best video codec

tanoatlq · 02-14-2010, 09:53 AM

Hello,
I have an uncompressed avi video of a c64 emulated game (16 colors),
and I would like to know which codec/format could be the best to
submit to my friends via e-mail.
Suggestions?

MTK358 · 02-14-2010, 10:00 AM

Ogg is definitely best for Linux because it's an open, non-patented standard that Linux strongly supports.

On the other hand, Windows doesn't support Ogg out of the box.

smeezekitty · 02-14-2010, 12:01 PM

Is it 16 colors or 16 BIT color ?

MTK358 · 02-14-2010, 12:16 PM

Considering it's from a C64 emulator, I'm pretty sure he means 16 unique colors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_VIC-II

smeezekitty · 02-14-2010, 12:29 PM

LOL i think leaving it uncompresssed is fine as it will only take
(((framewidth * frameheight) / 2) * (fps * ((min * 60) + sec)) bytes
or 4 x smaller then 65535 color if it truly is in 16 color format.

MTK358 · 02-14-2010, 12:31 PM

Why is the area divided by 2 in your equation?

smeezekitty · 02-14-2010, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358

Why is the area divided by 2 in your equation?

2 pixels per byte in 16 color mode.

tanoatlq · 02-14-2010, 02:51 PM

Well, I dumped it from ccs64 emulator.
It is 341 MB, 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
I would like to take it below 10 MB.

smeezekitty · 02-14-2010, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanoatlq

Well, I dumped it from ccs64 emulator.
It is 341 MB, 2 minutes and 7 seconds.
I would like to take it below 10 MB.

So i take it is not in 16 color format.

tanoatlq · 02-15-2010, 02:40 PM

No, but there are only 16 colors on screen, so I think it should be compressed fine.

schneidz · 02-16-2010, 08:36 AM

xvidenc works well for me.

tanoatlq · 02-20-2010, 01:09 PM

I'm going to try it - thanks