3.11 vs 5.02

[alc101ma]

I think most would agree the video quality is better using DivX 3.11 over 4.??... but how is the new 5.02 codec compared to the 3.11? I haven't tried the new one yet.

[Echo147]

3.11 forever baby

I'm never going to compress my media in 5.x in case it becomes crippleware in the future.

[UncasMS]

3.11 or better ms v2 with nandub were very good; divx 5.02 is, however, imho better now

[techno]

no way, stick to the original and best, 3.11alpha!

low low file size, always DVD quality or better, ALWAYS, the way I do it anyway, not just for DVDrips....

Techno

[benderman]

@techno: "DVD quality or better" - what source do you use? If you want quality thet is better than DVD you need a source that is better than DVD. Maybe you have a new super-DVD-player with 1TB-DVDs?

[Enchanter]

LOL

I guess uncompressed would yield the closest DVD-quality compared to other compression methods.

[gldblade]

No one in support of XviD?!

[d-clone]

Originally posted by gldblade
No one in support of XviD?!

Sorry man, even if it were better, its allways wise to go for the most compatible or "popular".
Thats why alost all of us have Windows even though Linux is far superior.

[jagarus]

Here is a fast motion shot done in Divx 3 and 5, using the same bitrate and everything, and I followed Doom9's guide.

[jagarus]

Here is the divx 3 shot. As you can see, Divx5 is far superior in fast motion scenes, and keeps up wih divx 3 in low motion scenes.

[techno]

Not all codecs work great on some material, like anime. It's a matter of experimenting and knowledge and thurough testing.

I mean, I use fast motion ALL the time (3.11alpha), it gives me NEAR DVD (no artifacts) quality 95% of the time, and I am happy, cause I found my own method of making it look great.

It's upto u folks but I prefere 3.11alpha

Techno

[khp]

This is actually great shot, that displays both the strengths and weaknesses of both codecs.

Divx3 messes up completly along the sharp edges, this is of course very visible.
Divx5 looks much better along the sharp edges, but has slightly less detail on the evenly colored surfaces. Such as the wall in the background.

Which divx5 settings did you use ?, B-frames, GMC, Q-pel ?.

If you used B-frames and we are looking at an I-frame or P-frame, divx5 has the advantage that it can afford about 10-35 % more bits on this frame.

[jagarus]

I used B-frames and GMC. Overall, for anime episodes Divx5 is the best.

[gldblade]

>Sorry man, even if it were better, its allways wise to go for the most compatible or "popular".

Compatible? XviD is Mpeg4-compatible, so even the DivX 5 decoder should play it. I don't know why it would need to be popular unless you're trying to share or download movies.

>Thats why alost all of us have Windows even though Linux is far superior.

I think this has more to do with the fact that Microsoft has held a tight grip on the computer industry for years now. Windows has had forever to develop and to entrench itself in the computing field. And then everything became dependent on Microsoft and Microsoft became a monopoly. Making it harder to replace Windows with Linux.