ReMPEG - how long does it take?

[pcvideo]

I backed up my DVD following "The Cretin's Guide ..." which is similar to Swanside1's guide

http://www.paulgrimes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

using DVD Decrypter, ReMPEG, IfoEdit, and Nero. I didn't have any problems following the steps.

However, each guide mentions ReMPEG taking roughly 6-10 hours. My process took 26 hours - just for ReMPEG!

I have:
Pentium III 548mhz, 128 ram, but I'm using XP Pro, SP1. I had over 80 gig free on an external firewire HD, which is 7200 rpm

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Anybody know how I can improve this time? Is it my hardware?

The movie length was 1h 40m, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle. Original size was 5.3G, I ReMPEG at 80% to get it to 4.3G.

[Dsquorpion]

u need a new and faster computer, my athlon 700mhz with 768mb ram takes 8-12 hrs to rempeg a movie, while my xp 1600 takes about 8hrs at max,

if the process takes 26hrs then i would look into splitting the movie over 2 disks, if u can't affort a new machine

gl

[swanside1]

Re

hy guys
I have a 2000XP pro with256 Ram 120GB and 80 GB HDD and it still takes around 7 - 12 hours.

Good things come to those who wait, (I still am)

[gs0666]

Maybe there's something seriously wrong with my system because Re-Mpeg takes about 30hrs on mine.
"Normal" DVD-->DivX takes about 4-7 hrs

AMD Athlon T-Bird 1300Mhz
1,5 GB Ram
2x80 GB HD

[Batman]

The fastest software encoder is CCE (if you have a single processor), but it comes with a steep price of about $2000.

[pcvideo]

I tried another movie 2h long, this time with a different machine:

Pentium III 1.2Ghz, 512meg RAM, 20G free, XP Pro

ReMPEG said it would take about 13 hours - which is better than 26 hours, but still, I'd like to get it down to 6 hours.

Think I'll try to boost my memory, see how this affects it.

Or should I increase the speed of my processor (ie new motherboard)? ReMPEG documentation (or website somewhere) mentioned that it's a memory hog, so maybe more memory would be better?

[Dsquorpion]

pcvideo

my machine is an athlon xp 1600 with 128mb ram and it takes 8hrs at max(just did pearl harbor-long damn movie)
so see what programs u have running and shut them down, maybe it will free up some memory

[msuc5vette]

Does the compression ratio affect the speed?

I know with MP3 files it does!

[nobster]

Under the Options Tab on Re-Mpeg and Frame mode, Progressive Only, takes half the time of match source. I have an 1.3Gb Athlon 512Mb DDR and no film I have done takes more than 8Hrs to Re-Mpeg and Ive done a fair few now.

[MageMinds]

I have an AMD XP 1800+ with 512Mb RAM and it take me generally between 5 to 6 hours... for a movie of 2 hour in length using match source option with a ratio of about 75%.

I read the thread and I can't understand why it takes me less time than most of you ...

I just finished a 2h25 movie (MINORITY REPORT) and it take me a little bit over 5h45 with 65% ratio ...

Just my .02 cents

MageMinds

[fisherman]

The general times you guys are reporting are about right. Rempeg does gobble up the hours. For this reason I "upgraded" to CCE. It took me about 2 weeks to "gather" the software needed (because it's not just CCE you need)

Anway, with all bits installed I can encode a 2hr movie in about 1hr 45 mins (P4 2Ghz 256 MB RAM)

Now that's far more sensible. I can do a movie from start to finish in an evening. From rip to burn !!

fisherman

[Batman]

Plus, CCE allows you to do multiple passes. So you can achieve both quality and speed All for only $2000

[pcvideo]

Ok, I originally had:

Pentium III 550 mhz with 128 meg RAM running XP

ReMPEG'ing a 1h45m movie took 26 hours.

I upgraded memory to 512 meg

-------------------------- RESULTS

My computer in general runs much faster.

BUT

ReMPEG did not have any noticeable reduction in time, perhaps 30 minutes saved. I didn't run the entire time, but using the same RIPPED files, I watched ReMPEG's time counter and it was already at 24 hours and moving up as it continued to compress.

I also deselected PSNR in Options and ReMPEG calculated the starting point at 22 hours, but as it continued to compress, it already moved up to 23 hours .... I assume it'll stabilize around 24 hours.

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Looks like I've got to upgrade my motherboard instead. I tried to ReMPEG a 2h05m movie on a Pentium III 1.2ghz with 512 RAM and ReMPEG started the time count at 13 hours.

Maybe there's another setting?

I saw another post regarding Options | Frame Mode. The guide I used suggested "match source", I saw another recommendation for "progressive only". Anyone know what the difference is?