Which version shall I keep?

[K17194]

hey All
I am a collector and I want to keep one of these, can you help identify which one is better?
grateful to you
https://www.srrdb.com/release/details/Killing.Them.Softly.2012.iNTERNAL.DVDRip.x264-utL
https://www.srrdb.com/release/details/Killing.Them.Softly.2012.BDRip.XviD-EXViD

 

[Kalli]

I'd keep the x264 release. X264 is the better codec, xvid is for nostalgic 🙃

 

[K17194]

this is what I was going for, but then I inserted the 2 nfos to chatgpt, told me the bdrip.xvid is better so comes the dilemma 🙃

I'd keep the x264 release. X264 is the better codec, xvid is for nostalgic 🙃

 

[rdculouz]

EXViD group has MediaInfo included, which utL has not. Compare both files on the basis of MediaInfo then take a look at both videos and decide for yourself. Keep in mind that EXViD source was retail Blu-ray and utL source was DVD. Also check the filesize if you comitted to disk space.

 

[ARCHIVE]

My 2 cents...

Definitely use the MediaInfo app to get specs for both videos. Look at video bitrate and audio encoding. Then watch them to determine what your eyes can see. Without looking I would probably pick the EXVID even though xvid is the older codec. I would imagine the Blu-ray source would be better. I also would imagine the larger file size would contain more information, but that might be totally wrong. I don't know how much of a difference in file size is possible with x264 versus xvid. Did the x264 encoder simply target small file size? This particular comparison is actually very interesting.

Should you keep the Windows CRLF or the Unix LF nfo file? Tumbling down this rabbit hole will drive one insane. What if mommy threw away all her hard drives and started to buy physical media?

 

[K17194]

I look at Margot Robbie feet and I already forgot what I was trying to find

 

[MidnightManiac]

Better source vs. better codec. I would keep them both.

 

[K17194]

thanks to all of you for your generous support