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[Solved] Best video encoding software that uses quad core technology

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ibewho   09-14-2009 at 09:42:32 PM

Anyone know of any free software that uses all 4 cores? I convert videos occasionally to watch on my ps3 and the video converters I use don't seem to utilize all the processor speed that's avaliable to it. Most of the time, it only uses 1 or 2 threads even when multi threading is enabled. Can anyone recommend me a video encoder that actually uses all my cpu power to convert these video files faster? Thanks

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If you can use H.264 in MKV or MP4 containers on the PS3, Handbrake is an excellent program that can utilise at least 8 threads at 100%.
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randomizer   09-15-2009 at 06:41:52 AM
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If you can use H.264 in MKV or MP4 containers on the PS3, Handbrake is an excellent program that can utilise at least 8 threads at 100%.

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Zirbmonkey   09-22-2009 at 02:02:18 AM

Another vote for HandBreak. It fully utilizes my i7 920 with 8 cores humming at 100%. I've been ripping all my DVDs into mkv files, and haven't had a problem yet. I'm running in Win 7 right now as well.

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ibewho   09-22-2009 at 05:44:07 PM

Have you guys tried badaboom? That's suppose to be way better than handbrake

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Zirbmonkey   10-15-2009 at 10:43:08 PM

badaboom:
-limited codex support
-No Dolby DTS
-only works with Nvidia GPUs
-Costs money

According to reviews it is considerably faster than transcoding in handbreak with an i7 as long as you have a GT200 series.

I replaced my 8800GTX with an ATI 5870. And my CPU is an i7 920. Plus I don't plan to spend $100 just to transcode. So it doesn't really appeal to me.

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