TMPGEnc Encoder Comparison Chart

Input/output file format TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Video input file format AVI / DV type2 / MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 (ES,PS) (MPEG-2 30days) MPEG-2 (TS) / DVR-MS         Windows Media Video file (WMV)     Quicktime movie     Audio input file format Linear PCM / WAVE / MPEG-1 Layer I & II MPEG-1 Layer III           Dolby Digital 2ch audio (AC-3)     △1 Windows Media Audio file (WMA)       Video output file format MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 (ES,PS) AVI   DivX           Windows Media Video file (WMV)       Image file (BMP / JPEG / PPM / TGA)         Audio output file format Linear PCM / WAVE / MPEG-1 Layer I & II MPEG-1 Layer III           Dolby Digital 2ch audio (AC-3)     △1 Windows Media Audio file (WMA)       Other Import from DVD-Video / DVD-VR     △2 △1 △2 Requires TMPGEnc Sound Plug-in AC-3 Audio format limited to LPCM and MPEG-1 Layer I & II

Supported Format Template TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Video-CD NTSC 29.97 fps CBR 350×240 NTSC film 23.976 fps CBR 350×240 PAL 25 fps CBR 352×288 Super Video-CD NTSC 29.97 fps 480×480 NTSC film 23.976 fps 480×480 PAL 25 fps 580×576 DVD NTSC 4:3 29.97 fps 720×480 704×480 352×480 352×240   NTSC 16:9 29.97 fps 720×480 704×480 352×480 352×240   PAL 4:3 25 fps 720×576 704×576 352×576 352×288   PAL 16:9 25 fps 720×576 704×576 352×576 352×288   XDVD NTSC 4:3 29.97 fps 720×480 704×480 352×480 352×240       NTSC 16:9 29.97 fps 720×480 704×480 352×480 352×240       PAL 4:3 25 fps 720×576 704×576 352×576 352×288       PAL 16:9 25 fps 720×576 704×576 352×576 352×288       HDV compatible MPEG HD1, HD2 Manual setting           MPEG output MPEG-1 Manual setting   MPEG-2 (MP@ML) Manual setting   MPEG-2 (higher than MP@ML) Manual setting         AVI output Depends of the installed video codec   Wave output Depends of the installed audio codec   WMV output See Windows Media Video File Output Setting below

MPEG Encoder TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Encoder engine New     Old         Bitrate range MPEG-1 from 0 to a maximum of 104 Mbps 104 Mbps 15 Mbps 15 Mbps     MPEG-2 from 0 to a maximum of 15 Mbps 80 Mbps 15 Mbps 15 Mbps 80 Mbps 80 Mbps Video size MPEG-1 from 8×8 pixel to a maximum of 4088×4088 4088×4088 4064×4064 4064×4064 352×288 4064×4064 MPEG-2 from 8×8 pixel to a maximum of (PAL standard, MP@ML or HP@HL) 720×576 1920×1152 720×576 720×576 720×576 1920×1152 Aspect ratio 4:3 / 16:9 Framerate 23.976 / 24 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 fps MPEG output MPEG-1 Manual setting   MPEG-2 (MP@ML) Manual setting   MPEG-2 (higher than MP@ML) Manual setting     Bitrate control CBR (Constant bitrate) VBR (2 pass) VBR_CQ (Constant Quality)         MVBR (Manual Variable bitrate)         CQ (Constant Quality)         VBV size Automatic Manual   Profil & Level Main Profile & Low Level (MP@LL)       Main Profile & Main Level (MP@ML) Main Profile & High Level (MP@HL)         High Profile & High-1440 Level         High Profile & High Level (MP@HL)         4:2:2 Profile & Main Level (422P@ML)           Video system Component   PAL NTSC SECAM   MAC   Unspecified   DC component precision 8 bit 9 bit 10 bit Interlace processing Interlace Non-interlace 3:2 pulldown playback Inverse 3:2 pulldown Motion search precision Lowest     Low by motion estimation         Low Standard High Highest Error correction     GOP Force picture type setting         Quantization matrix Matrix setting   Matrix editor multiplier and additioner tools

Audio Encoder TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Encoder engine New     Old         Output format Linear PCM / MPEG-1 Audio Layer II MPEG-1 Layer III           Dolby Digital 2ch audio (AC-3)     △ Bitrate range (kbps) Linear PCM 1536 1536 1536 1536 768 to 3072 1536 to 4608 MPEG-1 Audio Layer II 64 to 384 64 to 384 64 to 384 64 to 384 32 to 384 32 to 384 MPEG-1 Audio Layer III           32 to 320 Dolby Digital 2ch audio (AC-3)     △ 128 to 384 64 to 448 64 to 448 Mode Monaural / Stereo / Joint Stereo / Dual Stereo Quantize 16 bit 20 bit (LPCM) / 24 bit (LPCM)           △ Requires TMPGEnc Sound Plug-in AC-3

Windows Media File Output Setting (video) TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Encoder Windows Media 9 Video       Control CBR / VBR (1/2 pass each)       Bitrate 0 to 50000 kbps       Size 16×16 to 2040×2048       Framerate 23.976 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 fps       Aspect 1:1 / 4:3 / 16:9 / 2.21:1       Marker Film marker point registering       Windows Media File Output Setting (Audio)             Encoder Windows Media 9 Video (professional lossless)       Control CBR / VBR (1/2 pass each)       Samplerate 8 to 96 KHz (Depends of the installed audio codec)       Bitrate 8 to 768 kbps (Depends of the installed audio codec)       Channel 1 to 7.1 (Depends of the installed audio codec, >3 on Windows XP only)       Quantize 16 / 24 bit

MPEG-4 Output Settings TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Output Format MPEG-4 Video (ISO / IEC 14496-2) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video (ISO / IEC 14496-10)           Aspect Ratio 1:1 / 4:3 / 16:9 / 2.21:1           Framerate 1 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7.5 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14.985 / 15 / 19.98 / 23.976 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 fps           Rate Control Mode Constant bitrate / Variable bitrate / Constant quantization / Constant quality (*Only for ISO MPEG-4)           Encode Mode ISO MPEG-4: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 MPEG-4 AVC: 1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 3 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 5 / 5.1           Entropy Coding Mode CABLC (Baseline, Main) / CABAC (Main) *Only for MPEG-4 AVC           Motion Estimation Subpel Mode Pixel / Half Pixel / Quarter Pixel           Quantization H.263, MPEG (Advance Simple) *Only for MPEG-4           Video Format Component / PAL / NTSC / SECAM / MAC / Unspecified

Other Functions And Features TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress MPEG Tools Multiplex   Demultiplex   Cut & Paste         Video Editing Source range (Encode only a selected area)     Cut-editing     Clip Splitter         Batch file encoder tool Project editor   Simultaneous ouput       Batch end shutdown   Batch end standby       Batch end hibernation (Depends of the OS/machine)       Independent batch encode tool launch       Sequ. file Read sequenced files JPG, BMP JPG, BMP   JPG, BMP Audio Audio while editing     Interface Seek bar short-cut setting       Plug-in Compatibility with the TMPGEnc Sound Plug-in AC-3     Already Integrated Already Integrated Filters De-interlace     Picture Crop     Ghost Reduction     Video Noise Reduction     Sharpen Edge (Contour)     Color Correction     Picture Resize     Audio Noise Reduction     Volume Adjustment     Audio Fade-In/Fade-Out     Bilingual Audio     Video Fade-In/Fade-Out         Color Phase Correction           Anti-Flickering           Gaussian Blur           Sharpness           Smart Sharpness           Picture Rotation           Subtitles

CPU TMPGEnc TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress + AC-3 TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4 TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress CPU settings Use MMX Use MMX-2 Use SSE Use SSE-2 Use SSE-3     Use 3D Now! Use Enhanced 3D Now!     Multithread Maximum number of physical CPU 2 2 2 2 2 2 Maximum number of logical CPU 2 2 4 4 4 4