RE: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
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 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
Re: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:39 AM, Hairy Dog Digital wrote: The next morning it's either Christmas bonanzo or a lump of coal :o Exactly. Last week, my compression system worked for 12 hours to compress 8 minutes of video on a quad G5 with 4 gigs of Ram. When it was finished, I found Squeeze had forgotten to insert my cuepoints. Making the whole thing a lump of coal. Only so many times you can waste 12 hours of compression before you decide the tool is a piece of crap. Add to that their ridiculously poor support, and Squeeze is definitely crap. It does not belong in any professional production pipeline. For a while, I thought it did. It used to be OK, but every time they release and upgrade, it just gets worse and worse. -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. http://www.rpsystems.net ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
[Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
Maybe it's a little OT... 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? I love the squeeze interface, but if vp6 encoding is so slow this tool is pretty useless. I will have to use the on2 flix pro, the interface is terrible, but encoding is near 1:1 thanks for your comments. Alfonso Florio ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
Re: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
When I would encode Sorenson 3 for Quicktime, I'd start it Friday night, and when arriving back from the club at 5am, I'd pop in the office to see how the compression was going on a 40 second clip at 640x480. Compression's just a slow business, bro. Those who do it professionally use hardware instead of software for better speed, and overall better results. This is also why vp6 is not in Flash Media Server 2 for real-time encoding, hehe! Close all programs, start the compression, minimize it, and go do something else. - Original Message - From: Alfonso Florio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 8:28 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze Maybe it's a little OT... 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? I love the squeeze interface, but if vp6 encoding is so slow this tool is pretty useless. I will have to use the on2 flix pro, the interface is terrible, but encoding is near 1:1 thanks for your comments. Alfonso Florio ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
Re: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
On Feb 25, 2006, at 8:28 PM, Alfonso Florio wrote: Is this because the trial contains a beta or also the paid version has this compression times? I love the squeeze interface, but if vp6 encoding is so slow this tool is pretty useless. I will have to use the on2 flix pro, the interface is terrible, but encoding is near 1:1 On2 Pro is pretty slow in any place, but Squeeze is a pig. The more you use it, the worse you will realize it is. The fact is, there isn't a decent compression tool available right now for encoding to On2 Pro. Even Flix is rather poorly designed, and doesn't offer the right features (no cuepoints, for instance.) My recent project, I had to revert to the Flash encoder and bump up the bitrate. I'd be happy to pay for a decent compression tool which could make full and proper use of that codec. -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. http://www.rpsystems.net ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
