[MEncoder-users] Encodes for slow laptop

[Jan Knutar]

On Sunday 08 June 2008, Stella-Terra Clemens wrote:

> First off: what is the best codec to use on a slow system given DVD
> input for consistantly smooth playback and as good a picture quality
> as I can get?  I tried h264, but that turned out to be way too slow
> (or was I using it wrong?)  Mainly I've been trying to use XviD, but
> is there something else that would be better in this circumstance?

> x86 processor at 433 MHz

h264 is definitely too heavy, forget about it.

XviD will work, up to some resolution. If DVD resolution works, consider 
yourself lucky :)