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  1. Member
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    could someone tell me what the best setup for FAST video encoding would be?

    currently my computer is (to me) too slow...

    Current Computer =

    AMD Athlon X2 4400+
    2GB Generic Ram
    2x 80gb SATA Hdd (Main Drive) RAID-0 (Stripe ... i think it is RAID-0 LOL)
    3x 200gb SATA Hdd
    GeForce 7800GT Video Card (SLI - need to get another card though)

    thanks
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    there's something wrong if you think your current computer is too slow..did you build it yourself? If not it's probably junked up with a bunch of software that loads at startup. If you did build it yourself then maybe it's full of spyware or something. You shouldn't be feeling the need to upgrade it just yet.

    by the way you broke 2 forum guidelines...posting in all caps and asking what is "BEST" .
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    Best setup would be a hardware encoder. It would be realtime and have no CPU loading.

    Short of that, read through this thread and ask again.
    https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=311893&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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    What software are you using, and what encoding are you doing? Include as much info as possible to help us help you.

    Run Adaware, and Spybot to ensure that you have no adware/spyware installed. Check Task Manager, your CPU should idle at near 0%. Otherwise you have too many background programs in your startup, or are using programs such as Norton or McAfee that use too much system resources. Use AVG antivirus, which uses very little system resources.

    Always encode from one drive to another, and a 3rd drive should have your OS. Also for best performance, the 2 drives should be connected to different controllers.

    Since encoding uses 100% CPU, ensure that you have good CPU cooling (blow dust off). Also any other process you are doing at the same time, will increase encoding time.

    You should also use memcheck or another memory check program to ensure that your memory is ok. Also check to ensure that your controllers are set to Ultra DMA if Available, for those controllers that have the option.

    One last thing is to check that you have the latest drivers for motherboard, and other devices.

    If you have not done so in a long time, you may also need to defrag.
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    its been awhile since ive logged in... sorry, thanks for all the help.

    my original post looks retarded (i was probably half asleep when i did it)

    I know about all the stuff you posted, i recently found out that my bios chip fan had gone out on the motherboard.

    i did build the computer myself and i do have the RAID-0 setup on the SATA controller.

    i was using Adobe Premiere and encoding any type of file.
    the main concern is MotionJPEG (avi) from my digital camera. i have a canon S3 IS which can record 320x240 at 60fps... (new camera) my old camera had similar features.

    i would love to be able to encode clearly into dvd format, also into a format that works well with youtube or works well converting to an swf movie.

    when i use divx i was getting errors, i contacted divx and they gave me a link to re-download some files that apparantly i needed... they fixed the problem with that.

    untill i get a new motherboard i will wait on these projects (which are just side hobbies really)
    once i start working again i will need to be able to convert to FLV clearly with extreme need for detail.
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    I recently had a complicated video.

    Pentium 4 Northwood 400FSB / 1GB RDRAM RAM / PATA drives = 22 hours
    Intel Core 2 Duo / 1GB DDR2 RAM / SATA drives = 12 hours

    Not a big difference. Until you can make video encode in 1/10th the time, it's really not worth updating solely for this.

    The same machines, however, transcode much faster. The older P4 takes about 30-45 minutes where the newer one takes about 5-10 minutes.

    Audio processes better and video plays better on the new one. But that's about it. For encoding, forget about it. It'll take a while either way.

    I've always done my encoding overnight, and even on a Core 2 Duo, I'll still be doing it overnight. I sleep, it works.
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  7. the main concern is MotionJPEG (avi) from my digital camera. i have a canon S3 IS which can record 320x240 at 60fps... (new camera) my old camera had similar features.
    You realize you aren't going to even GET DVD quality here, right?

    As for your other issues, I don't see much really wrong with your setup. I am using 4 or maybe 5 year old technology and am satisfied with the results I am getting. Heck, I am using an Athlon XP 3200+ when the status quo will tell you that Pentiums are the way to go for video encoding. You have plenty of storage available (at least 200 Gigs more than me) and twice the RAM I have. Man, I should be jealous of your system!

    The only thing i might like to see on my system would be an external HDD to store my encoded files. Right now all my encoded home videos are taking up 50G on a 140G partition.
    I just haven't decided if I should get an already assembled unit, or just buy a bigger HDD and an enclosure and swap one of my drives into it. Not really on my list of priorities (yet)
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