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Originally Posted by Deej
What is your issue with Sorenson? Is it just not cutting it?
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If the aim is better quality at lower bitrate/filesize, then yes it no longer cuts it. Macromedia didn't think so when they were developing Flash 8, which is why they licensed something else. The newer codecs deliver smaller videos with less ringing and noise while keeping the same or even smaller file size, so it makes sense to use them, especially so since nearly everyone has Flash Player 8 or later.
I don't see a reason to keep using these old tools, except that they're "free." Maybe FFmpeg will eventually be compiled with a VP6 encoder, and while it's on their todo list, so are a bunch of things that are still in development.
A decent basic VP6 encoder is only 40 bucks yet it delivers better quality and smaller files to your peeps - win/win sort of thing. Or use CS3/4 or Premier, which comes with a free VP6 and/or H.264 encoder, and a lot of folks have one of these already.