Episode Pro Vs. Squeeze 6...?
by scott robinson
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Nov 3, 2009 at 10:16:49 pm
Hi everyone,
I wanted to get a few opinions on which encoding software package to go with for an upcoming project.
I will be getting 80 or more videos from all over the world that are to loaded onto a media server and output to a large 4:3 LED screen.
We have picked the codec H.264 to have them all outputted to but they will be coming in as everything from DVD's to MPEG4s. I would like to know what would be a good on-stop-shop encoder to get that maybe versatile enough to accept various codecs and do a bang up job without too much customization for each video?
Looking into Squeeze 6 or Episode Pro. Any thoughts or experiences with the two would be much appreciated!
Re: Episode Pro Vs. Squeeze 6...? by Robert Longwell on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:56:10 pm
First you're coming to the Episode, so you're bound to get a biased opinion. But that being said, I think you'll find Episode has far more options and capabilities than Sorenson.
Now to the next part - a one-size fits all transcoding setting really doesn't exist. You need to probably encode your DVDs (is this DVD-Video or files on DVD+/-R?) with one setting, MP4 with another setting, etc, etc to get the best results. Group all your files based on format, dimensions, codec, interlacing, etc and apply the setting to those files for best results.
The alternative of using a 'universal' setting on files that are not universal, means it is a hit or miss on the quality of the output.
Re: Episode Pro Vs. Squeeze 6...? by scott robinson on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:28:53 pm
Thanks Robert...
Yes, I guess I will have to work them instead of getting a magic wand. I keep forgetting that encoding is an art.
I had just learned of episode, I have been using Sorensen on my own projects but have a client who wants to purchase an encoding software. I was thinking it was about time to for me to educate myself as to the options available since I had looked into encoding software!
