Encoder has a massive impact on results: http://www.compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/h264_2012/mpeg4_avc_h264_video_codecs_comparison.pdf http://www.compre

Encoder has a massive impact on results: http://www.compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/h264_2012/mpeg4_avc_h264_video_codecs_comparison.pdf http://www.compression.ru/video/codec_comparison/h264_2012/m... This actually goes for most codecs, including both audio and video (have a look at the AAC encoders at http://soundexpert.org/encoders-128-kbps http://soundexpert.org/encoders-128-kbps )