has anyone experienced processing times getting longer ?????

[have mercy]

I use avi files - i know they come in different bitrates but for a 700mb avi on my comp. it took about 1.5 hours to process and burn thru s2d,

then for the same size file it began to take 3 hours, then stretched to 5 hours !!!

my cpu temp reaches 35 deg C. - no dust on the heatsink, fresh grease on the cpu

nothing changed in the comp.

anyone had this before

i run intel pent.4 2.0ghz
1 gig 400mhz ram
46 gig free on HDD

[ChrissyBoy]

The size of your sources is not important... The duration is. What are the durations of the three runs? Are you doing anything different between the runs (2 pass/pal->ntsc/ntsc(film)->ntsc)?

[have mercy]

My last project was a 43min avi which took 4 hours to process (in the past its been atleast half this time) i have noticed that it has been doing ntsc(film) to ntsc as with my other projects

I only have pulldown ticked in the video encoding options

and in the audio options, i have mpeg audio checked + keep audio if ac3 + keep audio if 48 mpeg audio.

[have mercy]

on secong thought - i dont remember if i was using pulldown before but im pretty sure that i wouldnt have unchecked it if it was checked thru defalt.

[ChrissyBoy]

ok. Have you got some logs to compare?

[have mercy]

stupidly i deleted the badger IT folder when i upgraded to v.2294

Ill get a few logs underway then might get you to have a look at them

Ill re-post when logs are available

thanks chrissy boy

[have mercy]

here is one log that took 4 hours to process a 43min avi

************************************************** ******************
************************ SYSTEM INFORMATION ************************
************************************************** ******************

***************************** SVCD2DVD *****************************

Name: SVCD2DVD 2.1
Title: 2.1
Version: 2.1.2294.24198
Executable: C:\Program Files\BadgerIT\SVCD2DVD v2\SVCD2DVD.exe
Executable size: 2.49 MB
Executable size in bytes: 2617427
Executable CreationTime: 4/13/2006 4:59:18 AM
Executable LastWriteTime: 4/25/2006 8:36:37 AM
Executable LastAccessTime: 4/25/2006 8:36:51 AM

************************* Operating System *************************

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack: Service Pack 2
Version : 5.1.2600
Windows Directory : C:\WINDOWS

OSLanguage: 1033
CodeSet: 1252
CountryCode: 1
Local: 0409

Total Physical Memory: 735 MB
Free Physical Memory: 446 MB
Total Virtual Memory: 1.99 GB
Free Virtual Memory: 1.96 GB

***************************** Computer *****************************

Computer Manufacturer Name: ECS
Computer Model: P4S5MG/GL+
System Type: X86-based PC
Computer Name: MABALZRH-F44CF8
DomainRole: x2c3419cdc9b8e007
Number Of Processors: 1
User Name: MABALZRH-F44CF8\obiwan

***************************** Processor ****************************

Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz
Description: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4
CPU Speed: 1.991GHz
CPU FSB: 100MHz
L2 Cache Size: 0 bytes

***************************** Time Zone ****************************

Time Zone: (GMT+09:30) Adelaide

****************************** VIDEO *******************************

Name: SiS 650_651_M650_740
Processor: SiS 650 Rev 00
Mode: 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors
Video Ram: 32.0 MB
Status: OK

****************************** Drives *******************************

DeviceID: C:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 74.5 GB
FreeSpace: 52.4 GB

DeviceID: D:
FileSystem: NTFS
Size: 37.2 GB
FreeSpace: 28.9 GB

************************************************** ******************
********************* END OF SYSTEM INFORMATION ********************
************************************************** ******************

************************* ProjectMetaData **************************

<SVCD2DVD DateTime="4/25/2006 6:09:24 PM" Filename="NONE"><AssetSet><Asset ID="fbf002f2-285d-46fa-a049-3c20975e5af7" Path="C:\Program Files\mIRC\download" Filename="Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure.avi" /></AssetSet><DVDStructure><TitleSet Name="New Movie" PostCmd="" MenuButtonType="0"><MenuButton X1="0" Y1="0" X2="262" Y2="49" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3">Menu Button</MenuButton><Title Name="Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure.avi" AssetID="fbf002f2-285d-46fa-a049-3c20975e5af7" MplexOffset="0" /></TitleSet><DVDMenu Normal="-1" Highlight="-65536" Active="-16711681" ShowPlayAllButton="False" DSOffsetWidth="1" DSOffsetHeight="1" DSColor="0" DSOnOff="True" BackgroundImagePath="C:\Program Files\BadgerIT\SVCD2DVD v2\default.jpg" AudioPath="" /></DVDStructure><Settings><General InitialAssetFolder="C:\Program Files\mIRC\download" InitialDVDFolder="" InitialProjectFolder="" InitialMenuBackgroundFolder="" DeleteS2DFiles="False" UseDVDShrink="False" /><Menu AudioEncoding="Custom_mpa" DefaultCustomAudioPath="" DefaultCustomImagePath="" TVStandard="NTSC" FontFamily="Tahoma" FontSize="28" FontStyle="3" PlayAllText="Play All" Loop="True" ShowMenuStandardWarning="True" EncodeVideo2AudioDuration="False" /><Process AudioEncoding="mpa" Chapters="Every 10 mins" SkipMPA48="True" SkipAC3="True" PanSan="False" MergeTitles="False" UsePulldown="True" PAL2NTSC="False" AVI2PASS="False" AVI2HALFD1="FS" NoBframes_FullME="False" UseCustomMatrices="False" IntraMatrix="" NonIntraMatrix="" TVOverscanPixels="0" UseThreads="True" /><Program BINExtraction="vcdxrip" VCDGearFIX="False" FastAudioEncode="True" /><Burning BurningMethod="CopyToDVD" DVDDrive="PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D" NeroWriteSpeed="Max" Eject="False" HighDVDCompat="True" VerifyDVD="False" DVDDecrypterPath="" DVDDErase="True" DVDDClose="False" DVDDDontBurn="False" /></Settings></SVCD2DVD>

************************* ProjectMetaData **************************
Processing assets for DVD creation

=================== AV Details ===================
File Size: 350 MB
file=C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure.avi
FormatName=avi
Num_Frames=61778
DurationInSecs=2576
Duration=00:42:56.3
VideoCodec=mpeg4
Width=608
Height=336
Standard=NTSC (Film)
BitRate=1139
AudioStreamCount=1
Audio1StreamID=[0x1]
Audio1SampleRate=48000
Audio1Codec=mp3
Audio1BitRate=128
Audio1Channels=2
=================== AV Details ===================

AVI2MPG: 7800kbs Full-D1
18:09:24: Looking for AVI PAR...
Pass 1/1: Processing Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure.avi
18:09:25: FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

18:09:25: configuration: --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads

18:09:25: libavutil version: 49.0.0

18:09:25: libavcodec version: 51.4.0

18:09:25: libavformat version: 50.2.1

18:09:25: built on Mar 14 2006 17:24:07, gcc: 3.4.4 (mingw special)

18:09:25: Input #0, avi, from 'C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure.avi':

18:09:25: Duration: 00:42:56.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1139 kb/s

18:09:25: Stream #0.0, 23.98 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 608x336

18:09:25: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s

18:09:25: Output #0, dvd, to 'C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2D.mpg':

18:09:25: Stream #0.0, 23.98 fps(c): Video: mpeg2video (hq), yuv420p, 720x480, q=1-31, 7800 kb/s

18:09:25: Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

18:09:25: Stream mapping:

18:09:25: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

18:09:25: Stream #0.1 -> #0.1

20:27:02: video:1620796kB audio:70446kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 1.832020%

20:27:02: AVI2MPG: done.
NTSC(Film)->NTSC: demuxing Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2D.mpg
20:27:03: FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard

20:27:03: configuration: --enable-a52 --enable-gpl --enable-memalign-hack --disable-debug --enable-pthreads

20:27:03: libavutil version: 49.0.0

20:27:03: libavcodec version: 51.4.0

20:27:03: libavformat version: 50.2.1

20:27:03: built on Mar 14 2006 17:24:07, gcc: 3.4.4 (mingw special)

20:27:03: Input #0, mpeg, from 'C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mpg':

20:27:03: Duration: 00:42:55.9, start: 0.500000, bitrate: 5477 kb/s

20:27:03: Stream #0.0[0x1e0], 23.98 fps(r): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, 7800 kb/s

20:27:03: Stream #0.1[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

20:27:03: Output #0, rawvideo, to 'C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mpv':

20:27:03: Stream #0.0, 23.98 fps(c): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480, q=2-31, 7800 kb/s

20:27:03: Output #1, mp2, to 'C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mp2':

20:27:03: Stream #1.0: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 224 kb/s

20:27:03: Stream mapping:

20:27:03: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0

20:27:03: Stream #0.1 -> #1.0

20:33:19: video:1620798kB audio:70446kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead -4.165327%

20:33:20: NTSC(Film)->NTSC: Applying Pulldown Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mpv
20:33:21: SVCD2DVD: Convert2NTSC: Converting....

21:31:11: NTSC(Film)->NTSC: Muxing Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2D.mpg
21:49:11: INFO: [???] mplex version 2.0.0 (2.2.3 $Date: 2004/01/13 20:45:26 $)

21:49:11: INFO: [???] File C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film)_pd.mpv looks like an MPEG Video stream.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] File C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mp2 looks like an MPEG Audio stream.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Video stream 0: profile 8 selected - ignoring non-standard options!

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Found 1 audio streams and 1 video streams

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Selecting dvdauthor DVD output profile

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Multiplexing video program stream!

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Video stream e0 (C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film)_pd.mpv)

21:49:11: INFO: [???] VIDEO STREAM: e0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Frame width : 720

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Frame height : 480

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Aspect ratio : 16:9 display

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Picture rate : 29.970 frames/sec

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 7800000 bits/sec

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Vbv buffer size : 229376 bytes

21:49:11: INFO: [???] CSPF : 0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Scanning for header info: Audio stream c0 (C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2DNTSC(Film).mp2)

21:49:11: INFO: [???] MPEG AUDIO STREAM: c0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Audio version : 1.0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Layer : 2

21:49:11: INFO: [???] CRC checksums : no

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Bit rate : 28672 bytes/sec (224 kbit/sec)

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Frequency : 48000 Hz

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Mode : 0 stereo

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Mode extension : 0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Copyright bit : 0 no copyright

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Original/Copy : 1 original

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Emphasis : 0 none

21:49:11: INFO: [???] SYSTEMS/PROGRAM stream:

21:49:11: INFO: [???] rough-guess multiplexed stream data rate : 8195200

21:49:11: INFO: [???] target data-rate specified : 10080000

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Setting specified specified data rate: 10080000

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Run-in Sectors = 89 Video delay = 13019 Audio delay = 0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] New sequence commences...

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Audio c0: buf= 0 frame=000000 sector=00000000

21:49:11: INFO: [???] STREAM e0 completed @ frame 61768.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] STREAM c0 completed @ frame 107345.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Multiplex completion at SCR=231874998.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Video e0: buf= 0 frame=107331 sector=00821472

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Audio c0: buf= 2016 frame=107345 sector=00035712

21:49:11: INFO: [???] VIDEO_STATISTICS: e0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Video Stream length: 1659696724 bytes

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Sequence headers: 3690

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Sequence ends : 0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] No. Pictures : 61769

21:49:11: INFO: [???] No. Groups : 3690

21:49:11: INFO: [???] No. I Frames : 3690 avg. size 44150 bytes

21:49:11: INFO: [???] No. P Frames : 16901 avg. size 32911 bytes

21:49:11: INFO: [???] No. B Frames : 41179 avg. size 22839 bytes

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Average bit-rate : 5153600 bits/sec

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Peak bit-rate : 10713600 bits/sec

21:49:11: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 209892

21:49:11: INFO: [???] AUDIO_STATISTICS: c0

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Audio stream length 72136512 bytes.

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Syncwords : 107346

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Frames : 107346 padded

21:49:11: INFO: [???] Frames : 0 unpadded

21:49:11: INFO: [???] BUFFERING min 15 Buf max 683

21:49:11: INFO: [???] MUX STATUS: no under-runs detected.

21:49:11: Done: Processing assets for DVD creation
Authoring DVD Folders
21:49:11: Creating TitleSet # 1
21:49:12: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

21:49:12: -->: DVDFolders creating VTS

21:49:12: -->: VTS 01

21:49:12:
DVD Folders: Processing C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\Greys Anatomy - Under Pressure_S2D.mpg...

21:53:28:

21:54:26:

21:54:26: Finalising DVD...
21:54:27: SVCD2DVD: DVDfolders

Generating DVD folders please wait....

21:54:27: -->: DVDFolders creating table of contents

21:54:27: scanning C:\Program Files\mIRC\download\SVCD2DVD_OUTPUT\VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO

21:54:27: Finalising DVD...Done
21:54:27: Done: Authoring DVD Folders

[meupc]

maybe you need a second HD, as you are converting from C: to C:

source C:
temp C:
target C:

and I don´t think you will get improve if you encode from C: to D:, as I think actually you had a 120GB HD, Am I wrong?

[have mercy]

i have a 80G HDD + 40G HDD - running two hard drives

[ChrissyBoy]

Do you defrag frequently?

[meupc]

i have a 80G HDD + 40G HDD - running two hard drives

Ok, so now try to defrag as ChrissyBoy said, and also try to create your projects from C: to D: or vice versa.

[have mercy]

will do guys,
thanks for the support,

does processing an asset from one drive to the other realy save time or is it just a thought !!

[Jikchung]

It will always save time. One drive reads, the other writes as opposed to a single drive having to switch back and forth.