TMPGEnc Problem - Conversion slower than normal.

[Klouny]

I've been using TMPGEnc for years now, at least 4, and I really love it. However, recently, something's happened and I don't know what. For some reason, when I try to convert videos (WMV and AVI [15-25 minute files]), it takes 2-3 times longer than usual...Many times, it freezes half-way through the conversion. Can anybody help me? I haven't changed the settings since I configured it the way I like it, and it worked just fine for years. I'm so confused. BTW, it makes no difference whether or not I use VBR...Even if I switch back to CBR, it still takes MUCH longer than usual.

Oh. And its not just this computer I'm on now...It's the same on my other, newer computer.

[Barnabas]

WMV's are hard to convert. Try MediaCoder or ConvertXtoDVD.

A really noisy source can slow down encoding.

[Klouny]

WMV's are hard to convert. Try MediaCoder or ConvertXtoDVD.

A really noisy source can slow down encoding.

But I seem to be having the same problem with ALL files, also.

[Barnabas]

What's the source of the avi files? Capture from old video tape? What sort of avi compression?

[Klouny]

Various sources. I've downloaded them off the internet..

[Barnabas]

If you were having this problem with stuff you capped yourself, that's one thing, but stuff from the Net could be anything.

I suggest you try MediaCoder or ConvertXtoDVD on the problem files.

[Tad Farrar]

It happens on 2 different computers? It has been a long time since I used TMPGEnc but what are your VFAPI settings set to? do you have the latest codecs for avi? encode and decode.

[Klouny]

It happens on 2 different computers? It has been a long time since I used TMPGEnc but what are your VFAPI settings set to? do you have the latest codecs for avi? encode and decode.

I have them all on 0 priority.

[Klouny]

It still doensn't work...