Hi,
a single question about the new DXV Codec: is it needed or recomended to reencode the "old" DXV 2.0 Videomaterial to the new 3.0 or is the benefit only at playback?
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need to recode DXV 2.0 Loops?
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movebandit
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Re: need to recode DXV 2.0 Loops?
+1 Same Problem here. All DXV 2.0 encoded loops wont play.......
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ReggieUnderground
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Re: need to recode DXV 2.0 Loops?
Clips have to be encoded as DXV3 to gain the benefits of DXV3. DXV2 won't magically look better.
You should re-encode assets from your best source. Taking DXV2 media and transcoding to DXV3 will not look good as you get generational loss. If you bought footage from the Resolume site, you can download the MOV versions of those assets through Your Account > Downloads and covert to DXV3.
You should re-encode assets from your best source. Taking DXV2 media and transcoding to DXV3 will not look good as you get generational loss. If you bought footage from the Resolume site, you can download the MOV versions of those assets through Your Account > Downloads and covert to DXV3.
Re: need to recode DXV 2.0 Loops?
DXV3.0 has 3 benefits: it's faster at high resolutions, files are generally smaller and it has a high quality option.
In general, we don't recommend re-encoding your entire library. DXV2 files will play fine in Resolume 4.2, and you still get all the benefits of improved smoothness and bug fixes. There are only three scenarios where we would advise re-encoding:
1. A DXV encoded file shows a lot of banding on gradients. In this case you can re-encode to DXV3 High Quality. You will need to have the original file as a source. Of course, encoding the DXV2 source to DXV3 will show no improvements, because the banding is already rendered into the file. You have to expect file size to double when encoding to DXV3 HQ though.
DXV3 Normal Quality is exactly the same image quality as DXV2, there are no benefits in picture quality to be had when re-encoding the same source file to DXV2 or to DXV3 Normal Quality.
2. You consistently scrape by on performance at high resolutions. We don't have exact figures yet, but DXV3 performs a LOT better when playing back 4K files. When you run 1024x768 or other standard def resolutions, re-encoding won't do much for you, but when playing 4K, you can expect around a 30% improvement.
3. You cannot store all your files. DXV3 Normal Quality should be around 25% smaller than DXV2. This can vary considerably between different types of content. Minimal line content can go down as much as 50%, but highly detailed photographic content can stay around the same.
In general, we don't recommend re-encoding your entire library. DXV2 files will play fine in Resolume 4.2, and you still get all the benefits of improved smoothness and bug fixes. There are only three scenarios where we would advise re-encoding:
1. A DXV encoded file shows a lot of banding on gradients. In this case you can re-encode to DXV3 High Quality. You will need to have the original file as a source. Of course, encoding the DXV2 source to DXV3 will show no improvements, because the banding is already rendered into the file. You have to expect file size to double when encoding to DXV3 HQ though.
DXV3 Normal Quality is exactly the same image quality as DXV2, there are no benefits in picture quality to be had when re-encoding the same source file to DXV2 or to DXV3 Normal Quality.
2. You consistently scrape by on performance at high resolutions. We don't have exact figures yet, but DXV3 performs a LOT better when playing back 4K files. When you run 1024x768 or other standard def resolutions, re-encoding won't do much for you, but when playing 4K, you can expect around a 30% improvement.
3. You cannot store all your files. DXV3 Normal Quality should be around 25% smaller than DXV2. This can vary considerably between different types of content. Minimal line content can go down as much as 50%, but highly detailed photographic content can stay around the same.
Re: need to recode DXV 2.0 Loops?
...thank you everybody for your help!!