Re: help

cool thanks 4 ya time, im running p4 windows xp AMD Athlon(TM) 2400+ 1.5ghz 512mb ram ... is this what you are after...

ok, does P4 = Pentium 4? If so, not sure what the AMD Athlon 2400+ is?

If it's not a Pentium 4, but it is an AMD Athlon XP 2400+, then what's the 1.5ghz? That 1.5ghz speed seems to be more like AMD XP 1800+ speeds??? Do you have your BIOS setup properly to run at full speed of your processor?

90 minutes converting in 4 hours doesn't seem too bad if you are running at 1.5 (it used to take twice that, if not longer, on older machines).

Some things to check/try:
1) look if your computer is setup to run at "full" speed (assuming you have an AMD XP 2400+)
2) download the TRIAL version of Ulead's DVD MovieFactory 3.0 -- I believe the encoder is faster in this version
3) don't run other things on your computer while rendering
4) check how your Operating System is setup for optimization (give higher priority for running tasks)
5) For MUCH FASTER standalone encoders, download the TRIAL versions of either CinemaCraft Basic or Mainconcept's Standalone mpeg encoder (you won't believe the difference in speed)

Regards,
George