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Re: mpeg next question [message #32350 is a reply to message #32272]

Wed, 02 October 2002 05:56

David Fanning
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Rick Towler (rtowler@u.washington.edu) writes:

> In my experience, the best codecs for sci anim ("best" being based on file
> size and quality) are:
>
> Sorenson video 3 (PC & Mac - codec ships with quicktime)
> Ligos Indeo Video 5 (PC, Mac, UNIX Xanim - www.ligos.com)
> DivX (MPEG-4) (PC, Mac & Linux - free codec www.divx.com)

Can I ask a dumb question? What does the word "codec"
mean, exactly? :-)

Cheers,

David

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		mpeg next question By: R.Bauer on Mon, 30 September 2002 23:41
		Re: mpeg next question By: Doug Rowland on Wed, 02 October 2002 06:25
		Re: mpeg next question By: David Fanning on Wed, 02 October 2002 05:56
		Re: mpeg next question By: Rick Towler on Tue, 01 October 2002 13:55
		Re: mpeg next question By: R.Bauer on Tue, 01 October 2002 13:00
		Re: mpeg next question By: Rick Towler on Tue, 01 October 2002 12:15

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