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Arniebear,

This is interesting reading, I might like to explore this a little closer myself - can you give me a rundown on the types of results you get with the different settings and typical scenarios you would run for each setting. Is there a difference on overall quality? Is there any advantage of one mode over another?

I'm doubting there will be any overall effect on quality of music files for example as that depends on compression and encoding settings. But what exactly do these different settings do?

Thanks for your reply in advance.

 

@Arniebear

Thank you.

 

Since Shrink and Recode are basically the same program, the same settings apply. It is best to use deep analysis when you can as this examines the movie scenes and decides on the amount of compression that should be used and CPU usage. AEC setting are also used in conjunction with the amount of compression with Max Sharp being the fastest and can be used for under 90% but you really should just leave at the default of Sharp for anything up to 80%. Under 80% to 65% you can use Smooth, and for anything below to 50% use Max Smooth. This will give you a better picture. Anything under 50% and you are better splitting, or using dual layer. I have backed up several movies using Max Smooth and the quality has been very good.

 

Nice to read about all these subsequent posts 'cos I'm a big fan of Nero myself. But when it comes to encoding, I'll still prefer to use VSO first.

@ umagumma,

Firefox used to be very good, but is having it's own share of problems when more and more people begin to use it (and exploit it). So I'm sticking to Maxthon for the time being. All things considered, because it's using the same core as IE, it still has certain competitive edge over the other browers.

I'm looking forward to the release of Nero 7 myself. Let's see if it's any better when it comes to encoding, working with subtitles etc..