H.264 Encoding Tools: Five Popular Encoders Compared
- 3-1-2011
- Categorized in: Streaming production, Video tutorials
Here's a video tutorial comparing the performance, quality and H.264 controls afforded by Adobe Media Encoder
Apple Compressor, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze and Telestream Episode Pro. In seven minutes, you'll know which tool is fastest, which produces the highest quality and which gives you the most control over H.264 encoding.
Hi, great comparison! But what you think of Magic Bullet Grinder?
Regards Georg/Vienna
Never heard of it before, though I generally like Magic Bullet products.
Next month I'm reviewing shareware tools for H.264 encoding for OnlineVideo. If I can't find five good shareware ones, I'll see if I can slip Grinder in.
Thanks for the heads up.
Jan
Hi, first of all thanks for this great comparison.
I just missed "Elgato Turbo 264 HD" and "MPEG Streamclip". Is there any chance that thoose will be reviewed later on?
Thanks and all the best
YR
Next month I'm reviewing some additional encoding tools for onlinevideo.net. I'll see if I can slip these in.
Thanks!
Jan
Is there any chance to find benchmark on encoder in "window server" instead of "window workstation"?
Thanks for your note, but I"m not sure what you mean when you say server. Most encoding is done pre-server on workstations.
Please explain.
Thanks.
Jan
Thank for comment. We prefer to use window server like window 2003 in Quad-core Intel Xeon, becuase of stability and process power.
e.g. We need to 720p in 1hr duration and encoding into different no. of profiles (~10) for different devices.
Sorry, I don't have that information - I test on 64-bit Windows 7.
:-(
Check out this review, though, that has encoding times.
http://www.streaminglearningcenter.com/blogs/annua...
Jan
Thanks for this comparison, it was extremely helpful. I was wondering how you encoded this video? It displays crystal clear on our Windows7 computers, very good on Vista, but grainy on the iPad. Is that an adaptive streaming effect? Congrats on your book, just ordered it, looking forward to reading it.
Thanks!
I didn't encode - that's handled by Magnify. Apple's recommendations for streaming to the iPad max out at 640x360, while the max computer-based version is 720p. That's why it looks so good on computers. Tough to encode at 720p for iPads since it's either Wi-fi or cellular delivery (that's the theory anyway, i'll bug the Magnify guys).
I hope you find the book useful.
Jan