MPEG-4 (H.264) PLayback Quality: Hi, Does anybody know its video quality playing back MPEG-4 (Quicktime) or MPEG-2 (DVD)?
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MPEG4 or H.264 will depend alot on the codec. I use a q-see surveilance camera recorder that is on the internet and log into it with the wind when I am out and about. It encodes H.264 streaming audio and video. On a cellular modem I can have 4 streams open to the recorder and tap on any one of them to go full screen instantly. H.264 / MPEG 4 is one of the best compression methods in use today. It uses about 12% of the CPU to view a single stream and resize it to full screen
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We use AVI format, our MP4 movies would not play. We love ours and use them on long road trips!
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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My Quicktime indicates playback frame rate far less than the recorded 60 frames per second. My hardware is respectable. Anyone getting full 60 frames per second computer playback as indicated by Quicktime get info? What hardware?
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It's MPEG2 encoded, up to 5 gb (yes, you read right) an hour for 1080i content. Obviously, lower res (720p, 480p/i will require less).
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I'd be curious about this as well. I bought a standard definition FS200 which had really grainy, poor video quality. I'm ready to pay extra for the HD version but would like to know how you like the video quality of of the HF200 so far.
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Hi Justin, Sony HDRXR200V Camcorder record videos in High Defitinition MPEG4 AVC/H.264; SD: MPEG2. -Vincent
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Would you mind posting the mencoder settings that you have settled on? I have lots of content in the form of MPEG-2 files that I would like to use on my Zen.Thanks!
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FYI, I found out VLC alone will not playback 1080p, at least not without your occasional skipping and stuttering. Install k-lite codecs and run the movies using Windows Media Player classic. It runs like a champ.
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I called Canon and they confirmed it's mpeg2 format. In my video editing software (Vegas Movie Studio 8) mpeg2 is ALWAYS re-encoded every time there is a rendering, and hence a small quality loss. AVI is not re-encoded in VMS8, so this may be a problem for me if I decide to buy the FS100.
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Plays: DVD/DVD-R/DVD- R W/VCD/SVCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/JPEG/CD+G Plays Mpeg 4, Xvid, AVI, MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX Certified
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I don't know, but I own the player, and it has no problem with a surprisingly wide variety of files. DVD .iso's are no problem, and neither are video_TS folders. Sometimes I don't get audio on .mkv files (I understand these usually result from blue ray ripping) but then I just convert the file to. mp4 or .avi. If this causes quality to go down, I can't see any difference. In short it's a good player. The only caveats the remote is hard to use; the menues are hard to read; and I had to downgrade the firmware to get it all going.
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I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic... » Read More I haven't tried all of the formats they claim to work but just about everything I have tried does work fine. For some reason the high def MP4s won't play on mine but the standard size MP4 plays just fine. I have settled on using the VOB format for most of my video and they look fine on my 55" screen. I haven't tried the surround sound with the videos yet. For some videos (kids movies) I rip the DVD to the standard MP4 because the videos digitize fast and the file size is small, about 1 to 2 GB, compared to the VOB file size of 3 to 5 GB. This could be one of the coolest electronic things I have purchased. « Show Less
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My SD DVDs did not look good either. The upconversion to 1080p cause the picture to "jitter" slightly, but noticeably. I went to "video output settings, selected hdmi (which are the cables I am using), manually set the output to 1080i....and the problem completely went away. My SD DVDs now look as well as they did on my old players.
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The good news is that with recent updates, DLNA support is provided. The bad news is that is only supports DVD formatted mpeg2 files. To play other formats, you have to copy them to a USB memory stick and plug them into the USB port.
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My above answer said "wav" format but I can't remember for sure. I have played 720p MP4 format both on USB and on a DVD-R.
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In fact I cannot even read the MPEG2 file with Quick Time. Also buying the $20 MPEG2 plugin did not help as it does not support DTS or AC3. I have found a shareware that decodes the files ffmpegX, any other alternatives? BTW QTPro does not read MPEG2 files either.