AVIsSynth and Multi-Core CPUs

[arrirc]

Hello

I have recently switched to Intel's Core2Duo family of CPUs. I generally use AVISynth scripts to convert AVI files to MPEG2 using external encoders like HCEnc. Though I must point out that I have very recently started using AVS scripts and I am not that experienced.
To extract the complete advantage of a multi core CPU is there any line that need to be added in AVi Scripts? If yes, please let me know which one and any other necessary details.

Thank you.

[Spuds]

Read this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=94996)

[arrirc]

Thanks Spuds

I got two zip files now:

one named MT_07.zip and the other is mvtoolsMTcomp2.zip.
Please tell me:

1. Which one of the two is to be used?
2. Where should I place these? In AVISynth installation folder?
3. What do I enter in the script?

I know all these questions might have already been answered in the above thread, but I got bit lost in that 37 pages of the thread and I am not that sound (yet) with AVISynth to exactly understand its use.

[tsp]

MT_07.zip: extract avisynth.dll to windows\system32 overwriting the existing avisynth.dll. Extract mt.dll to your avisynth 2.5\plugins folder
mvtoolsMTcomp2.zip: extract mvtools.dll to your avisynth 2.5\plugins folder

place the filter
SetMTmode(2)
as the first line in your script before anything else

[R3Z]

MT_07.zip: extract avisynth.dll to windows\system32 overwriting the existing avisynth.dll. Extract mt.dll to your avisynth 2.5\plugins folder
mvtoolsMTcomp2.zip: extract mvtools.dll to your avisynth 2.5\plugins folder

place the filter
SetMTmode(2)
as the first line in your script before anything else

Awesome work by the way :)

[arrirc]

Thanks very much tsp :)

You have really made things crystal clear for me.

[arrirc]

Hello tsp

Report: used as you said and CCE encoded a Video Only file from XviD (about 1 hour duration) less than 1 hour with 8 programs running at the background.

CCE used full CPU cycles effectively.

So thanks again tsp. :)

Though there is a little worry..I think using this dll means I have to revert back to 2.5.7, unless it is made compatible with the latest 2.5.8 (still in Alpha stage I believe)

[tsp]

arrirc: You don't need to revert back to 2.5.7 (or rather you did revert back when you replaced avisynth.dll with my version(that are a modified 2.5.7 version) as the avisynth program "hides" inside avisynth.dll).

R3Z: thanks

[arrirc]

Hello tsp

Thank you very much for responding. You did a fabulous job with your filter. :)

I hope you are planning to upgrade it to the upcoming AVISynth release?

[Adub]

Are you talking 2.5.8 or 2.6, as I believe 2.6 will have it natively and 2.5.8 might soon as well for all I know.

[arrirc]

I am talking about 2.5.8. The last time I have seen that at SourceForge page, it was in ALPHA2 stage. I have not seen/heard about 2.6 version yet.