleaner XL, you could also use WMV9. You can get great quality at 1920×1080 with 15 Mbps 1-pass CBR, and it’ll play back nicely off the Dell if it has a decent video card (you’ll want WMP10 and the current video drivers to get hardware acceleration).
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Apple’s H.264 implementation doesn’t support fields – it’s progressive only.
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If you’ve got the final edit in Premiere Pro, you can use Adobe Media Encoder to make a .WMV file. For download, use 2-pass VBR. How long is the video? 50 MB should be enough for decent quality if it isn’t too long.
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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.