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?

 

[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

 

[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?

 

[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?