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		The main criteria for choosing codex etc. is that is has to be easy for 
user to play movie (i.e. a single program to run to install codex/player if 
it is not already installed).  My experiences of DivX seem to indicate it 
is a bit fiddley to install (I have not seen a single .exe install).  Tried 
QT and it looked awful, what bit rates relate to different speed 
CDs?  Funnily enough I am getting the best results with 512k RealVideo.

At 09:32 A 16/11/01, you wrote:

>>Have been experimenting with Cleaner 5 to create files for CD. Tried 
>>straight MPEG but results not too good.  Am doing full sized video (i.e. 
>>720 wide).  Can anyone recommend settings to get GOOD quality.  Some of 
>>the films have a fair amount of movement.  Cleaner only seems to know 
>>about CD speeds up to 4*.
>
>Cleaner's defaults are only up to x4 CD, but we all know that that was not 
>a good measure anyway. In Cleaner's main settings you have much better 
>flexibility.
>
>Does it have to be MPEG? If you are using QT, try Sorenson3 - you can set 
>a bitrate target and cap. It scales so nicely too that, if file size 
>requires, dropping the resolution and playing back double size works very 
>well. If playback on older versions of QT is required (down to QT3) then 
>try Sorenson1.
>
>(and if playback on a PC is required and you don't mind using a format 
>that is poorly standardised, take a look at DIVX...)