stevenjenkins
9th October 2006, 17:19
Being a longtime reader of this fantastic forum, I am putting forward the following challenge.
I was an avid user of Nero Recode and was enthused w/ the latest upgrade and encoder upgrade. Unfortunately, Ahead released the most buggy piece of software I've ever seen. As a result, I'm looking for a change.
I am looking to encode a particular type of video and am looking for an optimized solution. As a result, I am willing to pay $25 (via PayPal) for the solution that best meets my criteria. No joke, I am a man of my word and greatly respect the opinions of this board.
Source Video:
Ice Hockey (Source 640x480i)
Length: ~90 min
MPEG-2 ~4.2GB (already seperated into 3 files by period)
Desired Output:
3 Files by Period
640x480
H.264
AAC - Audio: Of least concern. I've tested down to 32Hz/32kilobit. Willing to sacrifice audio quality to add to video bitrate.
Total Size =650MB (all three files together)
Hardware:
2.5ghz Dual-core Opteron
2GB RAM
Sample File:
I've posted a sample (7:17 min; 315MB) of the source video. The desired output should be 50MB.
www.disklock.com/test/OT.mpg
Desired Application:
While testing applications, I've found StaxRip to be the most user friendly. I would prefer the solution to utilize StaxRip (as MeGUI has given me some issues). Unfortunately, in using StaxRip, I've been unable to encode AAC audio and create 3 files in a batch mode equaling the desired 650MB.
As StaxRip works nicely from it's central directory, I am looking for a configured StaxRip directory from the winner.
Speed:
Speed is of less importance to me. I am looking for a HQ profile and willing to sacrifice some speed. I'm looking for a good blend here and with the dualcore processor, I believe ~8 hours max to be fair w/ my hardware in mind (2.5ghz dualcore Opteron).
Final Notes:
I truly appreciate the input of many of the experts available on this board. In conclusion, I am looking for an optimized solution for importing 3 files (1st.mpg, 2nd.mpg, 3rd.mpg) into StaxRip and having three H.264 encoded (1st.mp4, 2nd.mp4, 3rd.mp4) outputed for a total size of 650MB.
I was an avid user of Nero Recode and was enthused w/ the latest upgrade and encoder upgrade. Unfortunately, Ahead released the most buggy piece of software I've ever seen. As a result, I'm looking for a change.
I am looking to encode a particular type of video and am looking for an optimized solution. As a result, I am willing to pay $25 (via PayPal) for the solution that best meets my criteria. No joke, I am a man of my word and greatly respect the opinions of this board.
Source Video:
Ice Hockey (Source 640x480i)
Length: ~90 min
MPEG-2 ~4.2GB (already seperated into 3 files by period)
Desired Output:
3 Files by Period
640x480
H.264
AAC - Audio: Of least concern. I've tested down to 32Hz/32kilobit. Willing to sacrifice audio quality to add to video bitrate.
Total Size =650MB (all three files together)
Hardware:
2.5ghz Dual-core Opteron
2GB RAM
Sample File:
I've posted a sample (7:17 min; 315MB) of the source video. The desired output should be 50MB.
www.disklock.com/test/OT.mpg
Desired Application:
While testing applications, I've found StaxRip to be the most user friendly. I would prefer the solution to utilize StaxRip (as MeGUI has given me some issues). Unfortunately, in using StaxRip, I've been unable to encode AAC audio and create 3 files in a batch mode equaling the desired 650MB.
As StaxRip works nicely from it's central directory, I am looking for a configured StaxRip directory from the winner.
Speed:
Speed is of less importance to me. I am looking for a HQ profile and willing to sacrifice some speed. I'm looking for a good blend here and with the dualcore processor, I believe ~8 hours max to be fair w/ my hardware in mind (2.5ghz dualcore Opteron).
Final Notes:
I truly appreciate the input of many of the experts available on this board. In conclusion, I am looking for an optimized solution for importing 3 files (1st.mpg, 2nd.mpg, 3rd.mpg) into StaxRip and having three H.264 encoded (1st.mp4, 2nd.mp4, 3rd.mp4) outputed for a total size of 650MB.