Figure 6: H.264

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Figure 7: The same frame and settings as Figure 6, but using Simple Profile MPEG-4 (aka MPEG-4 in QuickTime). Settings were otherwise the same as were used for H.264 MPEG-4 in Figure 6.

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Figure 8: Setting Compressor to High VBR gives a great looking file but one that is a lot larger than desirable.

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Figure 9: MPEG-4 Simple Profile encoded with Episode Pro using 2 Pass VBR.

Although this is a big improvement on Compressor’s MPEG-4 Simple Profile encode, comparing it to Figure 6 shows that H.264 still has some significant quality advantages.

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