SSD for video conversion/encoding

[csc12345678]

Hi !
I wonder how I can tell if my video conversion/encoding is limited by my CPU or HDD ? When I do a encoding, I see if the CPU is 100%, if 100%, then it means that I've max out my CPU ? If not 100%, then I can assume it due to HDD and I can improve the speed by using SSD ?
If I have not enough HDD space and I use my NAS which is attached via Gigabit Lan, is that acceptable ? It seems like it does not take a lot longer using NAS.

Thanks...

[jagabo]

Unless you are converting from uncompressed or losslessly compressed to uncompressed or losslessly compressed the hard drive isn't the limiting factor.

Seeing less than 100 percent CPU usage isn't really an indication that the CPU isn't the limiting factor. Many programs are still singled threaded. On a quad core CPU they will max out at about 25 percent CPU usage.

[csc12345678]

I copy the DVD files to my harddisk and then convert them to MP4. Is that considered uncompressed / lossless ? Thanks.

[hech54]

I copy the DVD files to my harddisk and then convert them to MP4. Is that considered uncompressed / lossless ? Thanks.

No

[Hoser Rob]

A SSD will speed up many things, but cpu intensive stuff like converting dvd to mp4 video is not among them.

[jagabo]

I copy the DVD files to my harddisk and then convert them to MP4. Is that considered uncompressed / lossless ? Thanks.

No. An SSD will only cut a few seconds off your conversion time.

[csc12345678]

Thanks everybody for the replies

[cd090580]

For video encoding/conversion, the most important parts are CPU and RAM