operating system

[Torrential]

I was wondering, which operating system would be better (faster) for video encoding? Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Here are my computer specs:

Windows XP Professional SP2
1GB of RAM
2.8GHz Pentium 4

I'm currently using Windows XP Pro, but i'm looking at 3 hrs for my regular encodes, and yes, ive tweaked the operating system a lot. Would 2000 offer any benefit in speed over XP?

[Skith]

I think the choice of encoder would have more effect than the OS. If there is a difference, I doubt it would be significant.

Anyone correct me if I am wrong.

[edDV]

I was wondering, which operating system would be better (faster) for video encoding? Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Here are my computer specs:

Windows XP Professional SP2
1GB of RAM
2.8GHz Pentium 4

I'm currently using Windows XP Pro, but i'm looking at 3 hrs for my regular encodes, and yes, ive tweaked the operating system a lot. Would 2000 offer any benefit in speed over XP?

XP has better support. If your 2.8GHz Pentium 4 supports hyperthreading, you might get faster performance (~20%) from a hyperthreading supportive encoder such as Mainconcept's full version including those found in Premiere Pro, Encore and Sony Vegas/DVD Architect.

http://www.intel.com/performance/desktop/consumer/consumer_digital_video2.htm