dvd2svcd - 20 hours??

[red_octoberz]

Hi, I am using the dvd2svcd program and I am using TMPEG for video Encoding. I am using 2pass VBR and motion search precision as "highest quality". TMPEG says it expects to take about 20 hours to finish encoding. This is a 100 minute movie. Is this normal? Is it supposed to take this much time?? Am I doing anything wrong? Should I change some setting? Thanks.

[Treebeard]

depending on your computer YES.

but you didnt fill out your computer info so we dont know what u got.

i can do a 2hr20min movie w/ cbr in about 10 hours

[red_octoberz]

Sorry,
here is the computer info

Laptop, 1Ghz intel pentium, 256RAM

[Treebeard]

suggestion- lower motion search to high quality instead of highest.

Im my experience there is no difference(quality wise) except highest takes longer

[GiantRobo]

Why not use Cinema Craft Encoder and go a lot faster. If you can somehow play the MPG out to TV from your PC you'll want to have CCE do VBR one pass (0-9800) and go 2.5 times realtime.

AWESOME!!

[dhany]

How much time will be needed to convert 130min movie? is it that long? what's the software that can convert it in a shorter time?