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This article compares the CPU required to play VC-1, H.264 and VP6 streams.
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HD Showdown: Codec Vendors Battle for Supreme Quality
I've been spending a lot of time comparing codecs lately, and I always feel a little uncomfortable when I encode the test files since I assume that the actual codec vendors know how to wring the last bit of quality out of their respective codecs
Read More »Codec Comparison: VP6, H.264, and Windows Media – StreamingMediaEast – 2008
A 45 minute presentation comparing VP6, VC1 and H.264
Read More »Comparing and Using Online Video Codecs – StreamingMediaEast 2008
This workshop focuses on comparing the quality, playback environment, and feature sets of the big three codecs (VP6, H.264, and Windows Media), including a comparison of the primary H.264 codecs including Apple, Main Concept, Telestream, and others. Attendees will also get an introduction to universal encoding parameters, like variable and constant bitrate encoding and I, B, and P frames, and then learn the technical requirements for producing files with each codec. During the final hour, the workshop will analyze which sub-$1,000 encoding tools do the best (and worst) jobs with each format.
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