X800XT Hardware MPEG encoding

[pRot3us]

How do I use this/know I am using it?

I'm just encoding a .avi file to mpeg (to burn to dvd) and it doesn't seem
any faster than before I got this card.

Do I need compatible encoding software? (I'm using TMPEGEnc)

And is there meant to be much of a speed advantage hardware vs pure software
encoding, if so by how much?


Thanks in advance for any info

Sean

 

[Andrew]

I'm just encoding a .avi file to mpeg (to burn to dvd) and it doesn't seem
any faster than before I got this card.

I could be talking crap, but I thought the hardware part of an ATI
card would accelerate the playback or recording of a video. If you are
converting an existing video from one format to another, then the CPU
is doing the work, so the video card is irrelevant.

 

[pRot3us]

I could be talking crap, but I thought the hardware part of an ATI
card would accelerate the playback or recording of a video. If you are
converting an existing video from one format to another, then the CPU
is doing the work, so the video card is irrelevant.

Quote from ati website :

Cutting Edge Video Technology
RADEON® X800 graphics technology gives you more than just a great gaming
experience. It also has sophisticated video processing, filtering and
acceleration features that make multimedia applications more efficient,
inspiring and fun. With VIDEOSHADERT HD, RADEON® X800 graphics technology
takes advantage of its advanced shader processing engine for user
programmable video effects, video quality enhancement, and encoding and
decoding of many video standards, including MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and
WMV9.

link : http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx800/index.html

I know what you mean, I thought encoding was an odd thing to have on a vid
card when I first heard about it (decoding , fair enough). But if its there
I would certainly like to get using it :¬)

Sean

 

[Anthony Rondon]

Try exporting your avi file to mpeg within ATI's Library, I found it to be
faster than stand alone apps. HTH

Anthony

 

[pRot3us]

Try exporting your avi file to mpeg within ATI's Library, I found it to be
faster than stand alone apps. HTH

Anthony

Sorry that makes no sense to me, what is the ATI Library?

Is this part of the ATI multimedia centre?

I only have the catalyst drivers installed


Sean

 

[Anthony Rondon]

Yes, thats correct.

Sorry that makes no sense to me, what is the ATI Library?

Is this part of the ATI multimedia centre?

I only have the catalyst drivers installed


Sean

 

[pRot3us]

Ok, cheers mate

Downloading now :¬)

Sean

Yes, thats correct.


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[Anthony Rondon]

You could just install the version that came on the cd to try it out.

 

[pRot3us]

Quicker to download ;¬)

You could just install the version that came on the cd to try it out.


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