Good Encoders Advice Please??

[deanollive]

Hi there, Ive been using Moviepark for ages with outstanding results and file sizes...

The thing is Im not sure whether to upgrade to cinema, firstly if I do then will moviepark be lost in translation???? )

also is cinema as versatile as Moviepark??? By this i mean does it a support all the codecs of MP??

Also, sorry I should search but I have burning eyes!

Are the file sizes the same, or larger?????

And finally, can I use the following software as i did for MP:

Lightning DVD decrypter: For the VOBs
DVD2AVI
VFAPI
VDUB (I guess this is a deffinate)

In depth help and stuff would be fantastic
thanks in advance
Deano

 

[lurch]

Never used MP but I assume any film you encoded for MP will work with GPcinema.It's like films on your pc-they will play on a variety of players.All GPcinema is is an upgrade from MP that plays up to 15 fps,overclocks to stop stuttery sound and gives a better control layout (i've heard the controls on MP wern't very good-in GPcinema the controls feel very well laid out.)

 

[DuderJace]

I had mp first, which meant the upgrade was less. All the films I had for moviepark worked fine in gpcinema. It is nice being able to have a higher framerate/bitrate, but I've still got a lot of things to get round to re-encoding. It is worth getting. I found by dropping the bitrate a bit, you can get 25 frames a sec without needing to overclock. Mine can overclock if I feel like it, but I don't like having to do it. Don't want to confuse the little guy if I can help it! Hope that helps. Jace

 

[deanollive]

Confuse me??? )

WEll I think I will upgrade, but can i still have both apps on one smc???

Just in case??

And I think someone posted that cinema didnt support as much something (Codecs maybe)

cheers again for the help Fellow Gp users

Dean

 

[woogal]

Yes, you can still have both apps on one smc. Gpcinema is an upgrade as far as the cost is concerned, but technically it's a completly seperate app.

 

[deanollive]

Thanks woogle, that was my only big concern )

Let this post fizzle out now )

Thanks again for the help

Deano