Which codec is best for compressing avi?

[djxe]

I´ve just captured some files and now I don´t know which codec to use for compressing? - smallest file size - fastest compression - best quality ???

[VirtualAdept]

I'd say this depends on what you want to do with the material?
Put it on a (S)VCD or DVD? Watch it on a computer? Stream it over the Web?

[djxe]

Maybe it sounds funny, but I would like to make a VCD and also watch on PC (put the avi file on CD) - I already captured to 352x288 in hope to get a faster rendering

[jkl]

huffyuv v2.11. not the smallest size but arguably the best quality

[djxe]

Thanx, I tried it, but the size is really too big - a clip of 30 secs (352x288) is around 100 megs - so I own only a 80 gig HD
the uncompressed avi has 180 megs, so it´s only the half size

[VirtualAdept]

Well, if you want to create a (S)VCD, you don't have much leeway in your choice of formats: you need to use MPEG-1 (or MPEG-2 for SVCD) for your file.

http://www.vcdhelp.com/vcd.htm
http://www.vcdhelp.com/svcd.htm