Matt Giwer wrote in message <3A330F72.D4A53D34@ij.net>...
>Rune wrote:
>>
>> Which format and codec should I use if I want a reasonable good
>> compression/quality and I want as many as possible to be able to see my
>> animations, just like that, without having to download a new codec?
>
> From some modest experimentation NOT EXHAUSTIVE I find MPEG-1 to be
>about the size of the sum of the jpeg versions of the frames regardless
>of the format created. I tested that by creating mpegs with the original
>and the jpeg converted format. While not exhaustive that should address
>the compression issue. I can not find any option in mpeg-1 to control
>the compression but I make no claim to expertise in it.


From my rather exhaustive experiments, I have found that you can get a very
wide range of sizes for your output file.  I've gotten compression ranges
between 20:1 and 500:1 with different settings for the same animation.
Quality is in direct proportion to the compression ratio.

I recommend using the Berkley MPEG encoder.  It takes a bit of work to use,
but gives you the most control over the output.
--
Mark

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