speed up encoding/rendering time

[MMBirdx]

I find so slow to encode the mpeg file into wmv through premiere pro or vegas. Please help.

[guns1inger]

You could help by putting your computer details into your profile. Then we would have an understanding of what you are starting with.

Encoding is predeominantly a CPU intensive task, so the most gains will always be had by simply getting the fastest that you can afford. Smaller gains can be had by making other changes.

Personally, I believe 512MB is a minimum for RAM when using windows XP and any applications. Some will tell you 256MB is OK, and it is, if you don't mind waiting. Premiere and Vegas like head room, so 768mb to 1gb is a better choice.

Make sure you have plenty of hard disk, and preferably multiple drives. One drive for the system, and one forcapturing/editing and nothing else is a good start. A thoird to write the final video helps as well. Defrag these drives regularly. Editing creates lots of temporary render files and assorted crap, so the drive fragments pretty quickly.

Don't do anything else while rendering/encoding. As I said at the beginning, this is a CPU intensive task. Give it all it wants, and don't steal from it by trying to do other things.

Be sparing with filters. Both packages provide a lot of options for transitions, to clean up video and chnage the appearance of your footage. It allows you a lot of opportunity, however this comes at a cost. Even simple clean up of levels and colour correction can double the time it takes to encode your video. Resizing is another that can cause things to slow down some.

But get your details on the board, and we might be able to give you more specific help.

[edDV]

Like a gravel truck going up a mountain road, you can lighten the load or get a bigger engine.

[MMBirdx]

Even with the best machine, the time requires for rendering is no less than 2 hours? Now it takes 4-5 hours.

Below is my current pc config
Windows xp sp2
platinum 4 @ 1.6ghz
512 DDR ram
80g harddrive

[edDV]

Describe what you are doing. That machine is very weak for this kind of work.

[RabidDog]

Go for Gold
you need at least 3.00ghz maybe dual core 5200+
1.6ghz dont cut it Give it to the third World!

[MMBirdx]

Do you think it can be rendered in an hour with the latest and most powerful CPU?

[guns1inger]

Gee. Let me just look over your should at what you are doing . . . . .

What is the source ?
What filters are you applying ?
What length (running time) is it ?
What encoder settings are you using ?

Why the hell are you shouting ??????

[jtoolman2000]

Do you think it can be rendered in an hour with the latest and most powerful CPU?

Do I think WHAT can be rendered in an hour. You obviously don't know what's important here or you wouldn't be asking such a vague question.

Answer guns1inger's questions - even the last one and you might get the help you are asking for. As it is being put now? No idea!