Offloading Converting to Video Cards?

[CharredChar]

Lately I have been converting a lot of videos into iPod and iPhone formats, though in the past I have used programs to convert for DVDs and such. Although 45 minutes isnt Too long for a 2 Hour DVD to convert, Ive been finding myself spending a lot of time just waiting for it to finish. I ended up doing a search on google for a way to take the load off the CPU and onto my GPUs as I figured they were far more advanced for the task, having a lot more GPU power in my system I wanted to take advantage of it.

I am running Dual ATI HD 3870s and I did find something called AVIVO. Though I was unable to find a converter myself for it anywhere I have heard of it being able to do 2 hour DVDs in 5 minutes. Ive searched google and around a few forums and cant find ANYTHING to help me. It seems to just be used for video Decoding.

Does Anyone have any information on ATI AVIVO or any other software I can use to convert video quicker by using the GPUs or both together?

For the most part I am converting Dual Audio MKV and OMG with Subs using XviD4PSP as it allows me to select tracks, but if anyone has any better opions, please let me know.

[Baldrick]

Try Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso and Badaboom. I'm not sure if they support the ati though. And the quality is usually not that good when using the CUDA technology.

[CharredChar]

From what I read, Badaboom uses NVidia hardware Only. Maybe I will try a trial and see how well it fairs.

I did get a blurb somewhere about "Cyberlink" but was unsure which software I needed. Thank you.

As I try this.. more input would always be helpful as this may not be an answer for me.

[CharredChar]

I tried cyberLinks program and it did not seem to have any effect, it was still 100% CPU and no load on the GPUs.

[jagabo]

You might need a different version of Expresso. Or maybe just enable the GPU option.

AVIVO updated, still crap. Cyberlink Espresso not much better (with ATI):
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3578

ExtremeTech liked Cyberlink (with ATI) better:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2348550,00.asp