Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: AVI CODECs - Any Prefs?

TalleyJC opened this issue on Jul 08, 2002 ยท 8 posts


audity posted Mon, 08 July 2002 at 9:42 AM

Attached Link: http://www.tmpgenc.net

Hi ! Render always in "full-frame"... it's better to test the different codec in another software than POSER. Rendering again a 3D animation take hours, while encoding in a different format only takes a few minutes. All the codecs available for the AVI format are, in my opinion, too radical. I did test with all the codecs available (Cinepack, DivX, Vivo, Truemotion, Microsoft MPEG 4, etc...) and I never managed to get acceptable results... Encoding your files in MPEG 1 or 2 can be an answer. the quality/file size ratio is very good, and your PC will handle the stream without any problems (unless it's a sub 300 Mhz processor !). MPEG 2 (the mandatory format for DVDs) gives outstanding results. You can encode AVI files in MPEG 1 and 2 formats with an excellent freeware : TMPGenc. It's one of the best MPEG encoder available (much better than the one included in my $600 video editing software...). get it here : http://www.tmpgenc.net You could also try the Quicktime, Windows Media or Real Video formats. But I don't think that you'll get better results than with the MPEG 1 and 2 formats. :) Eric