Encoding with TMPGEnc

[SEALs1230]

I have a 3.2 GHz processor with 1 MB cache 800 MHz FBS. Is 7h 25min 25sec a long time to encode a 2h17m20s movie using TMPGEnc or that about normal?

[Forum Troll]

What are the exact setting that you have applied to the encode? Adding more settings beyond the default can extend it along time. For reference, a 2 hour encode on my P4 2.4/533/1GB333/120GBSATA takes just over 4 hours to encode single pass anamorphic frameserved from VDUB, double that for a 2-pass VBR.


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[jimmalenko]

Ideally, if you could post the settings of all tabs here, we might be able to give you some specific pointers.

Without that, there are a number of guides in the guides section with some good tips, particularly one entitled "Configuring TMPGEnc for MPEG-2 quality AND speed" or something similar. I think Lordsmurf also has a configuration guide at www.digitalfaq.com that can assist you with this.

Off the top though, and in no particular order:
- 2-pass VBR will take twice as long as CBR
- Setting Search Precision to Motion Search (fast)
- Setting program priorities to high
- Not using computer for other tasks while it encodes
- having source on one hard drive and outputting to another
- inbuilt TMPGEnc filters take waaaay too long. Try using AVISynth scripts and/or frameserving from virtualdub if you need filters.

This should get you started.

[guns1inger]

And if you add tmgenc filters you can take a major speed hit.

Mr. Troll - just how do you work with a 12GB hard drive ?

[Forum Troll]

My bad....should read 120 Gb.

[SEALs1230]

I was using this guide here. I'm not sure exactly how to do screenshots and stuff. Just follow this guide and thats what I did. I hope this helps. https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/186739.php
My movie was 23.976 FPS so I used the settings in the guide that go along with that. Also, before using TMPGEnc, I had two avi files that I joined together using virtual hub, I'm not sure if this makes a difference or not.