On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 17:16:55 -0800, "Mike Rehmus" wrote:

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>I'd like to see a real solid ABC comparison of the output quality of the
>various systems. The evidence being a dv tape that I could look at on my
>system. Probably the only way I'll get that is to take a sample source
>footage with an EDL and visit the systems houses again.
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> I suspect, but have no real evidence that FCP, Avid, and some others, have
>a better overall output quality than RexEdit. That is, for output that has
>effects and titles added. I hear that the Canopus Codec is tops but I think
>that may not count for a lot if the titler is not great. Any ideas?
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[I hope the attribution is correct...]
Since the codec operates on the video frame-by-frame,
comparative frame-grabs from multiple generations of
D25 rendering should be enough for evaluation...
There is a 10th generation Canopus codec comparison at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/original_vs_10th-gen.htm, but
the URL given there for another site that compared
several codecs at the 5th generation appears to be
no longer functional, alas... The results did vary
considerably in quality with the various codecs
there, though, with the Canopus and MainConcept
showing the best results for both quality and speed
of rendering. As for titles, you are right - but a
good titler (Title Deco, Inscriber, CG-Infinity, and
others, plus good title panels produced in drawing/
photo-editor programs) produces high-quality results
with the Canopus and other good codecs...