Faster Encoding

[zeretul1]

I backup DVDs using DVD Shrink. I back up the whole DVD, and use the Deep Analysis feature for the best quality picture. I am always happy with the result, but it takes too long.

My average time for analyzing, encoding and burning a 7-8GB movie plus menus and extras in just under 2 hours.

I have a decent system:
XP Pro
P4 2.4 800FBS
Sapphire Atlantis 9600 128MB Radeon
1.5GB PC2700Ram
1T Storage
8xDVD Burner

I need to make an upgrade to reduce my backup time, but I don't know where the analyzing and encoding are software/hardware usage heavy.

What would I need to upgrade in order to make this process faster? What hardware component is most drawn on for these procesess?

[greymalkin]

you've got a pretty good setup..Your best best would be to beef up the CPU as this is what video encoding uses heavily. Hopefully your motherboard supports HT and you could just drop this little guy in there:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116175

He runs HOT though..couple it with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835109119

and a good 90mm fan. You should have a noticeably better setup and it'll set you back about $150.

[smitbret]

Video encoding is very CPU intensive and (generally) mhz are what matters. If you are comfortable with DVD Shrink and it's results, I would get Nero Recode 2 since it is generally quite a bit a faster and is programmed by the same guy that made DVD Shrink. You'll get similar output in less time. That failing.... a new CPU will speed it up. More RAM won't do much, neither will a new video card. One thing you can do now is make sure that the temp folder is set to a different HDD (preferably different IDE/SATA channel, too) than the original Video TS folder. Also, make sure your HDDs are defragged regularly.
-Brett

[zeretul1]

Wow, thanks for the quick replies.

I am looking into a new CPU as advised, and have given the Nero Recode 2 a try, but with all the quality options turned on I didn't find it any faster than DVD Shrink.

I am going to experiment with having the deep analysis on and off to see the difference in quality. Thanks for the help!

[boldego]

You might try DVD2OneV2. The transcode time for me usually runs about 11 minutes for a 8GB movie.

[tenders]

faster cpu

also a better video card might help.

[greymalkin]

GPU Accelerated video rendering will definitely improve render times..it's still in it's infancy however. The practical thing to do now would be CPU upgrade. There are transcoders and whatnot that will get the file down to size quicker, but I don't think they are wanting to take shortcuts on quality.