debunking Video Quality
To avoid:
- CAM / TELESYNC (TS)
Now this 2 versions suck and I strongly recommend to stay away, at least to not spoil the experience of watching the show. This basically means a rip done with a digital video camera. Telesync refers to a better audio capture but its still not a direct encoded source. - SCREENER
Not worth getting, its pretty much equivalent to VCD quality, though some might be better. I generally try to stay away.
To NOT avoid:
- TELECINE (TC)
This is a rare term seen and its not to be confused with Telesync above. The quality of this should be rather good as it refers to a drect film copied from the reels. - DVD-SCREENER
Its usually the pre-release version of the actual DVD to be used for commercial advertising purposes. However, its also likely to come with some piracy warning or ticker that runs across the screen and might affect the viewing experience. - DVDRIP
This should be high on the list to look out for. Its a copy of the final released DVD and as long as the ripper has any sense, the visual and audio quality should be very good.
For the crazy people:
- HD (1080p, 720P)
This is getting more common nowadays with bandwidth increasing. However, I still think its a tad too early and in order to truly appreciate this, you need one heck of a display to match it (at least 1080i which is equal to a resolution of 1920×1080 interlaced). For those lucky people out there, you should consider getting this versions but do note that the file sizes are easily 10 GB and likely more for a normal length movie. - HDRIP
This is often more feasible with sizes weighing around 4 GB. They are the compressed versions of the original HDTV while maintaining the resolution. You would need quite a powerful computer to handle the decoding but the quality is really top-notch. - Actual DVD Images
This will be for those people who are looking for the actual DVD experience with menus and such. My personal opinion is that compression quality nowadays is extremely good and I’m happy with the 25% filesize which equates to lesser waiting time.
Other things to take note would be the compression codecs used. XVID is very popular and the quality is good as well, however H264 is gaining in popularity, with more accurate compression and better colour representation as well, so expect to see more of that. I believe XVID has a lower system requirement and is more compatible, belonging to the standard AVI family. Windows XP can also auto generate thumbnails for it.
Moving to the far east, the compression of choice in this region is often RMVB. I am not a big fan of this codec, it has poor quality and pixelates when there’s alot of action on screen. The advantage is that the file sizes are small, while maintaining average quality. I would be happier if the community shifted to XVID but that doesn’t seem like its happening.
To end off, if you are having problems playing some of the clips you obtained, be it no audio or video, it is most likely a codec problem and you can try the Combined Community Codec Pack and Real Alternative if you want to play RMVB files. I’m not a big fan of the bloated Real Player.
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2 comments :
ahem i only have one thing to say.. my picky little princess and the pea! =p
haha.. as I said, this post is just to test how digg works, and nope, not interested to get on digg, unless I really have something elaborate to say!
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