Charles Simonson
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Also, if you used BitVice to encode the video (which would to me explain the enhanced video quality), and are asking if there is a CBR option, then yes, there is. It is located right next to the DVNC filter control. Its a little button called “Use 1 pass CBR”.
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I’m a little confused as to what exactly is causing the problem. Did you use BitVice to encode the video, and did so at VBR? Or did you encode the video with Compressor at CBR, and the audio with BitVice Helper, which encoded the audio at VBR? If you must have CBR audio, then I suggest taking your AIFF and encoding it to MP2 with ffmpegX. There is a preset for audio to MP2, use that set to CBR (I think it is set by default) and encode your audio track. Once the encoding is finished, use ffmpegX’s Tools section to multiplex the audio and video together.
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I tested this last night on a PC that previously was experiencing, that had the virus protection software and with WMP10 installed. Everything went accordingly well. I tested, by doing a complete reinstall of WinXP and ProCoder 2, but there were no issues after all was said and done. So, it doesn’t appear to be an issue with WMP10 or virus protection, at least not specifically.
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If HD MPEG-2 encoding is your primary goal and concern, then bar none, the MainConcept Mac encoder will do the job, or Canopus ProCoder 2 on the windows side. Compression Master 3 currently has a limitation on output limited to either the same as source (up to 1080p), or if scaling is involved, then 1200×900. This should be fixed shortly though.
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Have you tried Compression Master and all of its supported MPEG-4 profiles? I don’t know much about what kind of files the PSP accepts, but it could be worth a shot. I know that the ffmpegX author builtin a couple of PSP presets a few versions ago, so you should definitely try that as well.
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Email me through my profile.
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Could you post some test samples and a source somewhere? I’ll try and run a test for you within the next 24 hours.
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Without seeing your clips, I have a few questions to ask. Are you encoding directly from FCP, using the Export>Using Quicktime Conversion, or exporting a QT full-res movie and then using the CM3 standalone encoding suite? I ask, because Popwire makes both a WMV QT encoder, and the CM3 full compression suite. The QT encoder from Popwire is single pass only, while F4M has two-pass options. As far as the quality differences, that could be a matter of opinion. To some people, F4M looks better, because like SV3, it has a tendency to make the images more of the “glossy-photo” type. To other people, CM3 looks better, because it keeps the gamma much more true and is much sharper. But for some, CM3’s WMV output is too sharp. Although, it should never look pixelated at decent bitrates.
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For CD distribution, I wouldn’t recommend Flash Video at this time. Especially not if your concern is playback for all users without requiring any installations or specific media players. And Flash Video at larger framesizes isn’t that great IMO. Fash Video is great at half D1 sizes and for display inside a web browser, but standalone is not yet recommended. Based on what your needs are, it seems to me that good ole’ MPEG-1 is the way to go. Also, the larger framesizes you speak of seem unneccesary to me. One thing is, when you go to larger framsizes, you put more pressure on the CPU or graphics card. There are a number of systems built since 2000 that won’t be able to handle high bitrate/large framed movies. So, if you aren’t worried about those users being able to realistically and enjoyably playback your video, then why sacrifice quality with an ancient codec? The largest size I would distribute via CD, while still wanting to ensure everyone can play the video from scratch, would be 640×480, but more likely 480×360, and MPEG-1.
If you insist upon using Flash, then I would suggest Squeeze. Flix is comparable, but I find for the extra few bucks, you get a more powerful app with Squeeze due to the pre-processing options. Though, if you have used Squeeze in the past, and hate it for whatever reason and would rather use Cleaner, then Flix is probably more appropriate for you. The FlixPlayer is just that, a FLV Player, no encoding. If you plan to use FLV standalone, then you need to encode to a .SWF. If you plan to use FLV inside a Director or Flash project, then .FLV is what to use.
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Compressor doesn’t allow this, but the free app BitVice Helper will do so. It will combine your AIFF and MPEG-2 by encoding the AIFF to MP2 first, then multiplexing the tracks. Its quick, cheap, and simple.