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In article <TTG8KOQ@zelator.in-berlin.de>, leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann) writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just have the tested the performance of the new AVI (audio Video
> Interleaved) from Microsoft versus the new Xing Technology  MPEG for
> Windows 2.0 version with sound-WAV-support !
>
> I just compressed a 10 frame sequence with the various compression
> protocols delivered with the final Beta-Version but at screen size of
> 320x240 it seems still be too slow for a 486 PC with 33 Mhz...

Interesting. What sort of frame rates can you get?

> Also the picture gets very degraded, when you use higher compression
> rates !

What sort of compression factors do you think are achievable in practice?

> Extremly good is the new MPEG for Windows Version 2.0 I just received
>
> The new MPEG encoder runs also under Windows and it can be adjusted,
> what kind of compression rate it should give.
>
> At ratio 4 it gives still very good pictures without many artifacts
> and the file size is still very small. About 7 KBytes/frame (at
> 320x240 screen size)...

I assume that's 24 bits per pixel, so you're getting over 30:1 compression.
Not bad.

>
> And it is still very fast. I just installed a Local Motherboard from
> Genoa, the Turbobahn motherboard and it really speeds things up..

What sort of frame rates can you get? Is this a 24-bit display?

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