Comparisons against RT2x00?

[AndrewDV]

Hello,

Has anyone run any comparison of MPEG encoding against the RT2x00 series? I am interested in quality of devices as well as their ability to work with Ulead MSP6.5.

Thank you

[AndrewDV]

Just a FYI, this is one of the better comparisons:

http://www.tecoltd.com/enctest/enctest.htm

[Elie]

That review is horibly outdated, since then the RT2000 has received numorous upgrades and code changes that allowed for better Mpeg-2 IBP encoding.

MVT 3.1 is an example of that.

[Dr Mordrid]

Yes, but realtime encoding of MPEG at capture never does achieve what encoding MPEG from the timeline can. This is true even when using DV sources from the RT-2x000's timeline, due mostly to the RT-2x000's compositing engine.

Dr. Mordrid

[AndrewDV]

I've heard that a lot recently. What gets me is that when I see the finished product, it looks really good. If the resulting files get sent out through a hardware decoder (Dxr3, Hollywood+, etc), they look like they came from the original. That may just be my opinion.

Just tinkering around right now, but I noticed that MSP6.5 can handle MPEG files quite a bit better than previously done.