dan4u
Took Off!!!
@op
MYTHBUSTERS:
1. Formatshit is better than Handbrake, Avidemux etc.
NO. It can't be. If you say so you know nothing. There are two most popular standards, Xvid and h.264. And, there are a few software implementation of h264 encoders(I am saying 'software implementation' cause, there are hardware implementation too). Among them, x264, made by same folks who made VLC player, is the best.
Now, most free and non-free encoder apps like Handbrake, ffmpeg, MeGUI, formatcrap etc use x264 inside them. Which means, these apps are only just fronends to x264. So, as long as an app lets you fiddle with all the options that x264 supports, it cant be any worse than x264.
2. This and this paid apps are better than free apps like handbrake, ffmpeg, megui etc.
NO. Read above.
3. Handbrake and meGUI are bad. Formatcrap is good cause it gives better quality.
NO. Read above. Also, quality and encoding speed depends heavily on the encoding settings. You supply appropriate options to Handbrake(or any encoder, per se) it will surely beat formatcrap.
4. Cyberlink total.... and xilisoft... are better and faster cause they support GPU encoding.
NO, they are just two piece of craps. Don't even bother to pirate them. But yes, theortically GPU acclerated encoding should be faster. But you have to wait a few years for that.
even if its not as good as some of the others, call it by its name i.e Format Factory, not format****.