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ATI TV-Wonder review
Reviews The card does not contain an MPEG-2 chip, so the PC's main processor must do the encoding work. Although the MPEG-2 encoding is done in software, if you have enough processing power the ATI TV-Wonder achieves very good results.
[January 20, 2002, 23:00]
Sony SNC-DF80P review
Reviews The camera can also generate JPEG and MPEG-4 images simultaneously. The multi-codec camera supports three compression formats: JPEG (best choice for high-quality still images); MPEG-4 (for clear moving images over limited-bandwidth networks); and...
[January 15, 2008, 7:30]
Pinnacle Studio 8.0 review
Reviews Studio 8 can handle digital or analogue video, but you can only import AVI or MPEG digital video files. Another niggle: although most DVD authoring programs encode a single video stream (say the audio/video coming from a camcorder), Studio 8...
[September 12, 2002, 14:12]
Premiere 6.5 review
Reviews Eliminating the need for expensive plug-ins like Ligos’s LSX-MPEG, Adobe’s MPEG Encoder lets you produce DVD- or VCD/SVCD-compliant MPEG video files directly from Premiere’s timeline. but the MPEG Encoder more than makes up for this.
[October 28, 2002, 14:53]
Sony CLIE PEG-SJ33 review
Reviews Among these are Astraware's Bejeweled and Kinoma Player -- the latter plays converted MPEG files on your handheld. This application makes MPEG files compatible with the SJ33, but the bundled version is a demo, good for only one day and able to...
[March 19, 2003, 9:02]
Encore DVD review
Reviews It's best to import DV AVI files that are already at DVD resolution and let Encore do the thinking; it will automatically transcode them to MPEG-2 at the appropriate DVD-compatible rates. Encore uses the same MainConcept MPEG encoder as Premiere...
[January 27, 2004, 9:20]
Sony VAIO PCV-RXG408 review
Reviews Recordings are stored as MPEG files in a standard file system, and you can export these from GigaPocket Explorer to other file formats, such as AVI. You can import existing MPEG movie clips into your cabinets, so that, for instance, you can put...
[January 15, 2003, 10:38]
Digital video glossary review
Reviews MPEG The Moving Pictures Experts Group, which formulates standards for video encoding, such as MPEG-2 for DVD and MPEG-4 for streaming video. VideoCD A predecessor to DVD, VideoCD is a compact disc (CD-ROM) format that can use MPEG-1 video for...
[January 10, 2003, 9:59]
Sony CLIE PEG-TH55 review
Reviews The TH55 has all the multimedia features you'd want in a handheld, including MP3 audio, and AVI, MPEG and QuickTime video. The good news is that the TH55 has a graphics accelerator chip, so MPEG movies ran smoothly and MP3s played back just fine.
[April 23, 2004, 11:05]
Athlon XP/2200+: how we tested review
Reviews LSX MPEG Encoder 3.5, XMpeg 4.5 (MPEG); Musicmatch Jukebox 7.0 (MP3) The performance of the new processors was evaluated using the following benchmarks: Benchmark tests used Benchmark type Benchmark name
[June 18, 2002, 16:04]
Athlon XP/2600+: how we tested review
Reviews LSX MPEG Encoder 3.5, XMpeg 4.5 (MPEG); Musicmatch Jukebox 7.0 (MP3) The performance of the new processors was evaluated using the following benchmarks: Benchmark tests used Benchmark type Benchmark name
[September 3, 2002, 15:35]
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: How we tested review
Reviews LSX MPEG Encoder 3.5, XMpeg 4.5 (MPEG); Musicmatch Jukebox 7.0 (MP3) Intel’s new Pentium 4 processors work with chipsets that support the 533MHz frontside bus. The first available chipset from Intel is the Rambus-only 850E.
[May 16, 2002, 16:34]
DVD Workshop 2 review
Reviews A wide selection of input options lets you use DVD Workshop 2 to capture live footage in both preset and custom formats; import AVI, QuickTime, MPEG, WMV, ASF and other types of audio files; and even extract content from unencrypted DVD-Video discs.
[April 2, 2004, 9:10]
LaCie Silverscreen (80GB) review
Reviews The 8.8cm wide by 14cm deep by 2.7cm high, 270g Silverscreen is small and light enough to be portable and plays back a broad array of file formats: MPEG-1 video; VOB movie parts, AVI movie files or DVD movies ripped in ISO-image format (but not...
[March 24, 2005, 10:20]
HHB FlashMic DRM85 review
Reviews The FlashMic DRM85 records WAV linear or MPEG-2 encoded audio files, which can then be transferred quickly and easily via USB to Macintosh or Windows computers for editing and onward transmission. Don’t worry if you’re a technophobe.
[November 15, 2007, 11:20]
Athlon XP/2600+: encoding performance review
Reviews Intel’s 2.53GHz Pentium 4 is faster than the Athlon XP/2200+ at video encoding with LSX’s popular MPEG Encoder 3.5 when supported by Rambus memory. MP3 encoding Intel’s intensive efforts to get software producers to optimise their program code for...
[September 3, 2002, 15:35]
Athlon XP/2200+: encoding performance review
Reviews Intel’s latest 533MHz-bus processors are faster than the Athlon XP/2200+ at video encoding with LSX’s MPEG Encoder 3.5, when equipped with Rambus memory. MP3 encoding Intel’s intensive efforts to get software producers to optimise their program...
[June 18, 2002, 16:15]
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: encoding performance review
Reviews The new 533MHz-bus Pentium 4 processors are also faster than the Athlon XP/2100+ at video encoding using the popular MPEG Encoder 3.5 from LSX. MP3 encoding Intel’s intensive efforts to get software producers to optimise their program code for...
[May 16, 2002, 16:36]
Nokia 3650 review
Reviews Video is captured in MPEG-4 format, and there’s a built in a RealOne player. Design & features Nokia’s designers have taken a bold step with the Symbian-based 3650, hoping that it will appeal to buyers seeking advanced applications in an unusual...
[July 31, 2003, 7:31]
GoLive CS review
Reviews GoLive CS can open and edit most QuickTime files -- even MPEG-4 movies -- without leaving the application. Setup & interface If you're familiar with basic software installation options, GoLive CS is a relatively painless operation.
[January 16, 2004, 10:55]
