Do you video encode with your dual core cpu?

[Jleo]

Do you video encode with your dual core cpu?

My softwares are CCe via Dvd Rebuilder, Dvd Pro and Nero 7 - Nero Recode (mpeg4 encoding) this I have found is a great indicator of cpu power if the video to be encoded source is an image on a fast hdd.

If you do have you tried any different softwares?

What kind of results are you getting?
Speed? (Is the software you are using making good use of the 2 cores)
Quality?(CCe codec used to encode mpeg2 instead of Nero for example)
Ease of use?
Any software you difinitely wouldn't use because of bad performance?

 

[bledd]

cpu will never effect the quality, just the speed

 

[Jleo]

cpu will never effect the quality, just the speed

"How bright" I wasn't refering to the cpu the software encoder will effect quality

 

[z0mbi3]

"How bright" I wasn't refering to the cpu the software encoder will effect quality

You might want to consider reowrding your original post then as I read it the same way bledd did.

 

[Jleo]

You might want to consider reowrding your original post then as I read it the same way bledd did.

Yes the topic is on cpu but I want your views on the software also

If you do have you tried any different softwares?
What kind of results are you getting?
Speed?
Quality? (CCe codec used to encode mpeg2 instead of Nero for example)
Ease of use?
Any software you difinitely wouldn't use because of bad performance?

 

[james32]

dvd rebuilder + cce 6.5gb file 4cce passes

3.2 prescott 2gb ozc 2.2.3.5 ram : 180 mins > 200min

3.2 athlon single core 2gb ozc 2.2.3.5 ram :180 mins > 200 min

conroe 6400 stock 2gb of cellshock : 180 mins

conroe 6400 @ 3.2 2gb of cellshock : 85 mins

raid hard drives only improves the 3rd stage

1 hard disc build time 15 mins : seagate 10 series
2 raid 0 about 10 mins : seagate 10 series

2 scsi 15k raid 0 rpm 5 mins

i reckon a quad core will do it in 61 minutes

 

[Jleo]

conroe 6400 stock 2gb of cellshock 180 mins

conroe 6400 @ 3.2 2gb of cellshock 85 mins

Nice figures James32 something to chomp on

A question for you, take 2 x 6.5GB 720 x576 video sources but one will take much longer to encode than the other, both are encoded on the exact same soft/w hard/w why?

 

[james32]

just goes to show a conroe @ stock is nothing to shout about

conroes only shine when they are above 3ghz

 

[james32]

Nice figures James32 something to chomp on

A question for you, take 2 x 6.5GB 720 x576 video sources but one will take much longer to encode than the other, both are encoded on the exact same soft/w hard/w why?

because your limited to 1 hard disc

you would need mabaye 4 raided 0 drives to work
with both files at same time + plenty of cache

its like trying to open 2 nero and burning 2 of the same,
one drive always slows down as there both coming from the c:\ the files


hard disc has always been the limiting factor
and dvd rebuilder is very hard to assign 1 processor to 1 file
because soon as it changes to a new avs file, the affinty always
gets lossed i tried it ages ago.

always better using the 2 cores on the 1 file
thats were batches come in.

i usually do a batch of 3 then reboot pc as times will always increase