Posted by Abe on 10/20/05 21:29

>>>Use Shrink without deep analysis or adaptive error compensation. It
>>>works fine like that.
>>My impression, too. I've never used either option and with the latest
>>DVD Shrink version, results -- even with 60% compression or so -- look
>>very good on my High Def monitor.
>I've used Shrink down as far as 50% and not seen any degredation in
>image quality.
>I believe MPEG was designed to compress by a factor of 10 before
>degredation set in.
>Because I have watched so many VHS recordings at the worst resolution,
>I tend to compare other video to it. I bet 10:1 MPEG compression is
>still better than worst resolution VHS.
I disagree. I think deep analysis makes a significant difference all
the time, and AEC makes a significant difference if you look closely
for details.

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