Cinema Craft Encoder SP (CCE) v2.70.02.06
Rating for CCE Basic. I've tried all the modes (VBR,
<br/>CBR) with multiple bit-rates all the way upto
<br/>15000kbps. The quality is very poor (Sources are
<br/>AVI files off a Canon MiniDV and a Panasonic MiniDV).
<br/>Using 2.70.01.16.
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<br/>In contrast, I just downloaded TMPGEnc (2.525.64.184).
<br/>I can get near AVI quality (source) with "Constant
<br/>Quality" setting, 15000kbps (min, max both), 30fps,
<br/>inverse 3:2 pulldown encode mode, highest quality,
<br/>noise reduction, sharpen edge, custom color correction
<br/>(brightness and contrast) and double field, adaptation
<br/>deinterlacing enabled. The GOP structure is set to
<br/>IPPPPPPPPPP (10 P frames, no B frames). The file size
<br/>is almost exactly halved (so, I can save a full miniDV
<br/>tape == 1hour, onto a single DVD).
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<br/>I tried about 7 different iterations of VBR, CBR and
<br/>GOP structure to finally settle for the above, btw.
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<br/>I've tried similar settings (and all possible combinations
<br/>including an I-only GOP structure) settings on the
<br/>CCE Basic version and the quality was extremely poor
<br/>(I couldn't even make out facial features in almost
<br/>all the cases).
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<br/>The video is a concert - so, there were no scene
<br/>changes or a lot of motion. Given all the reviews for
<br/>CCE, I was expecting a lot. Needless to say I'm
<br/>disappointed for shelling out $$ to buy CCE. Now I
<br/>have spend $$ to buy TMPGEnc as well :-(
