mcp

Sorensen, media cleaner pro A codec stands for compression/decompression algorythm. It's a software formula that squeezes your data into tiny symbols and then later translates that data back into something that makes visual sense. Sorenson is your algorythm. If it does not exist on your target machine (contained in Quicktime) you cannot playback your movie. Your target would not need to have Media Cleaner Pro on it to play back the movies compressed with it. http://IEBA.com/research.html This page shows the difference between Sorenson video compressed with constant bit rate encoding vs. variable bit rate encoding. In areas of high movement, the difference between the two are clear. Here's the rub: You can't use varible-bit-rate encoding without MCP, and without Sorenson Developer, you can't make use of the varible bit-rate encoding feature. So you need both. Take a good, hard look at what you can get RIGHT NOW from the non-develper version of sorenson in quicktime. Maybe it's good enough (what kind of return will you be getting with your $700 or more investment?). Another option is to ask Sorenson is if the upcoming Sorenson Video 3 codec will allow complete built-in control, or will MCP still be needed to unlock all of its features? You may also wish to ask if SV3 will be backwards compatible with QT3 and 4. There is a Media Cleaner Pro list you can join as well. I've used MCP for years, and it is a fine product which speeds up compression and often improves quality with a given codec. It has many feature which have proven to be useful (masking, brightness/contrast control, cropping, scaling and of course batch processing). I wouldn't want to live without it- but we use a lot of video in our products.