Posted by Biz on 01/09/06 22:26

<normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:G_KdnfypnoLP_VzeRVn-iw@comcast.com...
> DVDs are encoded in MPEG-2. Currently, there is an MPEG-4, which is more
> efficient, using 30% less space for the same quality.
>
> Is there a program available that will decode MPEG-2 from a DVD and recode
> it to MPEG-4? What program would one use then to play the MPEG-4 encoded
> movie?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norm Strong
>
>

Thats what divx/xvid is more or less...You might also want to read up on
H.264, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264

Which is the official release, and not the almost everything is pirated
version

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