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EnSharpen QuickTime Codec Compression Rates

EnSharpen delivers the highest compression in the industry for screen recording and animated content. See for yourself the quality that lossless compression gives you.

A 14 second screen recording source file with the following compression methods had the following results:

(Note: You will need to download the EnSharpen decoder in order to view the EnSharpen-compressed movie file.)

Uncompressed

The original screen recording with no codec applied. Like all of the example videos, it has a frame rate of 15 fps. At 128 MB for 14 seconds, it would fill a CD-ROM with just over 1 minute of video – if you don’t add any audio! And web delivery is out of the question.

View uncompressed video

Animation codec compression

Apple’s Animation codec has long been the standard for lossless QT movies. It maintains 100% of video quality, which is necessary when publishing videos containing text and crisp edges, such as software training videos. However, it can not compress the video to a size suitable for web delivery. And it will still restrict how much video you can fit on a CD or DVD.

View Animation-compressed video

Sorenson 3 codec compression

Another popular option, when file size is critical, has been the Sorenson 3 codec. Sorenson 3 can certainly get that video file down to a manageable size for delivery. It can do so because it is “lossy”. It throws away image information that is usually not seen by the human eye. However, when you are working with screen recordings, animation, or text, the loss of image information severely impacts the video quality. View the recording above to see the jagged edges and distorted text.

View Sorenson 3-compressed video

EnSharpen codec compression

EnSharpen ends the compromise between file size and video quality! It gives you the best compression in the industry for screen recordings, animations, and text. You get the same file size as a highly compressed lossy video, AND you also get perfect lossless quality. To try it for FREE on your video content, download the trial version and see for yourself the new possibilities EnSharpen gives you.

View EnSharpen-compressed video

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