Is Neoscene more efficient in file size than the others?

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Mavoz

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Hi,

After trialing the various ways one can convert Canon .mov files to AVI/Quicktime I got the following results on one sample file:

Original MOV file - Size: 83.9 MB
Neoscene Demo Transcode: 101 MB - plays fine in CS4
Streamclip via Avid Codec to Quicktime: 228 Mb - plays choppy in CS4
Matrox Codec via Adobe Media Encoder: 187 MB Plays ok when window kept smaller.

Question:

Is Neoscene far more efficient in both file size and ability for Cs4 to use?

...or would it just be that Neoscene is using a lot lower data rate by default? (I set Media Encoder to 99 Mbps..I didn't see what Neoscene used)

Perhaps the saying "You get what you pay for" is true?
 
NeoScene or Cineform avi's are visually lossless.
I do not think that applies to the other codecs.
I used Cineform in CS4 and now in CS5. Runs like a charm.
 
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At which point (with an AF100) would you do the transcode?
From the camera or card reader, or from the Computer hard drive to another file, or within Premier?
Also, which flavor of Cineform would work best with different resolutions from the camera.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
Best Regards
 
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