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[KAZ]

I am just in the middle of imorting a dvd via media imort and it is taking ages!! Is thsi the right way? Surely it does not take that long. Any advices??   Many thanks in advance

[KAZ]

Hi there it is still importing advice would be appricated

[sknis]

Hi there it is still importing advice would be appricated

Hint:
2.93 gigahertz Intel Celeron
704 Megabytes Installed Memory
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz

[KAZ]

Hint:
2.93 gigahertz Intel Celeron
704 Megabytes Installed Memory
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz

Thanks for that, i assume you could get this import to go quicker but its my pc.

[ml]

What do you mean by 'so long'?    

Is this a DVD that you made using EMC or is it a commercial DVD?   If it's a commercial DVD with copyprotection, it won't import it.

The speed with which you import is dependent on your computer and the type of movie you're importing.

Simple steps to speed up the process are.... defragment your hard drive first, disconnect from the internet and turn off your virus and firewall programs,  don't do anything else on your computer while you're importing.   Importing is a very CPU intensive process and anything else you're doing on the computer will slow the importation.

Or you can go grab a cup of coffee or play a round of golf and come back when it's done.  

[johnkerrison]

CPU intensive?  Mine is so slow it doesn't enen use much cpu! I have looked for any options to address this but so far, I won't be buying any more Roxio Products. Even dvd shrink is faster. all I want to do is remaster some dvd's from my tv dvdrecorder!  

Win XP Media center
Pentium 4 3.06gb cpu
2.5gb Ram
256mb graphic card

[KAZ]

CPU intensive?  Mine is so slow it doesn't enen use much cpu! I have looked for any options to address this but so far, I won't be buying any more Roxio Products. Even dvd shrink is faster. all I want to do is remaster some dvd's from my tv dvdrecorder!  

Win XP Media center
Pentium 4 3.06gb cpu
2.5gb Ram
256mb graphic card

Sorry forgot to mention when i wrote this that i did not update my pc spec.

Mind you Johnkerrison try doing this in ULEAD, oh my god that is slow.

Edited by KAZ, 04 May 2007 - 06:51 AM.

[gi7omy]

Bear in mind guys that video rendering IS slow - that's a fact of life. Even Pixar with their 'farm' of multicore, tons of RAM machines admit it takes a very long time to render (and they're using dedicated, top-end, cost a small fortune, apps for that job)

[KAZ]

Bear in mind guys that video rendering IS slow - that's a fact of life. Even Pixar with their 'farm' of multicore, tons of RAM machines admit it takes a very long time to render (and they're using dedicated, top-end, cost a small fortune, apps for that job)

I hope in the future they can do something about this, you would have thought as technology is vastly expanding at the rate of my heart beat they would have something for this

[grandpabruce]

I hope in the future they can do something about this, you would have thought as technology is vastly expanding at the rate of my heart beat they would have something for this

You're lucky it does it at all, with a Celeron computer.  As long as it does work, just do something else why the computer is doing its thing.  I do.

[KAZ]

You're lucky it does it at all, with a Celeron computer.  As long as it does work, just do something else why the computer is doing its thing.  I do.

Hey Bruce dont knock my Celeron   it does wonders for me, its a good computer.

Edited by KAZ, 04 May 2007 - 07:12 AM.

[grandpabruce]

Hey Bruce dont knock my Celeron   it does wonders for me, its a good computer.

I'm not knocking it, at all.  It isn't  the ideal setup for video work, although, I am still trying to figure out what is.

[myguggi]

Hey Bruce dont knock my Celeron it does wonders for me, its a good computer.

Read this post: Celeron vs Pentium IV

[REDWAGON]

Based on the profile of your computer spec's, it is not one specifically made for doing the best video work. But that is most likely the thoughts of most of the others that have replied. Nothing wrong with your computer. It is just not one that is put together for doing video work in the best way possible.

Having that cup of coffee is a pretty good idea while you are waiting for the computer to do it's thing in video work.

[barryware]

Having that cup of coffee is a pretty good idea while you are waiting for the computer to do it's thing in video work.

Cup of Coffee??? I believe you meant "Case of Beer"  

Edited by barryware, 04 May 2007 - 11:53 AM.

[johnkerrison]

Sorry forgot to mention when i wrote this that i did not update my pc spec.

Mind you Johnkerrison try doing this in ULEAD, oh my god that is slow.

So why can't it utilise more memory and why use only 0.1% of cpu power (from task manager)

Blimey, I remember rendering on an old Amiga 500 years ago, now that was slow(about 62hrs)! but it at least done the job!
spec is

Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 2 (max 2) per processor
Name Intel Pentium 4 524
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping F.4.9
Extended Family/Model F.4
Core Stepping G1
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 3058.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 23.0 x 133.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 532.0 MHz
Stock frequency 3066 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Trace cache 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
L2 cache 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory  

Northbridge Intel i915P/i915G rev. 0E
Southbridge Intel 82801FB (ICH6) rev. 03
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2560 MBytes
Memory Frequency 199.5 MHz (2:3)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 4.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRDC) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 clocks

System  

System Manufacturer Packard Bell NEC
System Name I-media MC H1519
System S/N 101060220305
Mainboard Vendor NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL
Mainboard Model GA-8I915PMD
BIOS Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version 10g
BIOS Date 11/25/2005

Memory SPD  

Module 1 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 512 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Micron Technology
Module 3 DDR2, PC2-4300 (266 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Micron Technology

Software  

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)  
DirectX Version 9.0c

Edited by johnkerrison, 06 May 2007 - 05:10 AM.

[sknis]

So why can't it utilise more memory and why use only 0.1% of cpu power (from task manager)

Blimey, I remember rendering on an old Amiga 500 years ago, now that was slow(about 62hrs)! but it at least done the job!
spec is

Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 2 (max 2) per processor
Name Intel Pentium 4 524
Code Name Prescott
Specification Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.06GHz

DVD shrink is faster. With your computer, you should be able to render an AVI to a compatible mpg2 file in 1 to about 1 1/2 times the length of the file. I don't think that is extremely slow. With older computers, it was between 4 and 10 times the length of the project The best way was to start it at night and come back in the morning and hopefully it had completed or a slow round of golf. With your computer, you may not have time to take a short cat nap or play more than one or two holes.

If you are starting with a compatible mpg2 files and not changing the quality, there is no re-encoding so the time is very quick except for the areas where you have done some editing.

How long is it taking you? What video card do you have? With this software, a good video card with recent video drivers plays a large part in the speed. If your video card/chip can't handle the 3D transitions, the program will work in software mode which is a lot slower. That computer comes with a video card with only 64mb memory. To run this program efficiently, you need 256 on-board.  Also make sure that you have updated the video drivers for that card.  I believe that this is the correct one.

Edited by sknis, 06 May 2007 - 05:55 AM.