VideoStudio is slow when encoding video to a DVD

smelanson · Post by **smelanson** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:43 am

When I try to encode video from an .avi file it takes over 16 hours to encode. The codecs for the file are Xvid and AC3, is there any reason why it would take this long. The same file in Sonic DVDit Pro or Nero Vision takes less then an hour, I have tried other files and its the same. I have tried disabling Hyper-threading but no change.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:02 am

Your question needs some clarification. Are you encoding an AVI file (which is the carrier format for what in reality is an XVid file) to some other format e.g. mpeg-2? Or are you trying to encode from some other format e.g. DV/AVI or uncompressed AVI to XVid?

Whichever the case, it should not be taking that long to encode. Mind you, XVid/DivX seem to cause a lot of grief to Ulead users. I am assuming that you have a working XVid codec on your computer and have chosen it in the customise drop-downs as the decoding or encoding codec...?

smelanson · Post by **smelanson** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:06 am

Sorry, I will clarify a bit, I have an Xvid file and am using VideoStudio 10 Plus to encode it to a DVD (mpeg) using the movie wizard.

Yes, I do have a working Xvid codec on my computer.

Terry Stetler · Post by **Terry Stetler** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:42 am

This is a common problem, and the cause is XVid.

Like many other highly compressed formats (WMV, DivX etc.) XVid's structure makes it difficult to transcode to MPEG which is likewise a highly compressed format, and this is made worse by the fact that it's a buggy codec to begin with.

Uppance: converting it will be a slow process, even slower than WMV and DivX because of its structural problems.

Fix: don't use XVid as a source file if you can help it.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:48 am

Or continue to use DVDIt or Nero, or other more specialised programs such as DivX2DVD or whatever it calls itself these days... The version I have still calls itself by its old name. I believe the freeware program Super should also be able to do the job.

Terry Stetler · Post by **Terry Stetler** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:52 am

Super resides here;

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Download link at the bottom of the page.

Yes, it may convert faster because it has less overhead than a full editor, but it also uses a rather low quality MPEG encoder compared to VideoStudio. Then again with XVid as a source....

smelanson · Post by **smelanson** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:53 am

Sounds good, I will try Super or Virtualdub, both I have.

smelanson · Post by **smelanson** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:25 am

Works like a charm now, thx guys!