DivX ripping so slow

[superpogi]

My computer meets the system requirements all the way but it's too slow.
Is there a way to make it go faster by changing some settings?
Any help? Thanks 

[firewired]

How slow is slow? If your board/bios allows it, you can try overclocking, but there's always the risk of frying your processor.

[Alfie]

Kindly specify the specs of your desktop.

What conversion software are you using? AGK/Agogo/Divx/Dr.Divx/Xvid tools

Video Cards specs also speeds up video rendering or conversion time.

Video conversion time are affected by a lot of factors.
For e.g.
AMD Vs. C2D
On board Video Vs. Video card
ATI Vs. NVIDIA (also the video card processors varies with each model)
Single task Vs Multitask
Startup settings

and lastly as what Firewired asked....How slow is slow 

It will be quite impossible for us to give an appropriate answer to this question:

My computer meets the system requirements all the way but it's too slow

Now this type of question might give you an answer that Firewired said can Fry your processor.

Is there a way to make it go faster by changing some settings?

Since at the very least;
maybe only the startup settings need to be manipulated and your conversion time may go 5X faster.

[ifyousee]

What's the cheapest video card can you recommend for video encoding? I've been looking at the PCI-E vid cards like the Powercolor X1650 Pro 512MB/128bit and Inno3d 8500GT 512MB/128 bit. Please help. Thanks!

[momay]

video encoding is cpu intensive process. you dont need a high end video card for this. sa experience ko between single core and dual core is mas mabilis mag encode sa dual core. single core set-up:amd opteron 2ghz with 1mb cache, 1gb DDR, geforce 7800gtx 256mb and SATA HDD. dual core set-up: intel core2duo 2ghz with 2mb cache, 1gb DDR2, ati x1300se, SATA HDD. sa dual core pc almost twice as fast ang video encoding.

so speed of encoding really depends on the CPU and type of RAM used.

[ifyousee]

Ah yes, I plan to get a quad for my video encoding needs. Thank you! I plan to watch 720p movies too, which will be better between the two video cards?

[momay]

my vote would be for the 8500gt. its newer than the x1650. i think the 8500gt already supports hdcp.

[nerveblocker]

I encoded a VCD to Divx but there is an audio-video sync problem.  I am only using a P4 1.6GHz/1 GB RAM to encode the video.  Is the delay due to the speed of my computer or is it because of the program? BTW, I am using SUPER as my encoding software.   

[ivannn]

try to use winavi video converter. mas mabilis mag encode yun and do get cccp codec pack.

[Alfie]

I encoded a VCD to Divx but there is an audio-video sync problem.  I am only using a P4 1.6GHz/1 GB RAM to encode the video.  Is the delay due to the speed of my computer or is it because of the program? BTW, I am using SUPER as my encoding software.   

AutoGK is the best(but very slow takes 3-6 hours for single core processors)

or

convert directly via Divx converter.

It has nothing to do with your processor, only takes a lot of time with a 1.6 single core.
for e.g. at 0.75 speed, expect an hour long video to convert in 2-21/2 hours depending on the usage of your desktop,however, with P4 1.6, it's frustratingly impossible to multitask.

[nerveblocker]

try to use winavi video converter. mas mabilis mag encode yun and do get cccp codec pack.

AutoGK is the best(but very slow takes 3-6 hours for single core processors)

or

convert directly via Divx converter.

It has nothing to do with your processor, only takes a lot of time with a 1.6 single core.
for e.g. at 0.75 speed, expect an hour long video to convert in 2-21/2 hours depending on the usage of your desktop,however, with P4 1.6, it's frustratingly impossible to multitask.

Thanks guys for the quick responses.  I am presently using AutoGK and will be awaiting the results.  If this fails,  I think I'd try the Winavi video converter as suggested by ivann.

[ivannn]

goodluck! do keep us posted with your video conversion para dagdag kaalaman din

[nerveblocker]

 I tried converting one movie using AutoGK and the results were ok.  A little AV sync problem but bearable.  I tried batch conversion and the succeeding converted movies had av sync problems way delayed than my previous conversions.

I also tried WinAVI video converter but at the start of the encoding, there is always a windows error problem that pops up. Any fix to this?

 

[ivannn]

@nerveblocker

do try to download nga pala ang CCCP Codec Pack. install mo yun and then try mo uli ang winavi. are you converting it to dvd?

[nerveblocker]

I'm trying to convert DVD to Divx. OK I will try to download the CCCP codec pack.  I am also upgrading my desktop to these specs:

C2D Quad 2.4GHz
2 GB RAM
NVidia 9500GT

Hope I would be able to convert videos faster.   

[ivannn]

@nerveblocker

i see i see.. do try to browse sa www.videohelp.com maraming mga guides there and mga links to downloads na some are freeware and iba naman shareware. goodluck! actually matutulungan talaga kita diyan kaso lang im not infront of my desktop sa room ko kaya from top of mind lang nasusuggest ko ngayon.

[nerveblocker]

@nerveblocker

i see i see.. do try to browse sa www.videohelp.com maraming mga guides there and mga links to downloads na some are freeware and iba naman shareware. goodluck! actually matutulungan talaga kita diyan kaso lang im not infront of my desktop sa room ko kaya from top of mind lang nasusuggest ko ngayon.

That's OK bro!  I am also doing some experimenting on my own (it just really takes time and patience) and you're right www.videohelp.com comes in handy when the need arises. 

[ivannn]

goodluck! update mo kami sa pag rip! baka may matutunan kami na bagong mas efficient na way.

[thesaint]

try pocketdivx encoder. Libre lang sa net. just google it...

[Alfie]

Nerveblocker- He-He welcome to the Quad World....sa C2D 2.6, ang experience ko ay 30-45 minutes lang, kung XP ang OS, kung Vista...55 mins to an hour.
Enjoy....wala ka nang crash ngayon, at for simplicity sake.....Divx converter ka na lang...simple at mabilis....pero kung i-sha-share mo sa torrent sites...AutoGK pa rin, stick to 700mbs ka lang. 

Enjoy.

[Clondalkin]

I'm trying to convert DVD to Divx. OK I will try to download the CCCP codec pack.  I am also upgrading my desktop to these specs:
C2D Quad 2.4GHz
2 GB RAM
NVidia 9500GT

Bro just curious. Why are you compressing contents instead of upscaling?      With a new system as powerful as yours (excellent configuration BTW but I personally prefer the red side for graphics cards), I would be going "more hd from sd" than "less sd from sd".   

Cheers

[nerveblocker]

Bro just curious. Why are you compressing contents instead of upscaling?      With a new system as powerful as yours (excellent configuration BTW but I personally prefer the red side for graphics cards), I would be going "more hd from sd" than "less sd from sd".   

Cheers

Just experimenting bro.

[nerveblocker]

try to use winavi video converter. mas mabilis mag encode yun and do get cccp codec pack.

You're right!  I converted a 600MB Divx file to DVD in less than 10 minutes. Cool! 

[Clondalkin]

You're right!  I converted a 600MB Divx file to DVD in less than 10 minutes. Cool! 

My wife is using ConvertXtoDVD to convert avi to DVD.  It cant finish the transcode and burning in 10 minutes but the quality is very nice indeed.  If you like to experiment, please download the application and I'll give you the keygen if necessary. 

[nerveblocker]

My wife is using ConvertXtoDVD to convert avi to DVD.  It cant finish the transcode and burning in 10 minutes but the quality is very nice indeed.  If you like to experiment, please download the application and I'll give you the keygen if necessary.

I am looking for a faster and better way to produce better quality DVDs from downloaded video files.  I will try to download ConvertXtoDVD you've mentioned and you can pm me the keygen.  Thanks Condalkin for the suggestion and advise. 

[Alfie]

for convertXtoDVD get the 3.2 latest version, it's available on various torrent sites such as Pirate bay; Mininova; Isohunt etc... together with the keygen, takes 1-2 minutes with your 2mb ADSL connection.

Highly recommended.

Tips;
1) Burn with imageburn (get latest release, the one that's Vista compatible) rather than the convertXtoDVD burner (configure it)
2) Save your files, you'll never know, if you'll need to burn a new copy, delete only when definite.
3) Configure your Title page, the latest version now has the video title page,and has chapter selections.
4) The latest versions can handle OGM,MKV files, it's now a hassle free conversion, all subtitles can now be recognized.
5)Converting is now a breeze, goes up to 4X on my AMD processor,even with a Vista OS...much faster with Xp.
6) Lastly, enjoy your movies, it'll be crisp and almost all audio are now converted to DD 5.1.(unlike the older versions)

[Alfie]

You're right!  I converted a 600MB Divx file to DVD in less than 10 minutes. Cool! 

He-He...you're now using a Quad Processor, much faster than your single core 1.6. 

[ninjababez®]

He-He...you're now using a Quad Processor, much faster than your single core 1.6. 

i remembered my 1st time using a quad core ..
simple video convertion
16minutes - e6600 stock settings (2x 2.4GHz)
10minutes - e6600 overclocked at 50% (2x 3.6GHz)
2minutes - q6600 stock settings (4x 2.4GHz)

[ivannn]

congratulations! ako rin i use convertxtodvd. pero i also have winavi installed just in case.

[Clondalkin]

Highly recommended.

Tips;
1) Burn with imageburn (get latest release, the one that's Vista compatible) rather than the convertXtoDVD burner (configure it)

Hi Alfie.  What's the advantage of imageburn?  My wife had converted and burned all episodes of 24 from Season 1 to 5 for his elder brother using ConvertXtoDVD and I think ni isa walang sablay (Season 6 ay puro high def na sila.. ).  I was pretty amazed by the quality of the transcode when I tried it myself on Carrier last month.   I think one episode takes about 30-40 mins to transcode and burn, so I wish it could be faster (but same good quality).

Thanks