[MEncoder-users] Multi-threaded xvid-encoding on dual-core systems

[Michael Archibeque]

Hello,

You have to compile the latest svn or cvs version of xvid to get
multithreaded encoding.  I hope this helps.

Michael


On 1/9/07, Markus Bonet <m.bonet at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am new to mencoder and used Windows so far for encoding TV-rips.
> Actually I am getting used to mencoder and I am trying to find out how
> my setup can profit from the 2 CPU-cores installed on my FC6 (x86_64).
>
> Here is my setup:
>
> mencoder: mencoder.x86_64                         1.0-0.66.rc1.lvn6
> xvidcore: xvidcore.x86_64                         1.1.2-1.lvn6
>
> I am testing with this simple command:
> mencoder <TVRip>.ts -o /dev/null -ovc xvid -xvidencopts
> bitrate=-175000:pass=1:threads=2 -oac mp3lame
>
> But as far as I can see, only 1 CPU is used (top tells so). There isn't
> any hint, that threads=n causes anything. Neither within the first pass
> nor in the second.
>
> I even compiled libxvid myself (without any configurations,
> just ./configure) but there isn't any difference (I linked to the new
> lib, fuser <myselfcomiledlibxvid> shows mencoder's pid during encoding).
>
> Did I miss or misunderstood anything? Is there anything I need to add or
> adjust?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Markus
>
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