Why do you use the official Microsoft MPEG4v2 codec as opposed to the more popular DivX 🙂 codec?
The DivX 🙂 codec is nothing more than a hacked version of the MS MPEG4v3 codec. Most of its popularity stems from the fact that it is a hack, and not necessarily because of any technological advantages. In a side by side comparison, the MS codec has been proven to be better quality and is likely to be supported for a longer time down the road than a hack. • What about next generation MPEG4 codecs like 3IVX and OpenDivX As we said, we are results oriented. If a new codec comes out that produces demonstratably higher quality files at the same filesize (700 MB), we will of course switch and embrace it with open arms. 3IVX and OpenDivX are still in alpha/early beta stages, and have yet to be proven in the test of time. The fact is though, that there is currently no codec available that will produce artifact free video at the bitrate required to fit a single episode on a single 700 MB CD-ROM. • So why not span episodes over 2 CDs in order to achieve better video? Honestly? Because MST3K h
