Video taking too long to output in Ulead Video Studio 9

[jcikal]

I'm outputing a Divx video into a SVCD but the video is taking too long to output to the file. A 45 minute video just took over 6 hours to make the SVCD file. Is this normal? It usually takes about 60-70 minutes or so for the same length on a captured video from a camcorder. I have Win ME running on a 1.3ghz computer with 256mb ram. The HD is 7200 60GB.

[daamon]

Hi jcikal,

Try a different, dedicated, encoder. There are plenty listed in the "Tools" section.

Also, a faster processor (CPU) and more memory (go for 1Gb - it's not that expensive nowadays) would really help. The speed and size of the HD has no bearing.

As for "is it normal", I can't comment coz my system is different to yours and I've never used Ulead to encode.

As for why a Divx AVI takes longer to encode than a DV AVI of the same lenght - my guess would be that it's because the Divx AVI, by it's nature, is a lot more compressed than a DV AVI, so the encoding has more work to do. Just an educated guess though - it might be something else.

[jcikal]

Hi daamon, thanks for the quick reply. BTW, what is your system? maybe I can take a look at seeing how it works for me.

[daamon]

No problem.

In any of my posts, click on the "Computer Details" icon - it's to the right hand side and at the top of each post.

[jtoolman2000]

Huge diference encoding from Dv avi as opposed to Divx. Just becaused they are classified as AVI does not by any means mean they are the same. AVI is simply a container. It's taking 6 hours because you need at least twice the CPU you presently have.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Yeah if the source is MPEG-4/640x480/24fps,etc that's normal.
BTW...WinMe has problems with >512MB of RAM,although a faster CPU will definatly help.You might also consider getting WinXP,no 4GB file limit and better software compatibility.