wOOt no IDE

I`ve (unfortunately) got drive access to ATA100/133/150/300 and there is a noticable difference between them all in file moves. U really gotta be strategic over which types/size of files u store where. Music, pfft u can stick that on a 100 with zero influence. If u want to convert u`r dvds to avi files for u`r htpc, u`ll see the difference when u see the estimated time taken to do the whole process over each of them.

I dunno, I think u`d notice a difference on an OS installed on a ATA100 with indexing and a bunch of crap - then did a fresh on a SATA300, yeah I can see that now. I don`t think it`d be as big a difference tho, and if u`r some1 who installs all the utils and games on the same drive u`d notice alot. I never do that tho.
 
Well of course you can see a difference in file transfers becasue isnt that, that utilizes the burst speed or w/e? I dont do any HTPC stuff so idk about that. Ive only encoded a few files but isnt that processor dependant?
 
Nah, I tend to see the process on my G15 at really low %, it`s usually w8ing for the next bit of information.

Burst speed is what makes moving the likes of mp3 files a nothing job, they`re so small. But big arse files are alot different obviously.
 
Again that can depend on how u`r system is orientated.

Apart from the obvious memory and cpu setups, and what converting software u use.

If u have, for example, u`r OS on 1 drive, util on another drive - possibly with it`s temp location for working, data source on another drive and output to another drive. U`r drives will like u and u`r util can access whatever information it likes with minimum amount of head movement.

If everything is installed on 1 or 2 drives, the heads are going to thrash away. All those 8/9ms seek times will add up.

(drives we mean now, not just partitions on a single drive)

Shouldn`t charge u`r cpu too much, of course that can also depend on what codec u`r converting to and so on, including if u can set cpu usage from within the package.
 
Lets say for instance when i converted a .AVI to .WMV (dont ask lol) i had 2 drives. The SATA one had the movies on it and the IDE had Windows and the program installed (Windows Media Encoder, again dont ask). It was taking a long time and accessing HDs like a mother and CPU was at 100%.
 
Ouch, ya I can understand that. Wme aint the most efficient bit of kit to use, and the debate is open over the wmv format. It has some good and bad points, kinda like alot of codecs. It produces a small file which is what most peoples like. I like wmvs when some1 else has done them ;)

When converting from one codec to another (which can also be influenced by which type of avi it is also), the util can either do the processing on the fly or convert the compressed avi to an uncompressed avi then compress it to a wmv. (we`ll skip over the advantages/disadvantages of different audio codecs) Trouble with this is also that u have to have an extraordinary amount of drive space. An uncompressed avi file can use something like a gig a minute, depending on the resolution use.

Quality wize, I`ve tried a few things and settle for converting whateverthesourceis-> an uncompressed avi, then converting to something suitable, usually divx w/mp3. I like divx cos it`s end result is pretty darn good and it`s a fast conversion.

I couldn`t say whether using wmv and wme would bite my system too, from what u`r saying it`d seem like it`d have a pretty good shot. I`d say the 100% cpu would come from the decompressing and compressing during the same process, dual cores like doing this mind u, I`d like to try a quad.

Anywho, understanding u`r setup, the addition of drives would help alittle - however, it`d be a bit of a wasteful outlay if u don`t do it too often. That`s what it comes down to at the end of the day.
 
Well i was just taking an .AVI movie (think it was a DVD) and converting it to .WMV for a friend. I just told Media Encoder what the source was, and what i wanted to outcome to be and clicked ok lol. I guess it was taking the .AVI from the SATA drive and possibly putting it on my IDE (Windows drive) cause i told it to put the file on desktop. So going from one drive to the other? And i had an X2 3800+ @ 2.6ghz at the time.
 
name='PP Mguire' said:
Well i was just taking an .AVI movie (think it was a DVD) and converting it to .WMV for a friend. I just told Media Encoder what the source was, and what i wanted to outcome to be and clicked ok lol. I guess it was taking the .AVI from the SATA drive and possibly putting it on my IDE (Windows drive) cause i told it to put the file on desktop. So going from one drive to the other? And i had an X2 3800+ @ 2.6ghz at the time.
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Desktop ?!? yikes ! 3800 x2 @ 2350 likes that kind of work ;)

name='WC Annihilus' said:
mp4+x.264+AAC pwns all! :cool: (only problem is the need of codecs and such)
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Apparently they`re meant to be kewl. My understanding of codecs isn`t tremendous, but it does puzzle me how peoples in tv post-production use mp2, I asked a dis-interested party and they claimed that the quality is better, less loss-age. They do-not like to use mp3 for that reason. Personally I thought mp3 was pretty darn good, especially if u use the higher rates.
 
I still have both sata optical drives and a sata hdd, but hopefully I can get rid of the HDD in my upgrade
 
Desktop ?!? yikes ! 3800 x2 @ 2350 likes that kind of work
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Why yikes on the desktop? I was just taking the one file from the SATA drive and making it put the encoded file on my desktop for ease of use.
 
name='PP Mguire' said:
Why yikes on the desktop? I was just taking the one file from the SATA drive and making it put the encoded file on my desktop for ease of use.
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Desktop being used as a workspace for large files incurs the wrath of windows.

Maybe not a large file.
 
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