File Conversion from avi. to mpeg

[khelms18]

When converting files in Nero, it takes hours and on one occasion a day and a half to convert from avi. to mpeg. Is this typical or is there something that I am not doing right? I appreciate any suggestions that may speed this up.

[agzz]

i have only used nero to convert ones and that didnt tke that long. the result was crappy too, so i wont do it again.
i have a guide for it at my site, and there are guides here too i guess.

[hkmak]

MPEG encoding very cpu intensive job, there are 2 way to speed up :-
1. Lower the bitrate and video quality
2. Upgrade your cpu

[Craig Tucker]

One piece of advise DO NOT USE NERO TO ENCODE. Use tmpgenc to encode your mpeg, then use nero to burn. Nero is a good burning application, but a lousy encoder.

Craig

[MrE 15]

just to give you an idea the average 700mb divx film takes 4 hours to convert on my pc.
This is going to svcd 2 pass, vbr to fit 2 disks.

pc spec is p4 2.2ghz 768mb ddr 120gb 7200 drive

this is using tmpeg plus