Hi all. I just built a new rig with an Opteron dualcore. I can assign shrink to only run on one core so I can still use my computer while it does it's thing. Has anyone had a problem doing this?
Its always best to leave the computer ALONE when transcoding/encoding, under any circumstances.
Since you have a SWEET setup you should go for optimum quality,
and use an encoder instead of DVD shrink (Transcoder only).
DVD-RB (DVD rebuilder) with the CCE plugin (Cinema craft encoder),
Is the best DVD authoring tool in terms of quality,
It puts all other trancoders/encoders to shame.
Most 1 click tools are compressed domain transcoders. What this means in English is that they simply remove enough information from the video on a DVD to make it small enough to fit on a blank disc. Instead of using that approach, DVD-RB re-encodes the video from scratch. The advantage to this approach is that a good MPEG encoder will do a better job of distributing the bitrate, both between frames and between different pixels in the same frame, in a way that maintains as much quality as possible from the original.
If quality is what your after this is the way to go,
But always leave the computer alone, one 'hiccup' could,
ruin a good movie and waste time and money.
