Quality? Is one better than the other?

[beavereater]

Is one method of encoding avi files or DVD's to ipod compatible video better than another as far as the video sound and quality go? Or is it all just the same?

[redwudz]

It would generally be all the same. If you start with the same file, the encoding settings are what determine the quality, both audio and video, assuming you are using the same codecs with each encode. Some programs may give you easier ways to adjust the settings, but still, they are still using the same codecs.

[beavereater]

It would generally be all the same. If you start with the same file, the encoding settings are what determine the quality, both audio and video, assuming you are using the same codecs with each encode. Some programs may give you easier ways to adjust the settings, but still, they are still using the same codecs.

In a conversation with a Mac owner, I mentioned the method in which you could use Nero Recode to convert any avi files to ipod compatible video. He then says "With a MAC you could do the same thing with just a few clicks, but...whatever." Just wondering what I can say to that

[redwudz]

You could use the freeware SUPER program for the conversion. It just takes a few clicks. Or ask him how much his Mac and his software costs.

Don't flame me, Mac users. I do have a G4 Mac.

[beavereater]

I'm not sure how much his Mac costs, but he said the software was free.