[MPlayer-users] RFC: docs update for "how to create a high quality DVD rip"

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 11:57:23PM +0300, Jan Knutar wrote:
> 
> > The solution? Rent the film cans and use professional equipment to
> > capture it at hdtv res (or higher) and with 16 bit luma precision,
> > then make a new codec that allows 16bit luma... Or just be happy with
> > what you've got.
> 
> Was it you who said that the most size-gain from mpeg2->mpeg4 
> transcoding doesn't come from teh actual codec being better, but from 
> not repeating the same mistakes as teh DVD author?

I once said something like that. Of course it's a mix of the two, but
avoiding the mistakes like black borders and noise/edge distortion
does help a good bit!

Rich