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Posted by Ken Maltby on 10/22/48 11:50
"Buchetamo" <buchetamo@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hello Ken,
> Sorry to intrude but I need your help & would appreciate your guidance: I
> have installed in my computer
> TMPGEnc Author 1.6 & I've thinking to upgrade to TMPGEnc Author 2.0 ($59),
> but
> I've been following your "announcement" on the release of TMPGEnc 4.0
> Xpress ($79); perhaps I'm not the only one, but I'm confused: what is the
> difference here? is the upgrade to Author 2.0 a waste of money when for
> $20 extra you can get 4.0 Xpress? Thanks in advance...
> Buchetamo
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The TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress is a new encoder similar to their
TMPGEnc 3.0 Xpress but with some additional "editing"/filter
capabilities and the inclusion of the "Main Concept" H264
codec and official "DivX" support. ( I was hoping their
implementation of "Main Concept's" encoder would have
improved it some, but I still prefer the results of the free "x264"
codec, fortunately 4.0 Xpress appears to do "x264" at least as
well as 3.0 Xpress does. )
( The only AVC/H264 encode codec that I have found to provide
any better results [than "x264"] is the "Elecard" codec but I haven't
found a way to purchase just the codec or a version that well work
with a reliable encoder program.)
The Author 2.0 is the new version of TDA, I haven't tried it out
as a small protest to the use of "phone home" authentication. The
new features in TDA 2.0 may be worth the upgrade, but I haven't
seen anything that attracts me enough to do the "upgrade". The
combination of VideoReDo and TDA 1.6 allows me a workflow
and flexibility that meets my needs very well.
I can be distracted by a bunch of new "Bells & Whistles", as much
as the next guy, but it doesn't take too long before the "Gee isn't it
neat that it can do ...!" wears off and I come to the realization I don't
need that feature to do what I want.
It may just be me, but I prefer separate straight forward tools that
produce reliable results I can combine with the results of other such
tools and create the video I want. Programs that combine too many
functions or try to "Do it all" are not very helpful, from my point of
view. For instance, I often use a Video Editing program to construct
motion menu backgrounds, but would never author a DVD with a
video editor's authoring function.
Luck;
Ken
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