Encoding with Quad (Q6600)

[THE CHOPPER]

I just upgraded from a C2D E6600 to a Quad Q6600 and use Convert X to dvd to encode movies and don't see a whole lot of difference between the two. I am using the version of convert x which is supposed to be the fastest(dont think it is the latest though). I wonder if it is the program which isn't optimized for quad. Has anybody else been using quad to encode movies and what kind of results are you getting?

 

[THE CHOPPER]

I noticed one thing though, with convert x to dvd, a file that took 45 mins to convert on my athlon 3700+ now takes 10 mins to convert on my Q6600.

Which version of convert x are you using?

Anyone know any video encoding programs that support quad?

 

[THE CHOPPER]

Just tried WinAVI 8 and that converts quickly, from 120fps to over 200fps+ and it burns the files quickly too, I just burnt a 700mb file in 3-4 minutes. The quality is good too Just installed Convert x version 2.2.3.258, think its the latest one. Will update thread once I have used it.

Update

Convert x didn't seem nowhere near as quick, when I tried encoding the same file with WinAVI the fps hit 300fps+ where convert x was only just hitting 100fps

 

[THE CHOPPER]

After burning quite a few more movies I am beginning to notice a bit of a drop in quality using WinAVI(even with 700mb files) Convert X does take longer but I never see a drop in the quality once converted and burned