Encoding time - FYI

[dc91gt]

I've seen some posts recently about processors and encoding time. Anyhow, I actually bothered to note the time on a SVCD encode I did the other day, so an FYI and perhaps we could start a reference list.

Anyhow:

Windows XP
AMD XP 1700
768MB PC133
250GB HD space

90min movie - SVCD - VBR 2-Pass encode, motion set to Highest Quality.

6hrs 8 min.

-d

[energy80s]

Using a 1600XP chip and Win98, a 90 minute SVCD/CVD encode at 2500CBR or CQ encode would be just under 3 hours at "High Quality" mode. I wouldn't be bothered using two pass anything as the quality isn't really any better than CBR and the time involved just isn't worth it (especially when you are encoding lots of TV shows films every week).

[fmctm1sw]

and perhaps we could start a reference list.

Anyhow

I'd love to see that.

Win 2K
Celeron 366 (@433)
128M RAM (66MHZ FSB)
ATA-66 80GB hard drive


a 20 minute clip "tales from the crypt" encoded normal motion search to standard SVCD took about 3 hours and 20 minutes.

[fmctm1sw]

I wouldn't be bothered using two pass anything as the quality isn't really any better than CBR and the time involved just isn't worth it (especially when you are encoding lots of TV shows films every week).

SHHHHHHHHHH! Not so loud! Do you want to start the CBR/VBR war again?

[dc91gt]

Using a 1600XP chip and Win98, a 90 minute SVCD/CVD encode at 2500CBR or CQ encode would be just under 3 hours at "High Quality" mode. I wouldn't be bothered using two pass anything as the quality isn't really any better than CBR and the time involved just isn't worth it (especially when you are encoding lots of TV shows films every week).

no way CBR at the same bitrate produces better quality then VBR. I've tested both.

It's worth letting it run for the extra 3 hours - i just batch up a bunch and let it run whilst i sleep.

-d

[ian follow]

XP Pro
Celeron 433
128 MB
15 + 40 GB

1,5 hour VCD 2.0 -> 6,5 hours TMPGenc encoding

[daliborlanik]

PIICeleron 500Mhz
MS7112 motherboard
256Mb RAM
WD800 (80Gb) HDD
LG DVD/CDRW combo

using DVDx

100 minutes film (Deep Blue Sea)

rip and encode to VCD (mpg), took 9 hours.

D.

[vitualis]

The problem unfortunately is as evident, everybody does it slightly differently...

Different programs and methods have a much bigger effect than hardware on speed of encoding...

Regards.

[Panther96]

Pentium III 850Mhz
Abit BE6-II motherboard
256Mb Ram
12Gb free disk Space
WinME

Using DVD2SVCD with CCE 2.5SP

138minute movie to 2 CD's, VBR set to 4 pass, took approx 21 hours !

[energy80s]

no way CBR at the same bitrate produces better quality then VBR. I've tested both.

It's worth letting it run for the extra 3 hours - i just batch up a bunch and let it run whilst i sleep.

-d

If 2 pass works for you then great, but I have never seen a two pass encode look any better than single pass CBR. Even CQ at 100 looks the same as VBR. The only benefit of VBR is in reducing file sizes to fit more video onto a single disc in good quality. This is not relevant to me, and with DVD-R's just around the corner for most enthusiasts, it won't be relevant to them either.

[a]

Windows NT
Celeron 300
96Mb

104min movie encoded into two parts, 2-pass VBR SVCD will take approx 33hrs per part on normal quality, _if_ TMPGEnc is the only program getting processor time :p

[Treebeard]

Windows XP Home
Celeron 1.4ghz
196 ram

Were were soldiers 139minutes - 3 SVCD's using TMPGenc CBR approx 10.5 hours