Distributed computing

[Houdini]

Is it possible to use grid/distributed computing to make encodation of sound or video?

If it is possible, I think the only problem would be the high transfer of data through the network. But if you use on your private computer network I think this shouldn't be a problem.

What do you think about it.
There are some opensource distributed computing projects.

Houdini

[Harlequin]

Have you taken a look at the vidomi src? it distributes data through
the local (TCP/IP) network.

http://www.vidomi.com/

[unmei]

there was this Virtual Dub modification VirtualDubNet by Thomas Matern, which did distributed encoding on a LAN.

(It is listed in VDM as project they took code from but somehow i dont see how i can enter the net mode in current (1639) VDM so i dunno if VDM still has a this option)

Since VirtualDub is GPLed, you should be able to obtain the sourcecode for VDnet as well :)

[Belgabor]

The mod was in the 1.4.x series of VDubMod, but it never worked bugfree and introduced several bugs into other parts, so we didnt port it to 1.5.x. None of the currently active developers (= Cyrius (mostly) and myself (somewhat)) has the time or knowledge to port it in a usable state.