anybody convert on a P2-300MHz machine

[statuspending]

i have a p2-300mhz machine w/ 384 mb of ram running windows 2000 pro.

i have been "practice" encoding some small dolby digital trailers (.vob ~ 30MB) using flaskmpeg and i get about 2.8 fps. over ten times slower than real-time tells me i might be able to encode a full 2 hour movie from vob to svcd in 24 hours?

can anyone with a comparable machine tell me if my expectations are too high?

thanks

[PolarBear]

I had a p2/300 Sony Vaio and yes, movies took 16-24 hours for anything over vcd. Add filters and it really takes some time!

matt

[statuspending]

kickass! that's quite fast enough for me.

i have a p-pro180 to use for everything else =)

i can probably therefore rip-backup one movie a day! woo hah

[El_Mero_Zooter]

im using a celeron 333a for backup purposes, its actually a toaster/spare machine. I'll throw in a vcd to cook in, when my main system is tied up and since i cue up my rip and usually walk away for three days, and its not being used i dont care how long it takes.

usual encode times
dvd to divx : 10-12 hours
dvd to vcd (frameserved): 36-43 hours
dvd to svcd : 33-48 hours
avi/divx to (s)vcd : 7-12 hours.

yeah, its dreadfully slow but as a spare pc and cueing up a non-critical rip, its fine.

my 2¢
zTr

[hitechjunkie]

depends on the rez of my mpeg-1. my standalone doesn't do mpeg-2/svcd, but does mpeg-1, all rez', CBR and VBR, nicely. on my AMD K6-3 350mhz machine, a 120 min movie encode may run:

- 352x240 : 16-18 hours
- 480x480 : 24-30 hours
- 640x480 : 36-42 hours

if you're doing SVCD, and decide on 2-pass VBR vs CQ_VBR, it'll probably be double the amount of time.

[statuspending]

that is quite acceptable i think. thank you for your responses.

i purchased a delta 12x dvd rom drive yesterday, and begun the process.

i encoded a 10 minute piece in 2.5 hours... not bad i guess. only problem is that when playing back, i seem to be missing the last two minutes...wtf eh


thanks

[GUTB]

Celeron 500

AVI to 720x480, 24fps, image smoothing, highest quality = 11 hours for 25 minute stream.

Yeah, FEEL THE PAIN!!

[LanceSteel]

Athlon 1.2GHz 256MB

DVD(Vob's) to SVCD 480x480, 24fps, high quality = 3hours45min for an 1hour30min movie.

I rule!

Seriously though, save up $250 and upgrade your computer. A fast cpu, good HD and 256MB ram will shave 1/2 a day off encoding times.

[statuspending]

celeron man... that's what it looks like to me.

i have thought about getting a new cpu, but the thing is i think i will wait till i can encode even faster than that.

spring...or end of spring. i will get a new cpu + mb then. for sure.. then i'll stop griping...


thanks

[Maximus777]

I want everybody to know that you are very priviledged. I am using a PII - 233 to do all of my VCD projects. I dont have the money to upgrade and my parents wont give me anything. You should be lucky to have that 333. My encodings take anywhere from 12 to 25 hours (for vcd quality from Divx). I dont even have a DVD rom so I cant even do straight copies. I wish I had something better but i dont....I figured I would throw that down.

[statuspending]

hey man.. this is the week to get a dvd-rom drive.
if you are in the usa, then get your ass to circuit city. delta 12x ide dvdrom drive for 20 bucks after rebate.

by the way, thanks for the info on how long it takes you.

i realized that it's not that important how long it takes to encode....as long as windows doesn't crash in the meantime

ps. my parents don't buy me anything either. i just workworkworkworkwokr.

[LanceSteel]

To everyone, a faster processor should only be bought if you really need it. A PII-300 should be plenty for anyone as long as they don't mind running their computer over night (or running it at times when it wouldn't normally be in use.) I didn't realise that Tmpgenc had that auto shutdown feature until a two weeks ago. Now when I go to work I do a batch encode and when I come home its all done and the computer is turned off.

GUTB:
Don't encode with the highest quality. It has been shown (in TmpegEnc anyway) that there is little difference between highest and high quality other than the fact that highest quality takes way more time.

Status:
I vowed to wait just as you are but when I saw the athlon 1.2 prices I just couldn't pass it up. I can't wait for the day that a 1.5 hour dvd rip will only take 20mins to encode but by that time dvd-r's will probably be as cheap as cdr's are now.

[El_Mero_Zooter]

max,
i wake up everyday and yeah i thank da good lord for all my toys,err, i mean toolz. Not only are we very lucky but also very spoiled in north america, to have all da equipment readily available. Most of us work hard at our relative employment and at our hobbies to afford the equipment.
Mind you though, i've been to some latin american countries and they're right up to date.
You'll get yours. i remember da old school dayz which we couldnt even get an atari 2600 on LAYaway...plus its better when u earn da dough to get it yourself. Just think by the time u go to get your equipment, how fast theyll be.
but its summertime, just cue up your projectz n enjoy da sun. Da worst was doing a spare encode at 96% done (after 36 hours) and da power went out. ;(.
Get a good surge protector..

ZtR

[statuspending]

exactly! and nothing else even demands a fast computer!

seriously... what on earth would you need anything over 233 mhz for if you're not capturing video and encoding mpegs?

dvd+rw isn't far off kids.

[GeneStarwind]

its ALL about the celerons!
I used to have a c400 and it usually took me about 24 hours to go through the whole process from DVD to DivX on CD. Now, I have a Celeron 667 (are those wusses too scared to make it 666?) overclocked to 1050MHz *MWAHAHAHA* and including all the software improvements, it takes me around 5-7 hours! seriously, I have a ghetto motherboard still, and only 128MB Ram, but I have 60GB free space to do all my shiznit... so, guys, save your money, and buy a cheap celeron and motherboard off of ubid.com, ebay, or check pricewatch.com, mysimon.com or smartshop.com

[Bitrater]

It also helps to overclock, you will probably get an additional 50Mhz out of your processor. Go to http://www.speedguide.net and find out how to Overclock your machine or get the SoftFSB program and bump up your bus speed a bit.

[MIKELVCD]

Cant convert PORN From a P2-300MHz Machine,

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This AINT HardCore.

[statuspending]

dude.. i could convert the porn on a 180 if i wanted to.