Best codec to use when creating .avi?

[jmoskowitz]

OK I have read alot of the forums and can't find anything about this topic.

I am converting a Flash movie to an .avi file, but only have a few codecs to choose from. On top of that I have only been able to succesfully convert Cinepak .avi files using TMPGEnc plus.

Is Cinepak good enough quality, or is there another way?

[reboot]

The best you can use is DivX (version 5 or above), directly from www.divx.com
Cinepak doesn't compress much, and your resulting .mpeg2 may be too large to burn on one CDR.

[BJ_M]

he didnt say he wanted to compress it that much ... divx is not a very good for quality - only for size ...

what you want to do with the avi file will make the choice of what codec to use -- and there are over 50 avi type codecs ...

[jmoskowitz]

OK size is not an issue. My problem is Flash. When I try to export the file as an .avi I get a list lke this.


The only one that will successfully output and that TMPGEnc will read is Cinepak.

First question- Is Cinepak good quality?

Second quesiton- Is there a way to expand this list and use a better codec?

Any help would be appreciated.

[BJ_M]

no - cinepak is not good quality ...

windows media 9 and the canopus DV codec can be good quality as can some others there - but uncompressed (last choice there) is the best quality ..

if tmpgenc will not read it -- see instructions on changing VFAPI settings ..

[reboot]

Install DivX. It will show up in the list.
You could also get AC3, XviD, etc...like BJ_M said, there are over 50 types of .avi codecs.
I use DivX 4 (sometimes 5) for size, and Canopus for quality.