Re: What hardware makes the most difference in Trans coding performance?

Senectus . wrote:
> I'm rigging up a box just for ripping our entire DVD collection (300+ 
> DVD's) to a digital format so my DLNA capable box can play anything 
> without worrying about the 2yr old destroying discs etc.
> I'd like to know what the low hanging fruit is in terms of quick 
> hardware for trans-coding...
>
> Any advice out there? I'll be using Ubuntu.
> Would 64 bit be better than 32bit?


64bit would definitely be preferred over 32bit, if for nothing more than 
the memory addressing (and you're likely to be working with large files 
when it comes to transcoding).  My recommendation is that however much 
memory you would get in 32bit, double it for 64bit. 

I don't really see a significant difference between current day Intel 
Core 2/Xeon and Athlon64 procs in my usage scenario.  But I've up to now 
mostly been doing mpeg2 to xvid conversions.  What I wish was supported 
(but I don't think the prospects are very good) is for ATI Avivo support 
since I have ATI cards...  when I did tests in windows, it transcoded in 
1/6 the time as it took for Pinnacle Studio to transcode the same type 
of file...   no special filters or effects.

-Mishehu