Over 15 hours for only 3% first running!

[Indrid]

Hello everybody

First: Sorry for my bad English.


Information:
I have used Auto Gordian Knot over 60 times now and every time it worked very good. No problems, not very slow. Just good. I startet the running on the evening, in the next morning, the Laptop was turned off and the movie was saved. The TV-documentaries, which I recorded on DVD-R, had running times between 20 and 100 minutes. I gave them the size between 50 and 350MB (640x368). I put the DVD-R inside the computer and let it there for the process. I always did. I have AnyDVD to make my computer code free. I have also SpyBot and AntiVir. But they were always active and never bugged Auto Gordian Knot. There was never problems.


Versions:
VirtualDub 1.6.19 (Video -> Fast recompress)
Auto Gordian Knot 2.45 („correct color if needed“ is not active)


System:
Computer / System: Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
T8300 @ 2.40GHz 2.40GHz
RAM 4.00GB
32-Bit
All other programms are closed. No internet. AntiVir, SpyBot, AnyDVD, PDF-Maker, Camera are turned off. USB-harddrives are turn off.


Problem: Suddenly it does not work anymore. I startet a running like others, but after over 15 hours (!), there was only 3% of the first running over (not the second one)!! I wanted the AVI 350MB with 640x368. The running time of the documentation is about one hour and 30 minutes. It can not be a problem of the dvd-part of the computer ( I tried also an USB-DVD-machine). Both does not work. It can not be a problem of the DVD-R (from Panasonic), because a DVD-R from Sony is also very slow. And: An old DVD-R from Panasonic, which I have saved without problems very fast (50MB size), is now also very very slow. On the harddrive there are about 120GB left. The space should not be a problem. The documentation is saved on the DVD as four *.VOB-Files ( together 3.02 GB). But also this should be a problem, because I have also saved such big files before.

I have changed no functions. Why is AutoGK now so slow? So slow, that I can not use it anymore.

Should I delete AutoGK and VirtualDub and install them again? I tried but it did not work (ok, I installed the old setup.exe-files and no new ones).

Here is the log-file:

[04.10.2008 20:13:59] AutoGK 2.45
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] OS: Windows Vista (6.0.6001).2
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Job started.
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Input file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Output file: C:\Users\Gott\ARTE.avi
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Output codec: XviD
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Audio 1: Audio Stream 0 AC3
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Subtitles: none
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Format: AVI
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Target size: 325Mb
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Custom resolution settings: fixed width of 640 pixels
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Started encoding.
[04.10.2008 20:13:59] Demuxing and indexing.
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_3.VOB
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_4.VOB
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Source resolution: 720x576
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Found PAL source.
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[04.10.2008 20:21:16] Analyzing source.
[04.10.2008 20:24:23] Source is considered to be interlaced.
[04.10.2008 20:24:23] Output will contain 132876 frames
[04.10.2008 20:24:23] Decoding audio.
[04.10.2008 20:25:45] Normalizing audio.
[04.10.2008 20:26:10] Encoding audio.
[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Audio1 size: 69,813,936 bytes (66.58 Mb)
[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Overhead: 5,315,072 bytes (5.07 Mb)
[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Video size: 265,658,192 bytes (253.35 Mb)
[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Running compressibility test.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Duration was: 5 hours 50 minutes 45 seconds
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Speed was: 0.32 fps.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Compressibility percentage is: 11.00
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Using softer resizer.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Chosen resolution is: 640x368 ( AR: 1.74 )
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Predicted comptest value is: 11.41%
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Running first pass.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Job aborted
*************************************
[05.10.2008 11:39:55] Job finished. Total time: 15 hours 25 minutes 55 seconds
====================================================





I want to know, why the speed is suddenly so slow?


My speculation: It must be because an Windows Vista update. Because with the old Windows XP (SP3, Intel 1.5 GHz, 496MB Ram) notebook it does save the movies over night without problems. I tried it and it worked!!! The same film, which was not finished after 15 hours with Vista, is finished with XP over a night! Now I use the old notebook, because with the new one, it is not working. It must be an update or upgrade from Vista, that makes Auto Gordian Knot so slow (or an update from one of the following programs: Spybot - Search & Destroy, AntiVir PE Classic or Ad-Aware 2008). But it think, it is because an Vista-update.




Well, I do not really need help, because I have still my old notebook. And with this one, it is working fast!

[setarip_old]

Hi!

It sounds like the drive has switched to (much slower) PIO mode from (much faster) DMA mode.

To re-implement DMA, do the following:

In the Device Manager (via the Control Panel>>System>>Hardware>>Device Manager), you simply have to remove the applicable IDE channel (Click on "IDE...Controllers") and let your computer reset it to DMA as follows:
Right click on the pertinent channel in Device Manager
Click on uninstall
Reboot
After rebooting go back to Device Manager and change the setting to "DMA if available"...

[Indrid]

Thanks for the fast answer.

If am not wrong with the understanding, the faster DMA mode is already acitve.

See the pic:
http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dmase4.jpg

[setarip_old]

Norton is indicating that the link you've provided includes a "trojan horse"...

[Indrid]

Then this is a false warning...

I had also once Norton... but today I think Norton is for nothing.

http://www.imageshack.us/ is like http://tinypic.com/ an image-upload-homepage. I have used it very often in very much message boards. And others too.

[Indrid]

First: Sorry for the late answer.

Here is the pic of my German "Device Manager".

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wqydj5.jpg

or only as a link: http://i44.tinypic.com/2wqydj5.jpg


My questions:

IDE channel = ATA Channel 0 ?
"IDE...Controllers" = IDE ATA/ATAPI-Controller ?

remove = turn off the IDE channel ?

uninstall = uninstall the IDE channel ?

And after the reboot I must click again to the "IDF ATA/ATAPI-Controller" to change the setting for "DMA if available". What, if this option is not there then?

[BigDid]

Versions:
VirtualDub 1.6.19 (Video -> Fast recompress)
Auto Gordian Knot 2.45 („correct color if needed“ is not active)
Hi,

2.45 is quite old, you can safely update to 2.52 (last rev without VAQ) or 2.55 last rev with VAQ.
AGK doesn't use Virtual Dub but virtualdubmod; the rev hasn't changed it is 1.5.4.0; to check or re-install !


[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Video size: 265,658,192 bytes (253.35 Mb)
[04.10.2008 20:33:58] Running compressibility test.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Duration was: 5 hours 50 minutes 45 seconds
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Speed was: 0.32 fps.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Compressibility percentage is: 11.00
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Using softer resizer.
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Chosen resolution is: 640x368 ( AR: 1.74 )
[05.10.2008 02:24:44] Predicted comptest value is: 11.41%

Predicted comptest value is: 11.41%: this is wayyyy too low and maybe responsible for the snail speed; either check the width to "auto width" (recommended) or raise the size until you have at least 50% for the comp-test.

I just realized this is an old thread but the recommendations are still valid.

Did

[Indrid]

Hello.


I have downloaded AutoGK 2.55 and installed it. It is still too slow.

And in the Device-Manager in "IDE ATA/ATAPI-Controller", the "ATA Channel 0" is already in DMA mode.

http://i44.tinypic.com/sza68z.jpg


Why does it work with an old XP-notebook but not with the new Vista-notebook?

OK, I can use the old notebook, but one day it will give up because it is old.

[BigDid]

Hi,

Any log to examine for the AGK 2.55 ?

Did

[Indrid]

I tried yesterday evening again. Here to log:



[05.06.2009 22:38:08] AutoGK 2.55
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] OS: Windows Vista (6.0.6001).2
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Job started.
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Input file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Output file: C:\Users\Gott\Tiananmen.avi
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Output codec: XviD
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Audio 1: Audio Stream 0 AC3
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Subtitles: none
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Format: AVI
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Target size: 340Mb
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Custom resolution settings: fixed width of 672 pixels
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Started encoding.
[05.06.2009 22:38:08] Demuxing and indexing.
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Processing file: F:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_2.VOB
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Source resolution: 720x576
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Found PAL source.
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Source aspect ratio: 4:3
[05.06.2009 22:43:03] Analyzing source.
[05.06.2009 22:44:52] Source is considered to be interlaced.
[05.06.2009 22:44:52] Output will contain 79572 frames
[05.06.2009 22:44:52] Decoding audio.
[05.06.2009 22:45:35] Normalizing audio.
[05.06.2009 22:46:06] Encoding audio.
[05.06.2009 22:50:06] Using VAQ in XviD
[05.06.2009 22:50:06] Audio1 size: 43,168,992 bytes (41.17 Mb)
[05.06.2009 22:50:07] Overhead: 3,182,848 bytes (3.04 Mb)
[05.06.2009 22:50:07] Video size: 310,164,000 bytes (295.80 Mb)
[05.06.2009 22:50:07] Running compressibility test.
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Duration was: 4 hours 39 minutes 30 seconds
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Speed was: 0.24 fps.
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Compressibility percentage is: 29.57
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Using softer resizer.
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Chosen resolution is: 672x384 ( AR: 1.75 )
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Predicted comptest value is: 30.67%
[06.06.2009 03:29:38] Running first pass.
*************************************
EXCEPTION: Job aborted
*************************************
[06.06.2009 10:04:39] Job finished. Total time: 11 hours 26 minutes 30 seconds




There was only 1 % finished (first running) after this long time.



Why does Auto Gordian Knot work correct with an old notbook (XP Windows) and with the new notebook (Vista Windows) not ? Or : Not anymore (because in the beginning it worked good)?

[setarip_old]

VirtualDub 1.6.19 (Video -> Fast recompress)I'm not a user of AutoGK, but doesn't it specifically require the use of VirtualDubMOD and not standard VirtualDub?

[netmask]

I believe you have to use the AutoGk installation file as downloaded and then not change or update any of the components. After all it is a " sort of one button solution".
I use AutoGk quite often and have never had any problems with it and it really flies with my new Windows 7 and i7 processor compared to XP SP3

[Indrid]

I'm not a user of AutoGK, but doesn't it specifically require the use of VirtualDubMOD and not standard VirtualDub?
With the old notebook there is the same VirtualDub and the same file was saved in a few hours as an avi-file.



I believe you have to use the AutoGk installation file as downloaded and then not change or update any of the components. After all it is a " sort of one button solution".
I have downloaded the new version and installed it then. I have not uninstalled the old version. I have updated it. Or should I uninstall the version before install the new version? The strange fact is, that I had no problems in the beginning with Vista. But from one day to another, it does not work anymore.

[netmask]

Well if I had this sort of problem I would uninstall the original install and clean out the registry and any instances of AutoGK and start afresh with a new and complete installation - I'm using the latest version and it was a clean install on my Windows7 computer.

[Indrid]

I made an uninstall of AutoGK and all the components and made a new install. No change.

But I have not made the reg cleening. Because this is not easy. Even with an programm this is still difficult. Or do you know a good programm to clean the reg? Or can you tell me where the keys from AutoGK and the components are?

[yetanotherid]

How is the speed of the PC for other tasks?
I'm wondering if maybe it's an antivirus program or something similar slowing you down. What if you booted into safe mode and tried a conversion?

[Indrid]

@yetanotherid
The notebook is very fast. I have even Pinnacle Studio 12 and can use it without problems.
I do not think, that the anti-virus-programs are the problem, because I tried to turn them off.

What if you booted into safe mode and tried a conversion?
This is a good idea! I will try it over night and can report tomorrow.


Edit:
I can not choose the input in the save mode! Even if I try to writ the path and folder inside it does not work. I think, the safe mode does not start the needet exe.
http://i27.tinypic.com/ohmvd3.jpg