Flaskmpeg is too slow

[Nickmavros]

I used to make me divx movies using mpeg2avi.
In my computer (P3 800,512 ram.20gb HD) it took about 4.30 hours to compress a 100 min movie.
The last months I am using Flaskmpeg 0.6.
It is too slow. It takes 6-7 hours to compress the video (without the sound).
Now that I am using the new codec I need this 2 hours because the new codec takes the double time to finish the avi (I am using the 2-pass option).
Can anybody explain why it takes so long to compress with flaskmpeg;
Is there a better version of it (a faster one);
Can I use mpeg2avi with the new codec (divx 4.12);
Is the DvD2Avi a good solution;

[ne1scott]

You should try XMPEG 4.2. It is an enhanced version of Flask Mpeg .6 with new features written by the same group that released Flask Mpeg .6. I believe it has been optimized with SSE2 on P3/4 CPu's to be about 40% faster.

You can read about it's speed and new features at www.tomshardware.com

[cg24]

I would have to vouch for XMPEG. I have a slow computer but the 2 step encoding process using XMPEG takes the same time as a 1 step encoding using FlaskMPEG. Crazy.

[Nickmavros]

I tied to compress with Xmpeg 4.02
It is really fast.
It takes half the time flaskmpeg do.
In 7 hours I compressed an 1.30 hour movie (with audio) both the 2 passes with my P3-800Mhz!!!!!!
The only problem is that I don't understand some options.
But I'll post another thread for that.
Thanks guys I fell like I bought a new P4.

[a13antichrist]

Originally posted by ne1scott
You should try XMPEG 4.2. It is an enhanced version of Flask Mpeg .6 with new features written by the same group that released Flask Mpeg .6. I believe it has been optimized with SSE2 on P3/4 CPu's to be about 40% faster.

You can read about it's speed and new features at www.tomshardware.com

Does it have all the functionality of Flask though? There's no point using a faster encoder if you then have to spend as much time as you saved doing the cropping, resizing, adding subtitles, etc...

[Nickmavros]

I used it with my last 4-5 divx movies.
As far as I can say it is much easier than flaskmpeg (especially with the autocrop option)
And IT IS REALLY FASTER.

[a13antichrist]

Heh yeah I've just been having a read through the article at TWG & it seems too good to be true. Guess I'll be giving that a go with my next rip.