|
Easiest way to drop bitrate and/or resolution on .avi or .mpg?
|
|
|
johniemi
Suspended due to non-functional email address
|
13. March 2005 @ 21:25 |
Link to this message
|
|
I have a small subnotebook with a 7" screen, an old processor and a tiny hard-drive, so I was wondering if there's an easy way for me too decode some of my divx, xvid, mpg etc. files so that they would be smaller in size and would run with a slower processor?
So how to decode video files so that they would run on an older computer? My notebook's screen is only 7" so resolution could be also dropped as the small screen doesn't show video errors so easily.
-John
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
|
shiroh
Account closed as per user's own request
|
13. March 2005 @ 22:41 |
Link to this message
|
|
don't know any except reencode with portable profile.
|
|
aldaco12
AfterDawn Addict
|
14. March 2005 @ 05:39 |
Link to this message
|
|
Maybe converting AVI --> MPG (MPEG-1 Video-CD, of course) produces a movie which can be played more easily than a DivX compressed AVI (no more decoding needed). But the new MPG will be larger (10 MB/minute of movie) than the original AVI.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 14. March 2005 @ 05:39
|
|
johniemi
Suspended due to non-functional email address
|
14. March 2005 @ 07:52 |
Link to this message
|
Ok, VCD would suit me fine as the hard drive capacity on my laptop is pretty cheap to upgrade anyway. So what would be a good and EASY program to convert divx, xvid, mpg and all other various video files to VCD?
-John
|
|
The_OGS
Senior Member
|
17. March 2005 @ 19:13 |
Link to this message
|
TMPGEnc
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_tools/tmpgenc.cfm
Aldaco is right - I can play VCDs on my beloved old Pentium Pro but it sure won't play DivX.
Doesn't matter how much harddrive or memory you have, MPEG4 is very CPU-intensive and you need 1000MHz or so (maybe P3-800 at least) for playback.
MPEG1 (VCD) will be approx. double the filesize vs. MPEG4.
Regards
ABit AB9 Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.4GHz
2GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum XTC R2
ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB
Enermax Liberty 620W
320GB/16MB WD, 150GB/16MB Raptor
Plextor PX-755SA DVD (SATA)
|
|
shiroh
Account closed as per user's own request
|
17. March 2005 @ 21:53 |
Link to this message
|
|
at lower res, i think slower pc can cope.
i'm not sure how much. but my cyrix 233mhz won't do it :)
|
|
The_OGS
Senior Member
|
18. March 2005 @ 07:33 |
Link to this message
|
A Celeron400 will not play, but a PentiumII-450 has a whisper of a chance (but brutal playback, jerky/stuttery, not smooth).
You really need more, just like DVD playback.
Any PC that can run a software-based DVD player will also be strong enough for MPEG4.
A DivX with lower-rez than a DVD will help.
Also, decoding MP3 audio is CPU-intensive too!
That's why VCD (MPEG1) with its MP2 audio is a good choice - both A & V are tailored for easy playback that's less demanding on hardware.
L8R
ABit AB9 Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.4GHz
2GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum XTC R2
ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB
Enermax Liberty 620W
320GB/16MB WD, 150GB/16MB Raptor
Plextor PX-755SA DVD (SATA)
|
|
Mick69
Suspended due to non-functional email address
|
18. March 2005 @ 08:56 |
Link to this message
|
Quote:
a PentiumII-450 has a whisper of a chance (but brutal playback, jerky/stuttery, not smooth).
my old p2-350 plays divx/xvid files without a hitch ;D, you just need codecs that dont need to use alot of cpu resources, like FFDShow.
i used to hate going to weddings, all the old dears would poke me and say "your next", they stopped saying it after i did it to them at funerals -Chopper Reid-
|
|
The_OGS
Senior Member
|
22. March 2005 @ 04:28 |
Link to this message
|
Yeah eh? That's kewl, but I bet the P2 won't run a software DVD player...?
Using the DivX for playback puts all kinds of post-processing on your playback by default (and 'film effect' - what th' hell is that!?) so yes FFDShow easily more efficient.
Celeron 400 was no chance, though ;^(
I bet your P2 was the first 100MHz FSB x 3.5, right?
A milestone design; glad to hear it's still in the game.
FFDShow will not however, unfortunately, help my old PentiumPro, LoL :^)
L8R Mick
ABit AB9 Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.4GHz
2GB OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum XTC R2
ATI Radeon X1900XT 512MB
Enermax Liberty 620W
320GB/16MB WD, 150GB/16MB Raptor
Plextor PX-755SA DVD (SATA)
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
Mick69
Suspended due to non-functional email address
|
22. March 2005 @ 08:59 |
Link to this message
|
Quote:
but I bet the P2 won't run a software DVD player...?
i dunno about that, never installed a dvdrom/burner on ol' betty ;), but yeah im guessing you'd need a mpeg2 decoder card to take the strain off the cpu for dvd/mpeg2 playback. most software dvd players only require a minimum of 400Mhz for playback, so i dunno it might work but its doubtful ;):. http://www.inmatrix.com/articles/minimum2.shtmlQuote:
I bet your P2 was the first 100MHz FSB x 3.5, right?
yep, heres the specs:. http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/specs.aspx?itemId=22543&stext=Quote:
glad to hear it's still in the game
its been retired for a good while now(just use it as a backup comp) but yeah she was top of the line when i first bought her.
some say you shouldnt be able to playback divx/xvid with a processor thats below the 300Mhz mark( recommended 400-500Mhz), while others say that a 233Mhz processor should be able to playback divx/xvid, how true that is all depends on your setup, what works for 1 machine might not work for another.
cheerz m8
i used to hate going to weddings, all the old dears would poke me and say "your next", they stopped saying it after i did it to them at funerals -Chopper Reid-
|
