Sorry if you saw this message before, but I decided that this is a better forum to ask the question in. I did a search and couldn't find any results that were very fresh...
I am looking for a good way of encoding DV streams to divx right now. So far, I have tried ffmpegx (way unstable, plus it doesn't seem to encode the audio, plus it encodes at like 8fps while hardly impacting my processor) and DivX Pro 5.0.5 (Slloooow and I fricking hate watching 1 of my 2 procs be pegged while the other does nothing.)
Most of the applications mentioned in this thread require vob or at least mpeg2 input. Any other suggestions for a DV source? The files need to be easily playable on Windows machines, and so that pretty much precludes using the Quicktime Pro mpeg4/aac combination. The only way I can seem to get those to play on the PC is with Quicktime and that isn't acceptable. DivX and Xvid are pretty much my favorite 2 options.
I have had good results with using DivX pro on the PC side, I usually get about 30-35 fps of encoding on an Athlon 1800+. My dual 1.25 Powermac only gets about 9-11 fps with similar settings. I am sure the problem lies in the encoder, esp since it is obvious it is not SMP friendly. I would just do the encoding on the PC but moving 25GB DV files is a non-trivial and time consuming task, and I do my capture and editing in Final Cut.
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