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@ -1360,15 +1360,15 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis role="bold">Compression efficiency</emphasis>:
It's quite easy to understand that newer-generation codecs are made
It is quite easy to understand that newer-generation codecs are made
to yield better picture quality than previous generations.
Therefore, you cannot be wrong
Therefore, you cannot go wrong
<footnote id='fn-menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec-cpu'>
<para>Be careful, however: decoding DVD-resolution MPEG-4 AVC videos
<para>Be careful, however: Decoding DVD-resolution MPEG-4 AVC videos
requires a fast machine (i.e. a Pentium 4 over 1.5Ghz or a Pentium M
over 1Ghz).
</para></footnote>
by choosing MPEG-4 AVC codecs like
when choosing MPEG-4 AVC codecs like
<systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> instead of MPEG-4 ASP codecs
such as <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 or
<systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>.
@ -1385,8 +1385,8 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
This is simply the tradeoff for using bleeding-edge technology.
</para>
<para>
What's more, beginning to use a new codec requires that you spend some
time becoming familiar with its available options, so that you know what
What is more, beginning to use a new codec requires that you spend some
time becoming familiar with its options, so that you know what
to adjust to achieve a desired picture quality.
</para></listitem>
@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
It usually takes a long time for standalone video players to begin to
include support for the latest video codecs.
As a result, most only support MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 ASP
(beware: usually, not all MPEG-4 ASP features are supported).
(Beware: Usually, not all MPEG-4 ASP features are supported).
Please refer to the technical specs of your player (if they are available),
or Google around for more information.
or google around for more information.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
@ -1406,13 +1406,14 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 and
<systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>) are usually heavily
optimized with all kinds of smart algorithms and SIMD assembly code.
That's why they tend to yield the best quality per fps.
That is why they tend to yield the best quality quality per
encoding time ratio.
However, they may have some very advanced options that, if enabled,
will make the encode really slow for marginal gains.
</para>
<para>
If you are after blazing speed you should stick around the default
settings of the video codec (which doesn't mean you should not experiment
settings of the video codec (which does not mean you should not experiment
with some of the options which are mentioned in other sections
of this guide).
</para>
@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
</para>
<para>
Make your own judgment, and don't always listen to what some people will
Make your own judgment, and do not always listen to what some people will
tell you to do or think: The best codec is the one you master the best,
and the one that looks best to your eyes on your display
<footnote id='fn-menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec-playback'>