Canopus Procoder - problem

[az]

Hi,
I'm new in this forum and i have a problem with converting .avi 2 SVCD with Canopus proCoder. The converted file (m2p) is too large. For example a film (.avi) 650MB after converting in m2p is 1,2GB.
Why?

10x in advance.

[chotoboto]

Because the codec used in the avi file has more comprension than mpg2(SVCD) encode. If you are going to put a SVCD in a CDr, I would use 2 or 3 CDr insted 1. Up or down the SVCD bitrate to have more or less mg.

[az]

10x but the film (.avi) is on 2 CDr and now (like m2p) will le on 4 or 5 ))
How many bitrarates are normal?

[teegee420]

How long is your movie? By that I mean the total length of both cd's. If it is longer than 90-100 minutes you are pretty much stuck with a 3 disc SVCD encode. There's always VCD, which would probably only uise 2 discs but would sacrifice picture quality to some degree. After you have gained some encoding experience and read some guides on this site you can give XVCD a shot.

[az]

10x. the film si 100min. on 2 CDr. I read that the normal size is the same or a little bit longer, but ... from 650MB to 1.3GB ???? is it normal?
And i have another problem with the time for converting a film (650MB) on High quality Canopus made it 18 - 19 h. I read that the normal time is 2-4h. Why. May be the problim is in default of some codec?

[Nelson37]

Az, you really need to spend some time reading the guides and FAQs, they will explain so many things you need to consider, and show you that the answers to your questions require many more questions.

Conversion speed is largely dependent on CPU speed, which could be evaluated if you fill out your profile. Compression ratios and file sizes depend on bitrate and codec used, which could be compared if you listed yours. Resizing may be affecting conversion speed, CVD may be your best fit, (S)VCD will hold more than data disk, all of this and much more is covered in great detail and has been refined and rewritten over quite some time.

There are a dozen or more things any individual might forget to mention. That's why you hit those FAQ's and guides, to cover all the angles. Browse the forums, as well, for yet more info. Don't worry, it all starts to make sense after a while.

[reboot]

As suggested, always browse the FAQ's and guides first, but here's a couple of observations.
First, Canopus will generate large files, because the default settings are for extremely high quality results. If you don't want such large files, turn the quality setting down. It's one of the options, easy to find.
Conversion times are generated by a few factors. The speed of your computer, how much multitasking you're doing, the size of the file, the quality of the output, and what sort of encoding you're doing (CBR, VBR, Multipass, etc.). If you don't like 18 hour encoding times, cut down the bitrate, set it to CBR, but be prepared to (possibly) lose quality.
Upgrade the computer to the fastest processor, and largest amount of RAM you can reasonably afford.
One example, just for fun:
A 600mhz PIII takes about 6 hours to encode a 700mb VCD in TMPGEnc.
A 1.2ghz Athlon takes about 3 hours, to do the same.
A 2.4ghz Athlon takes about 45 min.