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# asky asky asky
is there a generally accepted codec for AVIs? i'm encoding one in virtualdub, and not sure which one i should use
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:21, archived)
# theres a pack of codecs i get
Nimo pack i think
google it ull find it
has all codecs in it
(Alpen, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:23, archived)
# thanks, but
it's not that i have a problem getting codecs, it's that I don't know which one i should use. Obviously not everyon has divx or whatever, so if i encode it with that it will limit the number of people who can see it. Is there a default or fairly standard codec i should use?
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:29, archived)
# no idea
i am no tech support by a looooooooooooooooong way
(Alpen, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:31, archived)
# Fiend!
What's wrong with gifs?
(I helped save b3ta! Radio Controlled Nun Hasn't posted for 6 years, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:28, archived)
# i want to keep the res up,
anigifs are a bit big at 1600*1200
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:30, archived)
# a bit big?
surely an understatement!
(Alpen, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:34, archived)
# That's how big 'pie' was
I had to shink it by about 85% anyway. A 1600x1200 Avi plays pretty badly anyway, I wouldnt go over 320x240 for web things.
(I helped save b3ta! Radio Controlled Nun Hasn't posted for 6 years, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:35, archived)
# yeah
its not really for web use, just for me really, though if you want to see some time-lapse of sheep then i'll give you a link
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:37, archived)
# Time lapse is the new flash
And I'm always happy to look at sheep.
(I helped save b3ta! Radio Controlled Nun Hasn't posted for 6 years, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:42, archived)
# I generally use the Intel ones
I used to use the Cinepak ones, but when I started using them on another computer, it looked shit.

If you're going to be converting to another format, like mpeg or wmv afterwards, you might aswell just turn use full-frame-uncompressed.
(I helped save b3ta! stevierar, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:30, archived)
# hmm
what about Microsoft MPEG-4 V2? i've never done this before and i'm getting a bit confused!
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:35, archived)
# Use the intel
cinepack, radius or M$ rle ones, they are the only ones _everyone_ has. Radius with 5 frame keyframes is my fave, after Div-x
(I helped save b3ta! Radio Controlled Nun Hasn't posted for 6 years, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 17:51, archived)
# cheers
i've done it in cinepack and it looks ok at 500k
(I helped save b3ta! Spoon, Thu 26 Dec 2002, 18:04, archived)