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Encoding content for slow(ish) machine

  • 15-01-2004 2:32pm
    #1
    Stark
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    I'm looking to encode MPEG-4 content for playback on a slowish machine (Pentium 2 350MHz/128MB thereabouts). Actually it doesn't even have to be MPEG-4, I just have to fit about 45 minutes of decent quality video onto a CD.

    What player gives the best performance?
    If I use XviD, what resolution can I encode at?
    What's the fastest codec playback wise?
    Which gives least decoding overhead, AVI, OGM or Matroska?


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  • #2
    herbie747
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    I would recommend MPEG-1, which is 352x288, Great quality, and would easily play on that machine.

    If you want full resolution (720x576), I would recommend MPEG-2 with a lowish datarate - around 5 or 6mbps, and audio embedded at 44khz - probably won't fit on a CD though. You're looking at about 1.4GB for an MPEG-2 at full resolution.

    Use Adobe Premiere trial, or TMPGEnc (has presets for MPEG1).

    So, overall, I would go for MPEG1, using TMPGEnc for encoding.

    http://download.pegasys-inc.com/download_files/TMPGEnc-2.521.58.169-Free.zip


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