I still don't get why people have such a hard-on for divx/xvid when h.264 and vc-1 are better. I understand that most pirated content is in either divx or xvid format, but that's my point, why are they still stuck on that? If there wasn't so much MS hatred they would see that in this case, they actually did create the better product. VC-1 is better quality than divx/xvid and on par with h.264 and requires significantly less resources to play than h.264.
In some respects MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 are not superior to MPEG-4 ASP (what DivX/Xvid are). AVC is very computational expensive for both the encoder and decoder. The availability of decoders is another issue. Also container support is an issue. The only AVC videos I've seen are either in an MPEG-4 container (.mp4) or Matroska (.mkv).
VC-1 has the issue of having poor tools. Encoding in a MS program isn't what most people who encode would want to do.
ASP+MP3+AVI works for the majority of people, and having your XBox 360 or PS3 support it means a lot less hassle.
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I still don't get why people have such a hard-on for divx/xvid when h.264 and vc-1 are better. I understand that most pirated content is in either divx or xvid format, but that's my point, why are they still stuck on that? If there wasn't so much MS hatred they would see that in this case, they actually did create the better product. VC-1 is better quality than divx/xvid and on par with h.264 and requires significantly less resources to play than h.264.
@Odd TSi
In some respects MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1 are not superior to MPEG-4 ASP (what DivX/Xvid are). AVC is very computational expensive for both the encoder and decoder. The availability of decoders is another issue. Also container support is an issue. The only AVC videos I've seen are either in an MPEG-4 container (.mp4) or Matroska (.mkv).
VC-1 has the issue of having poor tools. Encoding in a MS program isn't what most people who encode would want to do.
ASP+MP3+AVI works for the majority of people, and having your XBox 360 or PS3 support it means a lot less hassle.