WHICH IS BETTER AVI OR MPEG!

amvwizard · Post by **amvwizard** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:34 pm

i am having trouble deciding which damn one is better

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:40 pm

it depends on what youre trying to accomplish.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:41 pm

That question is meaningless because you didn't specify a codec for the AVI format (also, you didn't say whether you meant MPEG-1 or MPEG-2), and you didn't give an intended purpose (archival? distribution? conventions? streaming?).

amvwizard · Post by **amvwizard** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:41 pm

ahh haa good point

amvwizard · Post by **amvwizard** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:42 pm

i meant MPEG 1 and i am not sure which kinda AVI but just for amv purposes

Yoshiyuki Inokuma · Post by **Yoshiyuki Inokuma** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:49 pm

I think as far as the human eye knows they are about the same. Although in recompression I think MPEG handles better. (But as far as playback I think that AVI is a bit ahead.)

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:55 pm

aren't they containers? I like most avi compression methods than I like mpeg compression methods. I use to hate anything in avi format because I couldn't get them to work on my dads mac, then when I got my own pc.. It still seemed like mpeg videos played better. Now I like Avi better and it usually works better than mpeg for me.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:02 pm

amvwizard wrote:i meant MPEG 1 and i am not sure which kinda AVI but just for amv purposes

there are many purposes... are you talking distrobution? or entering a con? or putting them on DVD or possibly for something else???

Yoshiyuki Inokuma · Post by **Yoshiyuki Inokuma** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:08 pm

actually, I would like to know which is better for DVD playback. I would like to watch the AMVs I really like on my Big screen Television, any info on what format would work well? (I tried once but the end result was horrible...)

Pwolf · Post by **Pwolf** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:38 pm

"avi" is a container... mpeg is a format (correct me if i'm wrong).

you cannot compair them without giving a codec to compair with mpeg1.

for amv purposes, most use xvid or divx... xvid > mpeg1/mpeg2 for distrobution purposes. the bitrate to quality ratio is far superior if you know how to encode it right.

Pwolf

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