Tag Archives: Choosing an encoder

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Squeeze 5.1’s H.264 Encoding Quality Dramatically Improved

In addition to the deinterlacing issue discussed here, Squeeze 5.0 also suffered two H.264 encoding problems. One related to very ugly key frames like those shown in Figure 1. On the left, you see the poor quality frames incident to Squeeze 5.0. S

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Sorenson Boosts Squeeze 5.1’s Deinterlacing Quality

If you work with interlaced source footage, the quality of your deinterlacing filter is one of the key components to final compressed quality. Unfortunately for Sorenson Squeeze users, the quality of Squeeze's deinterlacing filters prior to version 5

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Test Drive: Telestream Episode Pro

Telestream Episode Pro has emerged as a top performer on the Mac, and last December, Telestream released a Windows version. It’s an affordable tool that all HD producers on both platforms need to be aware of, so I’m devoting this month’s Affordable HD to a review of this product. In this first installment, I’ll review the interface and discuss I/O, …

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2009 Encoder Shootout

Wow! Another year has passed. And so it’s time for another round of encoding tool updates. In this roundup, I’ll compare the output quality, speed, and codec-related feature set of the most prominent crop of sub-$1,000 encoders and pro

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ProRes on Windows

OK, I'm guessing that you don't come here for tips on cross-platform editing between Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro Windows, but here's a piece of news you may find useful. By way of background, one frustration I've always had with the Final Cut

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Choosing your Streaming Encoding Tool

Once you’ve chosen a codec, you have to choose an encoding tool. In this column, I’ll outline the codec-specific and automation-related questions you should ask before using or buying an encoding tool, and then describe the three level

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