Right now I'm using handbrake to convert "A Very Sunny Christmas" into MP4 format. It's about an hour long, but it's taking 7+ to convert it...So is there a converter that could speed this up?...
I just purchased Aimersoft video converter solely for my Droid movie usage. Maybe paying isn't what you're looking to do, but this is my first time purchasing conversion software, and I feel like it was worth it. It has the most profiles for mobile devices of any software I've ever used, and on my aluminum 2.4 ghz imac with 4GB of RAM it takes approximately 45 minutes to encode a 1.3GB AVI file. This is encoded at the Droid's native resolution of 720x480 with a bitrte of 1200 and AAC audio @ 168kb/sec. The software costs $40 but is well worth it. Other popular free alternatives include Handbrake for Windows / Mac.
I just purchased Aimersoft video converter solely for my Droid movie usage. Maybe paying isn't what you're looking to do, but this is my first time purchasing conversion software, and I feel like it was worth it. It has the most profiles for mobile devices of any software I've ever used, and on my aluminum 2.4 ghz imac with 4GB of RAM it takes approximately 45 minutes to encode a 1.3GB AVI file. This is encoded at the Droid's native resolution of 720x480 with a bitrte of 1200 and AAC audio @ 168kb/sec. The software costs $40 but is well worth it. Other popular free alternatives include Handbrake for Windows / Mac.
Right now I'm using handbrake to convert "A Very Sunny Christmas" into MP4 format. It's about an hour long, but it's taking 7+ to convert it...So is there a converter that could speed this up?...
Don't bother listening to someone saying it takes them X time to convert something...it's comparing apples to monkeys. That's right, not even oranges.
lol
Seriously. 1 hour, 30 minutes. That's all it should take.
Listen. To. Me.
I just purchased Aimersoft video converter solely for my Droid movie usage. Maybe paying isn't what you're looking to do, but this is my first time purchasing conversion software, and I feel like it was worth it. It has the most profiles for mobile devices of any software I've ever used, and on my aluminum 2.4 ghz imac with 4GB of RAM it takes approximately 45 minutes to encode a 1.3GB AVI file. This is encoded at the Droid's native resolution of 720x480 with a bitrte of 1200 and AAC audio @ 168kb/sec. The software costs $40 but is well worth it. Other popular free alternatives include Handbrake for Windows / Mac.
The Droids native resolution is actually 852x480.
That is true, but if you want to keep aspect ratio correct, it would need to stay at 720 if that is what the original file was encoded at.
That aluminum must really make a big difference in speed!
It makes a huge difference in speed. The white iMacs were G5 processors and the aluminum ones are intel core2 duo's. The latest aluminum iMacs can have quad core i7's. I run handbreak on my mac pro and can rip a dvd in about 20 to 30 minutes, but it's a dual quad core xenon with 16Gb of ram.
It makes a huge difference in speed. The white iMacs were G5 processors and the aluminum ones are intel core2 duo's. The latest aluminum iMacs can have quad core i7's. I run handbreak on my mac pro and can rip a dvd in about 20 to 30 minutes, but it's a dual quad core xenon with 16Gb of ram.
It makes a huge difference in speed. The white iMacs were G5 processors and the aluminum ones are intel core2 duo's. The latest aluminum iMacs can have quad core i7's. I run handbreak on my mac pro and can rip a dvd in about 20 to 30 minutes, but it's a dual quad core xenon with 16Gb of ram.
so...any tips for a non tech savvy person to speed things up
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