Encoding
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: video, editing, quicktime | Themes: Software
5. Encoding
QuickTime Pro enables 15 Export formats/methods: 3G, Apple TV, AVI, BMP, DV Stream, FLC, Hinted Movie, Image Sequence (multiple formats, including JPG, PNG and TIFF), iPhone, iPhone (cellular), iPod, MPEG-4, Picture, Media Link and QuickTime Movie (the .MOV format, with codecs including Sorenson 3, H.264 and MPEG-4).
There’s also an option to “Export for Web,” which creates up to three versions of your video using presets. However, if you’re familiar with video compression, you’ll probably prefer to choose your own settings using the usual Export option.
Many export formats also have Use settings, which act as templates to assist in selecting the best set of options.
As you can see, some of the Export choices are designed specifically for Apple hardware, while others are designed as add-ons to the QuickTime format.
QuickTime Pro’s AVI codecs include the DV/DVCPro — NTSC and DVCPro — PAL codecs, which are sometimes used as editing or long term-storage codecs. Unfortunately, QuickTime Pro offers no AVI output with the Microsoft Video codecs or Div-X codecs. Also, there’s no MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV nor Xvid output. An MPEG-2 Import module can be purchased for an extra $19.99. Obviously, QuickTime Pro’s true power comes in its strong support for the .MOV format.
TMPGEnc exports video in the AVI, DivX, MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV formats. Although DV/DVCPro — NTSC and DVCPro — PAL are not included, TMPGEnc loaded every other AVI codec on my PC, including the Microsoft Video codecs and Xvid. TMPGEnc also provides templates for exporting standards compliant VCD, SVCD, DVD, HDV, XDVD and Blu-ray video.
TMPGEnc makes fewer options available than QuickTime does when using the MOV format. For example, the H.264 codec has only one option in TMPGEnc, versus the abundance of options in QuickTime Pro.
Aside from the MOV format, TMPGEnc makes available a wealth of options for everything it touches. An example of this can be seen below, where TMPGEnc offers Container Types (such as iPod), and complete control over I Frames (which are similar to keyframes), when working with the MPEG-4 format.
TMPGEnc’s MPEG-4 export is available as both ISO MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264).
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Is it just me or do other think this review is poorly researched. The idea is good. But the review picks a $30 to a $99 product. Once the review looked at TMPGEnc at $99, I seriously question the authors judgment and purpose of the review. There are many other products that are cheaper and could provide better overall solution. I am not biased against TMPGEnc. I actually own it along with many other video editing packages, but if the purpose is a low cost easy to use editing package this would not be the first or second choice. When I read this review it sounds like the purpose of the review was to attack Apple's licensing issue which is fine, but if thats the case then just be upfront about it rather then packaging it as some kind of legit review.
Hi Kito,
Thanks for your comment. Would love to see your suggestions of more comparable video suites to QuickTime Pro.
All the best,
Rachel Rosmarin
Editor, Tom's Guide
Sony's Vegas Movie Studio is generally available for $89.99 or even less, and is basically a full-featured video production tool.
XMpeg
VirtualDUB
Agreed. VirtualDub has been a wonderful program and helped me with loads of projects. If we are having a look at $30 and $90 software, why not throw free in there even if just to show that the interface isn't quite as friendly but has similar if not better functionality in many cases.
I didn't mind the article, but think it left out an important segment of the market.
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I think it's funny how the first comment is "Anonymous" and the next by "TGRachel" refers to the previous commenter as "Kito".
wouldn't it have made sense to put the newest build of windows movie maker in there just for the hell of it?
Also since Adobe is the (seemingly) industry leader, it would have been cool to have a look at what features premier pro includes that the others don't. and like the other guys say, a freeware solution would have been pretty cool as well.