MS DV vs Sony DV vs Matrox DV

Matt Grunau

Matt Grunau

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Tried using the search option, but being limited to more than 3 letters shut that down.

After recently experimenting with DV codec artifact testing I got to wondering: What DV codec is the best, or does it make a differnce?

I capture in Vegas, but when I open in AE, it says the DV file is a Matrox DV/DVCam, and it used to say Microsoft DV. Vegas just recognizes it as a DV file and leaves it at that. I know I can specify in Vegas to use the Microsoft codec and to ignore 3rd party codecs, so there must be a quality issue or compatability issue of some sort.

Is there a difference? Would I want the Matrox DV over the Microsoft? And how do I tell software to use "X" DV codec. I installed some Matrox codecs a while ago, so I guess it trumped Microsoft's as the default DV codec. Where in Windows does that happen? I certainly never told it to do so. How does one codec become default?

Which would be the best to stick with, or does it matter?


Thanks for any help.



Yes, I know my spelling sucks.
 
Things change rapidly in the computer industry, but a while back I read a review that put the Vegas codec way out front. (May have been a Charlie White review.) It also held up the best when a test file was re-rendered a bunch of times. The MS codec was not so good. And the Matrox codec can't be read on other machines unless a special file is installed. FWIW.

LHB
 
David Jimerson said:
Check "ignore third party codecs," and uncheck "use Microsoft DV codec."
Click to expand...

Done and done, though I wish there was a way of telling Windows to used Vegas' codec.

THanks guys
 
The Vegas DV codec is only available from within Vegas and it can't be used as a general Windows DV codec. Vegas writes the DV file with a FourCC code of "dvsd" which identifies it to Windows as a DV file. On your machine, the Matrox DV codec is registered with Windows to handle files with a FourCC code of "dvsd". The Matrox DV codec is actually quite good, but the Sony Vegas is better.

John
 
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