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Regular Crew
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Singapore
Posts: 32
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Sorenson Squeeze for MPEG2
how does Sorenson Squeeze perform with mpeg2 encoding?
mpeg2 encoding is my priority but i like SS's other formats |
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#2 |
Trustee
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Carlsbad CA
Posts: 1,132
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i believe that squeeze uses the mainconcept mpeg encoder, which does a pretty decent job... but you should look at procoder as well, i think that it's a better mpeg encoder.
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#3 |
Major Player
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 273
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I agree with Dan. Squeeze is targeted toward web delivery. If MPEG-2 is your priority then it's not the best product for you.
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#4 |
Regular Crew
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Singapore
Posts: 32
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Thing is our systems are Mac (FCP) so i cant use Procoder.
we tried FCP's Compressor but the quality is subpar and its extremely slow,. any recommendations? |
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#5 |
Major Player
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 273
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Hmm, the only thing I like about Compressor is that it seems faster than the other encoders on the Mac (well, that and it came free with FCP). Most people on this board like BitVice, but I don't find the quality that much better than Compressor when working with DV source, which is all I do, and it is painfully slow. When I used the demo it was at least 3 times slower than Compressor. Still, people on this board and on the DVD Studio Pro Apple forum who have way more experience than me say that BitVice blows away the quality of Compressor. I think Digigami encoders are supposed to be fast: http://www.digigami.com/products.html. But I don't know anyone who uses them. MainConcept is another option, but if you are going to use that then you might as well get Squeeze. Again I found little difference with DV source, but the speed is comparable to Compressor. You will have to play with the gamma a bit in MainConcept because it tends to make things darker than the source.
Squeeze is great for web formats, but if you are serious about MPEG-2 on a Mac then BitVice is probably the way to go. Edit: I guess I should ask: what is your basis for comparison when you say Compressor is slow? If you are comparing to a system running on Windows then you may be out of luck. As far as I can tell, CPU clock speed is the biggest factor in determining speed of MPEG-2 encodes, so a 2Ghz G5 will be much slower than a 3Ghz Pentium 4 regardless of other factors. |
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#6 |
Regular Crew
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Singapore
Posts: 32
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i've tested Compressor, BitVice, Digigami and Popwire
it appears that Popwire's Compression Master 3.2 turns out tops and guess what. Its the fastest of the lot as well! |
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