Is my PC too slow for video encoding?

[t49lnh3ybt]

Hi, I want to make divx(1.4GB) from DVD(4GB/120min) but, I don't think my PC can handle it..

The spec of my PC is..
P4 1.6Ghz
768mb
maxtor 200gb

Thanks.

[Awatef]

Don't worry, I began encoding several years ago when a P3 was state of the art, so a P4 can do it for sure... just don't expect super fast encoding speed ;)

[CWR03]

Any PC can "handle it," it's just a matter of how long it'll take to perform the task. I've encoded a small file on a 233 MHZ Pentium II without a hitch, though it ran something like .02 frames per second.

[m1ckran]

When I first began using DVD Shrink, I was using an Athlon 800 with PIO IDE controllers. It worked and I thought it was wonderful. And it was. But it took twenty hours, sometimes, to compress long films. :D

[CWR03]

Don't feel too bad, it took 36 days to encode my 20-minute video. :)

[t49lnh3ybt]

I've done my first encoding and it took about 6 hours! Oops! I forgot to encode audio.. :/

Subtitles were encoded in the divx as well but, I didn't intend to encode it though. How can I not encode subtitles for next encoding?

Here is the log..

2006-07-07 9:27:46PM: Job " 2 - DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi" started.

o DivX5-First Pass: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs
o DivX5 - Pass 2: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs
x Mux Audio (disabled).
End of Job 1 ( 2 - DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD5_All
Container: Audio-Video Interleave (AVI)
Number: 1
Name: 2 - DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubModExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\VirtualDubMod.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi
AviMovie: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_Movie.avi
AviCredits: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_Credits.avi
MovieFS: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.log
Stats: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.stats
Ecf : E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 0
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 0
DeleteInterm.: 0
EnforceBitrate: 0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 1277535 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 146236 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 9828 kbyte.
AviSize: 1433600 kbyte (1400 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 1433600 kbyte (1400 mbyte).
Interleaving: vbrmp3
Bitrate: 1677 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 155987
FPS: 25.000
Duration: 143:59
Quality: 0.218 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.942 bits/(pixel*frame).
Resolution: 640 x 480

Audio 1:
none.

Audio 2:
none.

9:27:46 PM: Audio 1, calc: 146236 kb
9:27:46 PM: Audio 1, disabled, no recalc. - you probably want to add this track later.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "DivX5 First Pass"
// $input "E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs"
// $output "E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("E:\\DVD\\Projects\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("E:\\DVD\\Projects\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

9:27:46 PM: Started DivX5-First Pass: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs
12:45:15 AM: Finished DivX5-First Pass: Duration: 3 hours, 17 minutes, 28 seconds.
12:45:15 AM: Trying to open Log-file.
12:45:15 AM: Success: Log-file open.
12:45:15 AM: Encoded: 155987 Frames.
12:45:15 AM: Speed: 13.165 Frames per Second.

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "DivX5 Second Pass"
// $input "E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs"
// $output "E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("E:\\DVD\\Projects\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("E:\\DVD\\Projects\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

12:45:15 AM: Started DivX5 - Pass: 2: E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avs
3:42:35 AM: Finished DivX5 - Pass: 2: Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds.
3:42:35 AM: Speed: 14.660 Frames per Second.

3:42:35 AM: Done.
3:42:35 AM: Movie = E:\DVD\Projects\DEAD_OF_JERICHO_VTS_01_PGC1\DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi
Total Encoding Time: 6 hours, 14 minutes, 49 seconds.
2006-07-08 3:42:35 AM: Job " 2 - DEAD_OF_JERICHO.avi" finished.

[CWR03]

Subtitles were encoded in the divx as well but, I didn't intend to encode it though.
This would be a very unusual problem when using the full Gordian Knot, as the subtitles must be demuxed manually and added separately.