in that order are the best Video Compression CODEC's currently in use.
the best is Divx² but it is only used for commercail encodes,
and the worst file compression is avi & mov "alone!" wwith no compression
Q: what is Divx ?
A: the idea had been around for a long time but never implamented:
if you take moving pictures and place them one-by-one, you have an
avi-or-mov(ie). Mpg was designed to remove the "common parts",
the parts of the picture that normally do not change in a video, and
only update the eyes & mouth movements; it failed, however - it was
not a total loss in the design of why it worked, just in its concept!
Divx is the best of Full Motion Video and Mpeg combined together.
viv - rm - wmf - asf & fm are Over-Kill-Extreames of Video compression.
these Videos are small but almost un-watch-able.
mpg - avi & mov are very clean and clear but HUGE hard-drive hog's!
Divx is a Video Format that is setting the standards for Internet sharing:
1) it is very well tested.
2) people like us, who use Divx, are very informed of "how it works."
3) it is very easy to use.
4) it can be returned into its original form ( un-compressed video )
Divx IS one of the most useful ways of sending and recieving home made
video's to friends and kewlest way to to share ideas that I know of
