Auto Gordian Knot

[F1118]

My DVD TO AVI conversion finally finished with Auto Gordian Knot this morning after 15 hours 22 minutes 17 seconds. Is there a way to get this done a bit faster. I was thinking it would take less than 2 hours.

Heres the log ...

[9/4/2005 6:18:51 PM] Running first pass.
[9/4/2005 6:18:51 PM] Writing the following script to D:\Decrypter Files\ALOT LIKE LOVE\agk_tmp\ALOT LIKE LOVE_movie.avs
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LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrain SSE2.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("D:\Decrypter Files\ALOT LIKE LOVE\agk_tmp\ALOT LIKE LOVE.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.18518518518519
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = input_par > 1.4 ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 608
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
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[9/4/2005 10:56:56 PM] Duration was: 4 hours 38 minutes 4 seconds
[9/4/2005 10:56:56 PM] Speed was: 9.04 fps.
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Expected quality of first pass size: 84.28
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Trying to adjust settings.
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Chosen resolution is: 656x384 ( AR: 1.71 )
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Predicted comptest value is: 71.60
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Re-running first pass.
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Writing the following script to D:\Decrypter Files\ALOT LIKE LOVE\agk_tmp\ALOT LIKE LOVE_movie.avs
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LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.d ll")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\autocrop.dl l")
LoadPlugin("C:\PROGRA~1\AutoGK\filters\RemoveGrain SSE2.dll")

movie = mpeg2source("D:\Decrypter Files\ALOT LIKE LOVE\agk_tmp\ALOT LIKE LOVE.d2v")
cropclip = autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=0,threshold=34,samplestartframe=0,leftad d=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
fixed_aspect = 1.18518518518519
c_width = width(cropclip)
c_height = round(height(cropclip) / fixed_aspect)
input_par = float(c_width)/float(c_height)
input_par = input_par > 1.4 ? input_par : (4.0/3.0)
out_width = 656
out_height = round(float(out_width) / input_par)
hmod = out_height - (floor(out_height / 16 ) * 16)
out_height = (hmod > 4) ? (out_height + (16 - hmod)) : (out_height - hmod)
new_aspect = (float(out_width) / float(out_height)) / fixed_aspect
autocrop(movie,mode=0,wmultof=4,hmultof=4,samples= 10,aspect=new_aspect,threshold=34,samplestartframe =0,leftadd=0,rightadd=0,topadd=0,bottomadd=0)
LanczosResize(out_width,out_height)
RemoveGrain(mode=2)
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[9/5/2005 3:41:56 AM] Duration was: 4 hours 44 minutes 58 seconds
[9/5/2005 3:41:56 AM] Speed was: 8.83 fps.
[9/5/2005 3:41:57 AM] Expected quality of first pass size: 69.41
[9/5/2005 3:41:57 AM] Running second pass.
[9/5/2005 8:55:10 AM] Duration was: 5 hours 13 minutes 13 seconds
[9/5/2005 8:55:10 AM] Speed was: 8.03 fps.
[9/5/2005 8:55:10 AM] Job finished. Total time: 15 hours 22 minutes 17 seconds

[Soopafresh]

2 Pass Encode will take twice the time.

Open the AVS file in VirtualDubMod . Choose Xvid and 1100 as the encode rate (for a test only), and save the resulting AVI. After about 5 minutes, you'll see an accurate # as to how long the encoding will take.

[F1118]

Well even if Single Pass Encode takes half the time that is still 7.5 hours which is way too long. Can I change the encode rate in Auto Gordian Knot?

[Cobra]

I'm not sure about Auto Gordian Knot, but if you want more control over the conversion you could try the full-blown Gordian Knot. You'll be able to convert pretty rapidly using DivX 6 on standard quality with that nice P4 2.5GHz. The buttons controlling the speed/quality settings appear in the window that comes up when you've clicked the "Save & Encode" button on the preview window.

Do remember that it might be worth your while to spend a long time converting these files - you'll be watching them over and over, and personally I hate to think that I'm not getting the very best quality I can!

[celtic_druid]

There were 3 passes anyway according to the log.
[9/4/2005 6:18:51 PM] Running first pass.
[9/4/2005 10:56:56 PM] Duration was: 4 hours 38 minutes 4 seconds
[9/4/2005 10:56:56 PM] Speed was: 9.04 fps.
[9/4/2005 10:56:57 PM] Re-running first pass.

[RabidDog]

8 fps on a P4 is pathetic ..you should at least be getting 15-30fps. I find this is the range I get on my amd2400 .. you obviously have something else running at the same time, are you running this on a laptop? rendering the incredibles II at the same time WILL slow your CPU and this is the main bottleneck. Or try uninstalling and re-installing the latest AGK which is stable, sometimes they release stuff which is a little bit broke (flame off johnny storm!)