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I'm surprised to read so many users saying the MPEG2 quality of this tool is "very good". I recently needed to convert some DV files to MPEG2 so I spent several days testing different encoders and comparing encoded clips, screen captures, etc. I was very disappointed in the quality of Nero Vision Express 3.
The video clip I tested was standard DV from a Sony camcorder. The sections with medium to dim lighting are where NVE really seems to have the most noticiable problems. The ouput looks MUCH more grainy than with other encoders.
I would rate the encoders I tested in this order.
1. CinemaCraft Basic ($58) - Excellent, but not a lot of output configuration options
2. TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress ($58) - Very Good. Not quite as good as CCE, but it comes with more options.
3. MainConcept ($149) - Tons of config options, but the output is average quality and looked a little grainy.
4. NeroVision Express ($70) - Grainy and not very good.
Also, the DVD menu creation tool in NVE is pretty simple but not very flexible. For example, you can't even change font size on the DVD menus.
The Nero Ultra Edition package is one of the best when it comes to CD/DVD burning and I love Nero Recode 2, but NeroVision Express is not really worth using.
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