Getting Software?

[catthepatch]

Have just upgraded to Pro and have not seen a speed increase, more features, still a newbie, will take time. I hope that getting an encoder program like CCE Basic will speed things up. Thing is I don't have a credit card and have only found links that need it. Are there any links that use PayPal?

[BR7]

The speed of things will depend on what type of processor you are using

[catthepatch]

I am using an AMD Sempron 2800, 1Gb ram, 60Gb HD, 128Mb graphics card and a 300Gb external HD. My thoughts are to getting CCE software, is the cost going to be worth the wait since I have to send a money order. I have no credit card, and the site does not accept PayPal.

[BR7]

I am not sure how fast CCE is because I never used it.I felt HC and AutoQMatENC were just as good as CCE based on the test results I seen posted from others.If your worried about time then just let it run while your sleeping,if you have more then one movie to do then use batch mode

[shrink0]

I am not sure how fast CCE is because I never used it.I felt HC and AutoQMatENC were just as good as CCE based on the test results I seen posted from others.If your worried about time then just let it run while your sleeping,if you have more then one movie to do then use batch mode

Hey BR7 thanks for all tips!! how does AQmat compare to HC in time and quality? I'd like to try AQ. I've got pro as well and do I just choose to run it by clicking that mode ,or do i need to change other settings? TIA!!!!

[UncasMS]

search the rebuilder forum for a couple of "comparisons" (hc + cce among others) and you may find that hc is a marvellous piece of software especially since it is total freeware

rather than buying cce trial maybe think of spending the money on a faster cpu!?

concerning speed take a look at this (old) idct comparison:

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=55813

some comparisons:

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=57569

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=54679

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=54761

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=63668

[shrink0]

Thanks UncasMS ! In my pro HC settings ,should I click the One pass CQ VBR (with analysis) setting? And will that improve my encode times, based on your tests ? And what does the C in CQ stand for? TIA again!!!!

[BR7]

With HC I always use 2-pass and set it to best and with AutoQMatENC I set it to 3-Pass with qmatop enabaled

[shrink0]

With HC I always use 2-pass and set it to best and with AutoQMatENC I set it to 3-Pass with qmatop enabaled

BR7, in your opinion ,is there a significant diff. in quality using 2-pass as opposed to OPV and quality best ( slowest)? what about encode time? I read somewhere that anything over 2-pass just a waste of time! At this moment I'm running my Lord of War backup (on another PC) with HC encode ,One pass VBR clicked, and noticed it is encoding at a faster pace. However quality is my main concern !!!!

[shrink0]

Hey ,here's my log, from previous post! What do you guys think? TIA.

[14:50:22] Phase I, PREPARATION started.
- DVD-RB v1.21.0
- AVISYNTH 2.5.6.0
- HC encoder selected
- "One Pass VBR (w/analysis)" mode is enabled.
- Source: LORD_OF_WAR
- VTS_01: 3,832,956 sectors.
-- Scanning and writing .D2V & .AVS files
-- Processed 175,302 frames.
-- Building .AVS and .ECL files
- Reduction Level for DVD-5: 55.8%
- Overall Bitrate : 4,969/3,976Kbs
- Space for Video : 3,548,310KB
- Analyzing VTS_01 for optimal CQ factor.
-- TargetSize (sectors):1,800,767
-- Sampling 3516 of 175302 frames.
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=2.5: 2,803,482
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=3.8: 1,867,659
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=3.9: 1,835,539
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=16.9: 334,842
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=10.4: 507,903
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=7.2: 844,392
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=5.6: 1,086,827
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=4.8: 1,353,342
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=4.4: 1,579,148
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=4.2: 1,696,920
-- Predicted size (sectors) at CQ=4.0: 1,811,879
- CQ Value selected: 4.0
- HIGH/LOW/TYPICAL Bitrates: 4,255/400/3,976 Kbs
[15:17:17] Phase I, PREPARATION completed in 27 minutes.
[15:17:17] Phase II ENCODING started
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[16:43:22] Phase II ENCODING completed in 86 minutes.
[16:43:22] Phase III, REBUILD started.
- Copying IFO, BUP, and unaltered files...
- Processing VTS_01
- Reading/processing TMAP table...
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[16:57:48] Phase III, REBUILD completed in 14 minutes.

Done.
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[BR7]

For low bit rate stuff IMO it is better to do two pass with HC if you got a movie that is high bit rate I would say you can get a way with one pass or even use DVD Shrink for that matter.I can't really tell you what looks good you would have to judge that for your self all you have to do is set DVDRB do the same part of the movie about 10-15 minutes should do, one with one pass the other with two pass and see which you like best.IMHO if your going to do one pass you may as well use shrink I am sure others may disagree but that's the way I look at it

Reduction Level for DVD-5: 55.8%
- Overall Bitrate : 4,969/3,976Kbs
- Space for Video : 3,548,310KB

With what you got posted above I would have used two pass

[shrink0]

For low bit rate stuff IMO it is better to do two pass with HC if you got a movie that is high bit rate I would say you can get a way with one pass or even use DVD Shrink for that matter.I can't really tell you what looks good you would have to judge that for your self all you have to do is set DVDRB do the same part of the movie about 10-15 minutes should do, one with one pass the other with two pass and see which you like best.IMHO if your going to do one pass you may as well use shrink I am sure others may disagree but that's the way I look at it

With what you got posted above I would have used two pass

Thanks BR7 ,I'm going to run the same movie with 2-pass and see quality diff.
I've used shrink and Rip4me on many backups and it seems to me thatDVDRB kicks Ars, but I'm a noob to DVDRB and just my HO!!!!,I accept and will utilize the experts/more knowledgeable tips from you all! Thanks a bunch, DVDRB pro rocks!!!!

[jdobbs]

I am using an AMD Sempron 2800, 1Gb ram, 60Gb HD, 128Mb graphics card and a 300Gb external HD. My thoughts are to getting CCE software, is the cost going to be worth the wait since I have to send a money order. I have no credit card, and the site does not accept PayPal.

You are probably seeing a significant slowdown from using an external hard drive. Neither USB 2.0 nor Firewire is even close to as fast as an internal ATA 100 drive -- let alone SATA...

[UncasMS]

Thanks UncasMS ! In my pro HC settings ,should I click the One pass CQ VBR (with analysis) setting? And will that improve my encode times, based on your tests ? And what does the C in CQ stand for? TIA again!!!!

1 pass will improve encoding times to a certain degree but may decrease quality in some cases

i think you better use 2 pass - i only used 1 pass because i wanted to test the effect of idct's on the encoding speed and running an entire movie a dozen times takes a lot of time so i went for the shortest possible solutions

the C stands for CONSTANT if i'm not mistaken

[jdobbs]

Yep. CQ = Constant Quantization. It means that every picture will be encoded with the same quantization level -- making them all the same (approximate) quality. In CQ bitrate varies dramatically -- but keeps quality consistent.

The loss in overall quality you get from CQ is in the fact that the output size is approximated based upon some sampling during PREPARE -- while with 2 pass you get a very accurate output size (utilizing all the bits).