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Posted by Buchetamo on 09/27/51 11:50
"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "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
>
>
>Thanks Ken, that's good enough for me. I won't upgrade, it's not worth it &
>I also agree with the protest re: phone authentication & in fact I'm a
>"victim" since I bought their TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0 & had to toe the
>line...
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