Help- why does Nero take so long Encoding? can it go faster?

Help- why does Nero take so long Encoding? can it go faster?

Hello.

I am kind of new to this.
I have read some guides about some ways to encode.
I want to encode . mpg and mpeg and avi to DVD Video. to burn.
I have done this before.
only thing is Nero Encodeing took like 9 hours to do.
now people have told me this is normal.

I want to ask any one if they know a way to speed it up.
or if you know of any other kind of software that is faster?
A free download.- would be nice.
if any one can help me that would be great.
thank you - RedMatt

 

The only way to speed it up is to get a faster computer....

 

Don't use Nero as encoder, but use a professional encoder.
Once you converted the AVI --> DVD MPEG you can author + burn the DVD with Nero.

If speed and quality is your concern use CCE, but it's a little too difficult (it doesn't resize neither change the input movie's fraerate to DVD standards).

Otherwise, use TMPGenc 2.5 (it has a nice Wizard), encode to CBR DVD (that is: the bitrate is constant, doesn't depend on the scene's complexity). VBR DVD will tale twice the time (1: analizing 2: encoding).
But which bitrate you should encode to? Choose (among the 'settings' --> [bold]audio[/bold]) 160 kbps MP2 audio, and insert to a bitrate calculator:
- movie length : X minutes
- audio bitrate: 160 kbps (you mught even use 128 kbps, but for safe measure [musicals]..).
It will instantly give you the required video bitrate. For instance, a 2h movie with 160 kbps (128 kbps) sound requires 4947 kbps at video bitrate, and this is the number you'll place in the settings, under [bold] advanced [/bold].

A little more thing:
A) advanced --> [bold]Video [/bold]
1) Motion search precision = Very High Quality (very slow)
2) Asopect ratio: 1:1 VGA (right click it and unlock it), since AVI sourced are such.
B) settings --> [bold]Advanced[/bold]
Video arrange method = Full screen (keep aspect ratio)

Tmpgenc Xpress (v3+) is similar.

Once you made a good project, you can Save it (calling 'AVI to DVD.tpr' for instance. The next movie you'll just have to change the video bitrate, depending on the AVI's length.

It is a little longer, but it will encode well. Alas, AVI --> DVD isn't a short process.

If you want to view DivX files at once, buy a DVD/DivX reader, they are rather cheap nowadays....