how long does it take to encode with tmpeg

[madaznmofo]

it took me 12 hours to encode a 1 hour and 40 minute...movie with tmpeg....how long does it take you all!!.... i set it on 1150 kbs for video and 128 kbs for audio...and am running a athlon xp 1800+ w/256 mb ddr 2100...with a 32mb nvidia tnt riva 2...if that helps

[Fozzee]

Hi
Were u using noise filters ???
This adds major time to the process.
If your source is good you won't need these. Should take 1 to 2x the length of film tops.

Fozzee

[ozziebill]

I'm running a similar computer and it takes 2h 45m to 3hours tops

[dick_p_t]

time taken to encode with TMPGEnc depends on a lot of things.

Wheather it is MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 encodeing (Mpeg-2 takes twice as long)

If you have any filters running. (Some Filters add shit loads of time on)

TMPGEnc's Taks Pirority (OPTION>TASK PIRORITY) the higher the better.

If you were running any other programs while you were encodeing.

The amout of RAM you have and the speed of your CPU.

[ya_jai]

With your athon XP 1800+, it should not be that long.

How long it take depends on CPU and Setting you use. Mostlikely CPU is the most important part then setting and format you use, ram doesn't do anything much in encoding time.

If you encode in VCD format or low bitrate will take less the time compare to SVCD or higher bitrate. And if you choose to go with 2 pass VBR will take twice more time compare with other (CQ_VBR, CQ, VBR). One another setting that play with time is Motion Serch pricision, If you use Highest quality, it would take more time compare to the others but I doubt if the quality is that good compare to High Quality(slow). You should try to change some of your setting and see the result if it worth to set everything to the highest setting.

I have P @1.7 GHz, and took me only 4 hours for 2 hours movie.

[madaznmofo]

thanks...and yeah..i was using a noise filter but i guess it was really unnecessary because i was ripping a dvd i bought...i'll go try all that stuff out!!