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What is the best OSX MPEG2 encoder?
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newartistfilms
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Jan 27, 2007, 10:30 PM
 
Ok, ok...this is like asking "What's the best sportscar?" Nonetheless...let's see what happens!

Let's keep it simple by saying that I'm shooting miniDV...capturing in FCP5 @ 29.97...and I want to end up with a SD DVD by using DVDSP. Nothing fancy here!

Sooooooooooo...do I use MainConcept's MPEG Encoder Mac(?)...BitVice(?)...Digigami's MegaPEG.X(?)...Heuris' Professional - 2 MPEG Power Professional-2(?)...Telestram's Episode Pro(?)...What do I use????

In terms of priorities, I'm looking for #1 Quality...#2 Speed...then #3 Versatility. Bottom line question: which MPEG2 encoder will make my DVDs the best quality they can be?
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Jan 27, 2007, 11:03 PM
 
Didn't someone post about this just a few weeks ago? He had a comparison of different codecs going from DV to MPEG2.
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Jan 30, 2007, 04:03 AM
 
Sure did - I looked at Compressor, BitVice, MainConcept against Cinema Craft SP2 on the WIn platform.

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