faster authoring?

[netplex]

Currently with my computer (XP2100+ 512MB RAM...) it takes about 8 hrs to transcode or author video to be able to be burned to disk. What factors affect this performance rate, im guessing it is mostly the processor and the RAM that do alot of the work so would I need a faster processor and more RAM to cut the time a little bit? How long does it take whoever is reading this to do all of the transcoding work? Is this a fairly normal figure? Please ask for more specs if they are needed to determine whether or not they can speed the process up a little bit. Thanks...

[teegee420]

RAM is probably third on the list behind CPU front side bus size.

[presto]

Your capturing and editing in avi right? It takes a long time to convert that to mpg. The solution is to capture and edit in mpg. It is true that editing is best done in avi format but mpg editing has come a long way and in fact is probably all most people really need.

Here's a rough breakdown:

If want need:
1) Simple cut editing
2) Results in 2X time (in other words one hour of video takes one hour to capture and one hour to edit and author)
Then capture and edit in mpg format

If you want:
1) Editing with dissolves, transitions, overlays, and pinpoint accuracy
2) Results in 10X (One hour takes one hour to cap, two hours to edit, 7 hours to encode to mpg. Remember this is a rough estimate)
Then capture and edit in avi format

[netplex]

I just capture video in mpeg format then use that NeroVision to transcode... Im new to this so i dont really do much editing.