On Mon, 09 Apr 2001 01:22:15 GMT, Howard Ring wrote:

>Yes, there most certainly is a difference in the CODECs. I only
>examined the MainConcept and Canopus CODECs closely. The color
>shift flaw in the others was obvious enough to see from the
>thumbnails. The banding is terrible on the MS CODEC.
>
>I'm still a little confused on the CODECs though. What determines
>which one you use? Does the software program specify it? Are the
>calling sequences standardized enough that they can be substituted
>for each other? Do all OHCI boards use the MS CODEC? Is the DVRaptor
>an OHCI board? If you use the DVRaptor with Premiere does it use
>the Canopus CODEC or the MS CODEC?

With Premiere, you specify from among the loaded (and
compatible with your DV-card) codecs. The DVRaptor is
not OCHI, and uses its own excellent codec. I think you
can use the MainConcept codec (about $50?) with OCHI
cards, though, AFAIK...