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15th February 2010, 04:08 | #1 | Link |
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Procoder 3 Multiple CPU's
I was using Procoder 3.00.50.00 and it started encoding at a rate of 1.1X and the CPU's were at 100%. As the encode continued the CPU's went from 100% to between 50-70% and the speed droped to .38X I thought Procoder 3 was built to use the 2 CPU's in my PC but it seems to slow down as the encode progresses. My PC is a Athalon 64 X2 2.4 GHZ, 3GB DDR2 RAM and a source SATA and target SATA drives (drives aren't fragmented). When I look at Affinity in the task monitor it shows both CPU's checked. Is there a setting in Procoder 3 or in a ini file or somthing I can set so both CPU's run at 100% ?
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not sure what you mean by source target. well I know what those are but not sure how to act after your answer to use both CPUs all the time with Procoder3. I am using the encoder so I can use mastering quality. I am not using the wizzard as the best setting is High, not mastering.
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What is your source material?
I assume since this is in the MPEG-2 forum you are trying to encode MPEG-2. Can you provide more details on your settings? ~MiSfit
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Source I am working wih now is a .avi file divX convering it to standard deff DVD files for burning. NTSC 29.97 mpg 2
often I will use a .dvr-ms file which is also I believe mpg 2 and converting it to DVD files for burning. |
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Thanks, I am using mastering quality so that explains why the PC isn't at 100% for the output. If i select High quality rather than mastering would I get 100% from both cores? I may try that setting. I always select NTSC DVD files then I would go to the advanced menu and select mastering quality, VBR 2 pass and adjust the bitrate till the size is 4.7 GB, then go to bed and set Procoder to turn off PC when done.
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Thanks Andrew,
do you know of a simple way to make fine adjustments when setting the trim (in/out) points to a source video? When using the Procoder 3 wizard it is real easy to make adjustments with the slider right or left but with the full scale encoder it is real difficult to make fine adjustments as ~ 30fps you can use the up/down arrows for the frames or time but it takes fore ever to get a good start/end point. With the wizard it is easy but the filters or mastering quality isn't available with the wizard. |
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