4mins =45 mins to encode!!!!

[robreed]

I have riped and DVD2AVI from a DVD, and have the two files.
Loaded into TMPGE.It takes 45 mins to convert to VCD PAL.
A whole film about 16-18 hours.
I have a 699 celeron PC with 196 ram,4400 Hard Disk.
What is causing it to take so long,Ram,HD,CPU.
PLAESE help...

[bewley]

I would have to say it is your processor. At home I use a PIII 550 to encode and it will take up to 30 hours to do a 2 hour DVD at Highest Quality motion serch. Here at work, it takes much less time when using my PIII 850 (with about the same components).

Upgrading your processor will give the most dramatic results. You could also lower the motion search to Lowest Quality to save some time, but the end product will suffer.

- bewley

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30 hours? That seems so long. I capture to mpeg2 480x480 with no conversion. Creating the file takes as long as the capture. I just edit/cut it. Do a quick demux/mux and burn. The resulting quality compares to the quality of my digital cable which is excellent.

[kinneera]

They're talking about ripping DVDs...not doing video capture, so they can't avoid the encoding! Using the highest quality motion search setting will definitely slow you down. Some people report a doubling of time.

[Vejita-sama]

While a 699Mhz should be a little faster, but it depends on the settings you use. What programs are you using? Are you frameserving from VDub w/ filters or just loading the D2V in TMPGenc? CBR or 2pass VBR? Motion search set to fastest, high, highest? etc. etc.

You might also want to try to encode with CCE as it's much faster (I think it only works on Althon and P3 up thou).

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Okay, got it. I responded from the main page and didn't realize it was the conversion forum. But just as a casual observance it still seems like alot of time. Is it really worth it? I would expect DVD quality after investing all of that time. My captures are close enough to DVD quality so I guess it's just "different strokes for different folks".

Good Luck!

[bewley]

Is it DVD quality after all that time? No. Is it worth it? I believe so...

This stuff is a hobby for me. I like playing with audio and video as a form of relaxation. I never take it too seriously and end up shelving most of the end product. Therefore, setting the PC up overnight to decode 40 minutes of video isn't too bad. I don't miss the PC as I am sleeping and over three nights I have a decent SVCD set. DVD quality? Hardly. But better than most of the VCD's I have come across.

So yeah, I suppose it is just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Of course, I could start playing with VBR... That would be about 60 hours of encode time! Naw, that aint worth it to me!

- bewley

[Nomadxjl]

That speed is about right for your processor