fix "Environmental Setting" in TMPEnc for best per

[BHbrown8]

Can anyone tell me how to go about tweaking the "environmental setting" in TMPEnc for various video formats to get quicker results (but maintain quality, if this even is a factor)? I found one site that you can use for XviD.... https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/119019.php . It seems to work well for XviD, but Divx takes about half again as long to encode to mpeg. btw, i generally encode to VCD quality (if this is needed). Thanks....

[DJRumpy]

You can increase the cache size on the CPU tab. If you have the space, set it to 4096 MB (4 GB). It will speed up your multipass encodes. Since VCD is CBR though, there's not much there you can do. If you want faster encodes, check out the CCE basic package.

[BHbrown8]

Hey, thanks dj, but yeah, like you said, i don't think any of that will help me. I did a quick check on the CCE basic package and it seemed that everyone of them only operated on Pentium III or higher (i have a PII). If you know any way that I could speed up the encoding process of DivX, please let me know. It takes me probably 2/3 to 1/2 the time to encode an XviD than it does a DivX (is this normal though). thanks again....

[DJRumpy]

If you have a PII, then an upgrade is definately in order. Any conversions you do will be painfully slow. Save yourself the grief, and spend a few hundred on a new system, or check into refurbished systems. You can get a used PIII system for dirt cheap.

It takes me probably 2/3 to 1/2 the time to encode an XviD than it does a DivX (is this normal though). thanks again....

I don't think this is normal. The two formats are almost identical, and their all MPEG-4. You can just switch from one format to the other with FourCC changer (or say they say..I've never had to use it). I can't think of any reason why one format would take longer than another. Perhaps you should upgrade your codecs to the latest version. Someone else here may have an answer for you...

[BHbrown8]

I'm a senior in high school right now, and I'll need a laptop for college sometime, so that's next on the "to get" list. Bad thing is, i'm most likely going to need a Mac for what i'm going into (graphic/multimedia design...better graphics w/ Mac, so that's what most of the art programs run on), and that's means a lot of new learning on that (I've only had a basic course). So that probably comes before upgrading the PC.

And yes, it's slow, but i usually just get it started and let it run overnight. It seems like XviD encodes in around 6 or 7 hours (maybe less), so i can get up, burn it off, and then get it off the computer. DivX tends to take 9 or 10 hours. I think that the big difference between them is the audio. Do you know if it will help any if i use an external audio encoder (under "environmental setting"). I've heard of people doing that, but i thought maybe it was just if TMPEnc couldn't handle the audio that you start with. Anyway, please help if you can... thanks

[abularkin]

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Second, a good PC system can not only port over programs in MAC mode, it also has the most compatible programs for PC. Now, while you can also port PC to MAC, the upgrading is much harder and more expensive.

Outputting to MAC format is more important than actually working in MAC. Being familiar with MAC is also very important, but it's a pretty easy system to get used to. That's why it's so popular among the art crowd. It's not that popular among the tech crowd because of the inability to tweak or configure as much as you can in a PC.

However, after doing a google search for mac emulators, I'm not sure about the versions which are compatible. I did, however, find many references to Virtual PC. I suggest that you look into this a little bit more before assuming that the computer production design careers don't use PC.

[BHbrown8]

Thanks for the advice abularkin. Although, i don't think I'll be investing in anything that cheap. I don't like the thought of having an Athlon processor. If I've learned anything from buying stuff with my own money and good advice from parents: pay a little more for something that's going to last. The system may run fine, but I guess I'm just biased toward Pentium b/c they are top of the line.

I'm not looking to port any programs or anything I have on my PC at this time to MAC. When I get a MAC, i'll just do some investigating and experimenting and eventually get it handled. Many programs that you download have Mac alternatives anyway, correct?

And yeah, if i didn't have to get a Mac, I wouldn't. Mac's have always had, and still do that I'm aware of, better graphics than PC's. PC's are getting better and some places are choosing to use them, but the majority of colleges and design agencies are using mainly Mac b/c of its exceptional graphics.

Thanks again. and if you have any more comments, let me know. i'll take them into consideration.

[tenders]

speed up+ quality= https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=119210

[ZippyP.]

I think that the big difference between them is the audio. Do you know if it will help any if i use an external audio encoder (under "environmental setting"). I've heard of people doing that, but i thought maybe it was just if TMPEnc couldn't handle the audio that you start with.

I don't know if an external audio encoder will speed things up or not. The main reason for using the external encoder is because TMPGEnc's audio encoder is considered second rate. The recommended method is to make a wav file first and to use that as the audio source for an external encoder like Toolame. It helps avoid A/V sync problems and it's better quality. 8)

[AlfB]

I think you are missing a good opportunity to save money on CPUs. You mention that Pentiums are "top of the line" but thats just not true or at least its not true that Athlons are not "top of the line". In essence, CPUs are almost a commodity in the sense that AMD and Intel CPUs can all run the same programs. That means that it all gets down to speed and price. Spend some time on some of the review sights like www.anandtech.com and you will see that there is some value to considering AMD chips such as the Athlon. You can get similar speed for less money (usually 1/2 price or so for the CPU). I by no means am saying that Intel is not good, I just find that the Athlons in most cases can do everything the Pentiums can do but for less money.