What is the best codec for dxtory "READ DESCRIPTION "

[Bryce Demar]

I need to know what the best codec someone would recommend for my terms i have just attempted the Motion JPEG codec and the file size is great but image quality appears so be very bad. What is the best codec for dxtory that has a good balance with performance ( i have a gtx 760 GPU and a i7 2600k CPU ) file size nothing larger than half a gigabyte per minute at 720p 30fps or close to that, and has decent visual output thank you.

 

[CepheiA]

The most widely used HD codec is x264/h264.

 

[Bryce Demar]

The most widely used HD codec is x264/h264.

OK well if any one can give me direct reason on why to choose this or any other codec that would be great