Quickest MPEG2/DVD converter

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chopper3chopper3
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Just a quick question, what's the quickest software that converts QT-readable movies into DVD content? I've tried iDVD and Toast, both of which are fine but I don't think either uses both processors, does any other software use both to increase conversion time?



Thanks.

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    pbg4 dudepbg4 dude Posts: 1,611member
    If you can afford it, check out DVD Studio Pro. It includes Compressor which is built for Dual G4s & G5s. Supposedly it works waay faster on G5s though.
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    live4everlive4ever Posts: 38member
    The fastest I've used is Mainconcept's, one hour of DV takes about an hour and 40 minutes to convert to mpeg2 (this is on a Powerbook 1.25GHz - using 1 pass VBR).



    On dual G5s though it can be faster that real-time I've heard.



    Try it out for free here (the demo leaves a small watermark):

    http://www.mainconcept.com/downloads.shtml
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    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    i compress all my dv footage with FInal cut's mpeg-2 exporter (which is compressor in a pretty form). I do two pass VBR encoding with a traget bitrate of 4-6 and a max of 7. I'm a videophile, if there is such a thing, so i like my mpegs to be as artifact free as possible. generally speaking, my dual 2.5 G5 encodes at that level basically in real-time.
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