Which is output format is good? MPEG or H.264

[gS.hertz]

I need a suggestion for output format that can:
balanced quality
faster rendering speed
not high file size

[tap$a]

MPEG screws up the lighting. H.264 is the best option

[Zappy]

H.264. MPeg compression makes everything very dark and saturated (to the point of not being able to see many things properly), where-as H.264 makes everything very slightly brighter and desaturated (unless I remember wrong) (which can be seen just fine).

[gS.hertz]

Originally posted by Vintage:

H.264. MPeg compression makes everything very dark and saturated (to the point of not being able to see many things properly), where-as H.264 makes everything very slightly brighter and desaturated (unless I remember wrong) (which can be seen just fine).

Oh, Here's a video i rendered with MP4/MPEG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUPHdkI1uE

[raptornx01]

MPEG = Slightly darker but more vibrant colors (good for bright scenes and colorful ones)
H.264 = Slightly lighter but colors are a bit washed out (good for darker scenes)

do a few tests renders to see how you like it.

[R234]

Image sequence.

[sonosublime]

Originally posted by R234:

Image sequence.

[Detonatress]

Originally posted by R234:

Image sequence.

Agreed. Saved me a lot of headaches last time I had to render something long, because the rendering would stop midway (and sometimes go in reverse) due to a map problem so I had to pick back up.