Render your movie using the WMV codec [VEGAS]

You're completely right, except for one thing. If you don't know how to encode a movie with a good codec (I don't either!), don't try to. BUT you don't have the right to claim that wmv9 is a good codec, just because you don't know how to use a better one. It is not a good codec, it is just easy to use.

You're right about it being easy though, I won't argue with that. It's just that I don't like that people claim to be encoders just because they can encode with wmv9! As I told a friend of mine, if all you need is to make a youtube clip or a movie, and you're not good at it, then go ahead and use wmv9. Just don't call it a good codec...

I never said that i don't care about the quality, Counterstrike isnt that supermegaquality that you can't reach a great result with wmv9, for sure codecs like XviD are better, like i said in my forst post and even in the tutorial "its not the best solution" so no need to get offensive against that.

And like st0ka said, this tutorial is about rendering in VEGAS, so theres no chance to get a good XviD result, rendering uncompressed and using the 1st pass / 2nd pass blablabla is just not needed for a -5 Minute movie.

And as the Topic says its "RENDERING YOUR MOVIE USING THE WMV CODEC" so no need to complain about it here that any other codecs are way better or w/e.

Originally posted by s1gh

And chosen, come on. >_>
99% of the people have computers that are good enough to play h264, and it's not hard at all to install the extra codec. Either download the CCCP pack or use VLC if you're lazy.
And wmv is not an "all around codec", it's a container.

Originally posted by .STyLeZ

You need the wmv codec.

Sorry for not answering, I had no computer.
Anyway, I think we all sort of agree here.

@st0ka - Well, fine, I'll give you okay. :p
I already kind of agreed with you before anyway.

@STyLeZ - I have to admit that I honestly did not see that you wrote that it's not the best solution, so I guess I should apologize. I still don't think that anyone who considers making a good quality movie should use wmv, though.
I wasn't really trying to complain or be offensive, just prove that wmv is not the best choice most of the time.

@bkZ|psh - If someone knows how to encode well with h264 he could achieve a higher quality movie with a lower size than another encoded with WMV9.

@chosen - x264 is the best choice, if you ask me as a viewer.

@boom.dll - It's h264. :p
And making a guide on it is not that easy. As far as I understand, it's kind of a trial and error process when you're a movie noob.


I think that we've reached a general consensus, so sorry if I seemed too harsh with what I said. I was just trying to show that if someone truly wants a high quality movie, wmv is definitely not the best choice.

there is an guide ot creative-movies.com about encodeing with x264 made by s0nkite ( s0nkite tutorials are awesome :D )

x264 is better than h264 if i remember right. i dont really know WHY, but if u would read something about both codecs im sure u would think the same (thats what i did some time ago).

Originally posted by bkZ|psh

there is an guide ot creative-movies.com about encodeing with x264 made by s0nkite ( s0nkite tutorials are awesome :D )