> i've downloaded the trial of squeeze 4.3, and I'm trying to > compress with the vp6 coded. > I have a fast pc and the compression times are tremendously > slow. At least 2 minutes to compress 20 seconds :( I tried to > compress a three minutes hires mpeg2, put a stupid > deinterlace on it and after 10 minutes I was at 6% :(( > > Is this because the trial contains a beta or also the paid > version has this compression times?
Software compression in general is slow, and the more complex the compression algorithm, the slower it gets. I can't speak for the breadth of compression products, but with Squeeze it's also been my experience the longer you have it running and compressing clips, the slower it gets (memory leaks?). When I've got a number of clips to compress (on Win XP Pro), I disconnect the workstation from the network, do a clean boot with all non-critical system startups (eg, antivirus, VNC, quicktime/adobe speed loaders) disabled, then set everything up to start compressing before I turn off the lights and leave. The next morning it's either Christmas bonanzo or a lump of coal :o ...Rob _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com

