Re: [Mjpeg-users] kvcd or tmpgenc better with same filesize

[Al B. <mj...@ml...>]

Am Dienstag, 13. Januar 2004 22:09 schrieb Andrew Stevens:

> > > With kvcd you can use higher bitrates. I have to encode a movie
> > > with
> >
> > 	Yes, and defeat the purpose of using the kvcd tables in the first
> > 	place ;)   Depending on the material you can see the effect of the
> > 	kvcd tables - slight softening or less sharpness at times.
>
> Seconded... the kvcd matrices discard fine detail very aggressively.
> For good quality material this is not needed and can make gradations
> in shadings more visible than necessary.

So, if size doesn't matter is it _always_ better to use tmpgenc, also 
with _bad_ sources?

I mean, when I encode an old VHS-movie with poor quality, could the 
result be _better_ with kvcd or does kvcd safe space only?

Al