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what i'm gonna say is maybe redundant, but the general level of replies (like always) is so low, that i won't bother reading the previous posts.
i think you can distinguish different cases.
- Good source ( for example DVD or decent HD sources ):
I would go for quality. that means, if people usually encode DVD/HDTV
sources at higher filesizes, for example 233meg, i would make the h264
encode bigger than the Xvid, so we can squeeze as much detail
out of the source as we can. Because if you want an xvid at the same quality,
you would need a larger filesize for Xvid than for h264.
- Decent source ( some digital TV sources etc. ):
I would encode at about the same filesize. Or bigger h264.
- Shitty source ( usually bad TV sources ):
Considering the fact that you can't really get any considerable advantage
from encoding at larger filesizes, go for the smaller size. H264 might be an awesome codec if used correctly, but it can't do magic, it can't save a shitty source.
This is however only true if, like me, you value quality over filesize.
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penis, lol
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