9 hours to create 1h55min SVCD from NTSC DVD?

[parkmaul]

Is it supposed to take nearly 9 hours to convert less than 2 hours of DVD movie in NTSC format?

I have a decent system;
HP computer, model VL420
1.7 GHz processor (P4)
512 Mb SDRAM

Please see log file below;
Is there any setting which should be done differently to decrease the time? Does the VCDXbuild take longer time than not using that option?

Hope someone could help me. Thanks. / Parkmaul

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- 2002-03-13 00:44:42
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2SVCD ver. 1.0.6 build 4
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Initializing
Initializing finished.

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- 2002-03-13 00:44:48
- Free on drive C: 5838.24 mb
- Internal rip
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Preparing vobfiles to be ripped:
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_1.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_2.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_3.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_4.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_5.vob
- E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_6.vob

Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_1.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_2.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_3.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_4.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_5.vob
Ripping: E:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_03_6.vob
Ripping finished. Speed: 8682

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- 2002-03-13 00:55:01
- DVD2AVI
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Creating DVD2AVI INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DVD2AVI.
Executing DVD2AVI. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\DVD2AVI\DVD2AVI.exe" -IA=1 -CS=2 -YR=1 -EXIT -OF=[C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\DVD2AVI_Project_file] -IF=[C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_1.vob,C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_2.vob,C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_3.vob,C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_4.vob,C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_5.vob,C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VTS_03_6.vob]
Analyzing DVD2AVI Project file
Force Film activated!
Framerate: 23976
DVD2AVI processing done.

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- 2002-03-13 00:57:55
- Free on drive C: 657.23 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x80
Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Audio1 delay: 0 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 2002-03-13 01:06:20
- Free on drive C: 9575.30 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Converting Audio to MP2. Filename: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3" -output "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.mp2" -logfile "C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Encoded_audio_1.log" ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal ) -ota( -g max ) -ssrc( --rate 44100 ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 2002-03-13 01:38:51
- Free on drive C: 9419.31 mb
- Video Encoding
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Executing Cinema Craft Encoder.
DVD2SVCD no. frames: 163387
CCE no. frames: 163383
StreamSectors: 1646953728
AudioSectors: 165661692
VideoPAPO: 22946004
ScanOffsetBytes: 196060
SeqAligningBytes: 12460677
VideoEndHeader: 8
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 1.00
PureMPEGStream: 1445689287.60
Seconds: 6810.44
CDSize: 790.00
Cut point 785.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 163383
Anti Noise Filter: 2
Passes: 4
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 300
Max. bitrate: 2530
Avg. Bitrate: 1698
Closing program
Video Encoding finished.

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- 2002-03-13 09:06:54
- Free on drive C: 8000.14 mb
- Video Pulldown
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Executing Pulldown. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\pulldown\pulldown.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CCE_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\Pulldown_Encoded_Video_NTSC.mpv"
Video pulldown finished.

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- 2002-03-13 09:11:52
- Free on drive C: 8021.30 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 2002-03-13 09:11:54
- Free on drive C: 8021.29 mb
- Converting Pictures from ES to PS
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
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- 2002-03-13 09:11:56
- Free on drive C: 8021.29 mb
- Multiplexing and cutting
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Saving bbMPEG settings: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\default.ini
Offset in Seconds: 2
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 785 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Length of C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3424 Seconds
Offset in Seconds: 3426
Executing bbMPEG.
Variable Settings:
Movie offset: 2 seconds
Cut point: 785 mb

Executing RunbbMPEG. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\bbMPEG\RunbbMPEG.exe" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File.mpg"
Multiplexing and cutting finished.

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- 2002-03-13 09:28:17
- Free on drive C: 8013.14 mb
- Determining length of audio
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Analyzing: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
3426.220 seconds C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File00.mpg
Analyzing: C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
3388.343 seconds C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\bbMPEG_Muxed_File01.mpg
Analyzing finished.

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- 2002-03-13 09:29:27
- Free on drive C: 8013.14 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 15

CD image #1: CD_Image_File_CD1.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --cue-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.cue" --bin-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD1.bin" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VCDXBuild_Script_1.xml"
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- 2002-03-13 09:32:06
- Free on drive C: 7217.62 mb
- Creating CD-Images using VCDXBuild
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- No. of chapters to create: 18

CD image #2: CD_Image_File_CD2.bin

Executing VCDXBuild. Commandline:
"C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\VCDImager\VCDXBuild.exe" --cue-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.cue" --bin-file="C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\CD_Image_File_CD2.bin" "C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Movie\VCDXBuild_Script_2.xml"
CD-Image creation finished.

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- 2002-03-13 09:35:08
- Free on drive C: 6419.53 mb
- SVCD Creation finished!
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[DDogg]

As has been mentioned many times, you could turn off audio downsampling and change to three passes instead of 4 in CCE (depending on the bitrate it might effect the quality slightly). That would save you several hours. Actually 9 hours is not bad at all.

[parkmaul]

Reg turn-off of audio downsample; Do you mean I should "un-check" the box under the Audiotab "Audio 1 downsample 48 - 44.1 KHz".

I thought the SVCD had have the audio in 44.1 KHz?

[markrb]

To be completely in spec yes the audio has to be 44.1, but unless you are playing the SVCD on a stand alone SVCD and not your computer or a DVD player then 48 is just fine.

9 hours is actually a very good time for your machine. Consider this loose formula.
Take the minutes in the video and multiply it times the number of passes plus one since there is also a vaf (information) file created and then divide by the CCE speed rating. So lets take your movie length, the number of passes and I will make a guess at the speed.
1hr 55 minutes=115
115 x 5(4 pass + 1)/1.3= 7.37 hours of encode time.
This is purely video and does not take into account the other steps needed. Also this is a rough and not completely accurate forumula. CCE encoding speed is not constant. There are times it slows down for a little while and then speeds back up. Plus it is just an estimate.

Mark

[Bigbucks1959]

9 hours is SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTT....
I thought I had good times at 12 hours or so on encoding.

My goal is 6 hours on a 2hour movie.

PK

[derveganer]

Speed good?
Hi,

iv you have a pal dvd it better to deinterlace, than the picture is better to show on pc , cause it dont flicker, but it takes longer time as no - interlace.

change the passes to 3 as vbr.

using the bicubic resize takes the longest time , but its the highest quality, the bilinear is about 10 % faster , the quality is quite good, the fastest is simple resize its very fast, the quality is good. my first encoding was with simple resize and i was happy abouth my first result.

now im using bicubic , but it takes much more time.

my system is a AMD athlon 1400c 512 kb infineon sd ram, 2 x 20 gb 5400 rpm ide raid,
my speed in cce is about 0.76 , and i think the speed is good, i de interlace the movie because its pal. in ntsc the process should be faster.

my question for all user is!!

is the speed good? my feeling says its okay, but now i would like to hear other oppinions!!!

Greetz delos

[Bigbucks1959]

I have a similar pc config.
1.2 amd 512 ram ,raid.

But I have 7200 rpm drives..

I normally get 1.025 or so in CCE...12 hours for a 2 hour movie..NTSC 4 passes VBR

I have a 40gb boot drive with 35 gb free...and I uninstall /reinstall dvd2svcd and also defrag it everyday b4 I make a SVCD.....works great this way for me..


I have buddies who have 5400 rpm drives and low space on them and they only get like .33 speed..takes me 12 hours to make a svcd..takes them 48 hours.....

Have thought about increasing cpu to 2.0 AMD but don't think the speed increase will amke a big diff in CCE speed.

PK



Originally posted by derveganer
Speed good?
Hi,

iv you have a pal dvd it better to deinterlace, than the picture is better to show on pc , cause it dont flicker, but it takes longer time as no - interlace.

change the passes to 3 as vbr.

using the bicubic resize takes the longest time , but its the highest quality, the bilinear is about 10 % faster , the quality is quite good, the fastest is simple resize its very fast, the quality is good. my first encoding was with simple resize and i was happy abouth my first result.

now im using bicubic , but it takes much more time.

my system is a AMD athlon 1400c 512 kb infineon sd ram, 2 x 20 gb 5400 rpm ide raid,
my speed in cce is about 0.76 , and i think the speed is good, i de interlace the movie because its pal. in ntsc the process should be faster.

my question for all user is!!

is the speed good? my feeling says its okay, but now i would like to hear other oppinions!!!

Greetz delos