Which Codec is Best for AVI?

[moviebuff2]

Hi everyone:

I am adding subtitle to my AVI file, using VirtualDubMod. This means that I will have to use the software's "Full Compression" mode.

Besides DivX 5.2.1 codec, is there any better codec?

Thanks

[BJ_M]

better for what ? playback ? storage? size ? speed ? etc ?

[moviebuff2]

Hi, I think for all of those those criteria.

I am working on an AVI file which is a little longer than usual.

I added subtitle and created a new AVI, using DivX 5.2.1. When I converted the new AVI to DVD, the total size exceeded 4.7GB. I had to use DVDShrink to fit it on a single-layer DVD. The video quality suffered because from the orginal AVI file, it already went through 2 encodings: the first encoding when I added the subtitle and the second when I shrank it.

Therefore I am looking for a best possible codec to use when I add the subtitle so that when I shrink the file, the video quality won't be so bad.

[BJ_M]

dont create a new avi file is best solution -- add subtitles and frame serve to mpeg2 encoder


use a bitrate calculator to calculate bitrate so you dont go to large

[moviebuff2]

add subtitles and frame serve to mpeg2 encoder

Hi! Will I still be using VirtualDubMod? If not, which software are you refering to?

[guns1inger]

Search for frameserving and virtualdub in the guides section. You will find guides on setting up virtualdub to frameserve

[KBeee]

And if you frameserve, you can use a lossless codec like Huffy to minimise losing quality.

[jimmalenko]

And if you frameserve, you can use a lossless codec like Huffy to minimise losing quality.

If you frameserve, you won't even need to use a codec. at all.

[celtic_druid]

With frameserving, each frame is served up raw, giving you lossless quality, but without the need for large intermediate files. You would be better off using AVISynth though.

[moviebuff2]

Thank you for all of your help.

This frameserving is new to me (naturally, since I am a newbie! ). I will spend sometime digest it.

Cheers