Media transcoding on the GPU

Bossk128 · 12 Jan 2010 at 11:21

Kind of forgot about this possibility. I currently use Handbrake to transcode my Blu Rays to .264 in MKVs. I've only got a dual core CPU so it takes 10-15 hours. Can I use my 4870 to do the work (or even both GPU and CPU, unlikely I know!) and if so, what software should I use? I know there is an Avivo encoder, but is it flexible enough to create MKVs/change encoder settings?

I need my files to be playable on a Popcorn Hour.

Cheers.

dbmzk1 · 12 Jan 2010 at 12:14

Not aware of any that work on AMD GPU's, though there is plenty of CUDA enabled encoding software out there. I'd suggest trying Avivo and see what happens!

Blackbadger · 12 Jan 2010 at 12:23

Unfortunately although there are both solutions for ati and nvidia, neither have matured enough to to compete with the quality or speed of cpu based x264 encoding.

AbsenceJam · 12 Jan 2010 at 20:15

They're all poor, x264 is the only encoder worth using and you'll find that it's faster too (if the GPU encoders could do the same quality).

hux · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:47

Yup i use avs which is meant to be the best and not a hint of gpu encoding.