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Excessive DVD Decrypt time
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dodzy
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5. October 2004 @ 02:09 |
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Hi folks,
I'm new around her but have read some super stuff across the site. Hope I'm posting this message in the correct forum. Currently using DVD decrypt and DVD shrink ( latest versions ) on a Dell P3 1ghz - 256mb PC133 momory ( please..don't laugh ) , XP SP2, Samsung DVD S616 firmware bpt1, Sony DRU530A DVD RW firmware2.1c. Anyway, to decrypt a DVD with approx running time of 173mins takes 115mins. Is that time consistent with the processor / memory mentioned ? If so, could this time be reduced by increasing the memory to 512mb ? Or is it just time to update the complete system
Thank you
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5. October 2004 @ 16:43 |
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IMO, you should be Decrypting faster. Decrypting is neither CPU nor memory intensive. You can check this out, though. Do Ctrl-Alt-Del >> Task Manager >> Performance...and you will get a real-time graph to see how CPU and memory resources are being used. Neither should be at 100%. IF CPU is lower than 15%, you might have a CPU over-heating problem causing the slowdown.
Can you tell me at what speed Decrypter is reading? It will have a number with an x behind it? Does it fluctuate while burning? What is the range? Also, you may have had a hard-to-read DVD. Keep an eye on this x read-out. Also, under Settings - Device, it is best to set the read speed to Max, unless you find this doesn't work, and then you have to find what does.
COncerning your CPU and Shrink, I am thinking that if you do Deep Analysis with something like the Sharp setting, you should get a 5 to 6 hour encode time. Without these, maybe 1 to 2 hours. It all depends on the size of the file you will be dealing with.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 5. October 2004 @ 16:46
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dodzy
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6. October 2004 @ 05:18 |
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Thanks for the reply, Doc.
I have managed to improve the Decrypt / burn times significantly by enabling DMA on drives through BIOS settings modification. Now "Current Transfer Mode" is Ultra DMA 5 and 2 on HDDs and optical drives respectively. However, Shrink encoding is slow. 1500KB/s (average) with 30MB buffered. As you suggested, I have checked CPU usage and RAM during encoding (Task Mgr / Performance . Cpu - 100% and RAM -200mb.( This only leaves 56mb .....). You also suggested that a reasonable time on a Decrypter rip may indicate a dodgy Shrink install ?????
Maybe I will just uninstall and REinst and see if any change can be noticed.
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6. October 2004 @ 05:46 |
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If you were in PIO rather than DMA mode that would make a big difference. Regarding Shrink, or any other transcoder, I would advise at least another 128 MB RAM. Running at 512MB would be even better. Beyond that, the only way to decrease encode times is to get a faster processor.
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Cosmo1111
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6. October 2004 @ 07:20 |
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Yeah. It takes awhile for me aswell
Well about 30 min to encode and then 50 min to decrypt.
About 15 min to burn.
whats the adverage time?
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6. October 2004 @ 07:26 |
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Cosmo1111...it's impossible to tell you what kind of decrypt and encode times you should be getting without knowing your CPU specs, amount of RAM, and all the software you are using. What are these?
The 15 minutes burn time, though, tells me you are probably using 4X media.
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dodzy
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6. October 2004 @ 08:11 |
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Thanks again Doc / Cosmo. Finally, I am running a DELL pIII 1 ghz as previously mentioned with 2 * 128MB memory. If I double existing memory ( change to 2 * 256MB modules ), would you see a noticeable improvement ?
Here in Ireland, suppliers have this beautiful way of shafting youbigtime when it comes to component purchase....
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6. October 2004 @ 08:16 |
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dodzy, they do it here too! yes, increased memory will always help. I just went from 512 to 1024 and I can't believe the difference! ;>)
 GO VOLS !This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. October 2004 @ 08:17
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dodzy
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6. October 2004 @ 10:38 |
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Thx bigorange. It's good to hear that others are getting ripped off also :-) I was feeling rather alone in that respect ( looking at your system specifications !) By the way, don't forget to change yours to reflect the increase in memory...! and how much did it cost to put that beast together in the first place ? One Super machine.. compared to this piece of j*#k
If you live in U.K it appears you are on the pigs back so to speak . I wonder how their memory prices compare with yours...
I'm going to upgrage to 512MB and see where it takes me.....
http://www.planetmicro.co.uk/results_subcat.asp?subcat=266&sort=low&title=DDR%20PC3200%20(400)&images=1
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6. October 2004 @ 15:59 |
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LOL, done and done. BTW, the Dell wasn't half bad, under 1,000.00 with a 100.00 rebate and a very good 24/7 support team. I have to say not too shabby, well, I still haven't gotten my rebate yet.lol ;>)
Oh, one more thing, it was 120.00(includes tax and shipping) to increase the memory 512mb.
GO VOLS !
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