Slow Conversion

[fishdsp2000]

I am rying to convert some Invader Zim .mpeg's using TMPGEnc with very sluggish results. I usually convert at a fairly good rate, but these 4 files are very sluggish, do not show the preview, and I have considerable trouble opening them up in different programs to try to correct them. They say that they are .mpegs, but some mpeg programs don't recongnize them. I have 15min. episodes that are decoding in excess of 48 hours, so I know somethings up (I usually get a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio, closer to the slower side). I have changed nothing about what I usually do, I have converted many files before and have not run into this problem. Please advise, many thanks!
-Jeffy

[amRayu]

im getting the same problem also..but its encoding all files in general! recently they have been real sluggish, and a 15 minute file takes 7 hours! usually its only 2 hours.??
my pc specs:
800 mhz, 300 mb or so of ram (close to 400),win 98SE, and im using tmpeg.
oh yah its not the hard drives, since i tried defragging a bunch of times too.. -_-;;
im thinking of reformatting the comp.. @_@
any help?? thanks..

[fishdsp2000]

You are running much faster than I am, I have a lowly 600mhz with 260mb RAM, I usually encode at a fairly descent clip, which is exactly what happens when I use other files, but the invader zim .mpegs are causing considerable problems. I was just curious if I needed another type of encoder or decoder to use with TMPGEnc in order to make it run faster. Either that or a basic converter to "straighten out" my .mpegs and make them TMPGEnc friendly to the point where I don't grow old waiting for a 15 min. episode to convert