Robert Reinhardt built the following encoding production tools to help beginners and experts alike create better presets for any video encoding tool, as well as compare output between encoders or different presets for the same clip.
Bitrate Starter
Use this application to help you determine starting video and audio bitrates to encode your video file. You can specify the frame dimensions, frame rate, video codecs (AVC/H.264, On2 VP6-E, On2 VP6-S, Sorenson Spark), audio codecs (AAC, MP3), motion complexity, and scene complexity.

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NOTE: You need Adobe AIR installed to install and run this application.
Video Comparison Tool
Compare two differently encoded videos of the same content side-by-side with this application. You can drag and drop files directly into the comparison window, and change the viewable portion of each video by dragging a the vertical divider line in the middle of the window.

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NOTE: You need Adobe AIR installed to install and run this application.
