MP4 H.264 CODEC

[kingrob]

Hi guys. Very sorry to dig up this thread again. I just have a question. This H.264 codec takes very long to encode and makes my processor run @ 99 - 100% for about 4 - 5 hours non stop. I have a substantial amount of movies I want to convert so I can pack away my discs. I am just wondering...can this in some way cause damage to my processor? You know, making it run at full capacity for such long extended periods of time? My poor little AMD Sempron is not going to melt and start oozing out my fan duct is it??????? Sorry, you guys must think im a real drol for asking this, but I am just a little worried. :-(

Dont you feel good that your CPU will be doing some work for a change?

Your CPU has a built-in sensor, so if it's feeling it's working too hard, it will shut itself down before it's damaged. Dont stress about it.

 

[Ockie]

Dont you feel good that your CPU will be doing some work for a change?

Your CPU has a built-in sensor, so if it's feeling it's working too hard, it will shut itself down before it's damaged. Dont stress about it.

LOL...yeah poor thing is used to playing MP3's and a little light porn browsing...not slaving away for 4 hours encoding vids....poor baby lol hahaha.

Thanks King.....feel a bit more @ ease now.

 

[kingrob]

LOL...yeah poor thing is used to playing MP3's and a little light porn browsing...not slaving away for 4 hours encoding vids....poor baby lol hahaha.

Thanks King.....feel a bit more @ ease now.

Well, if it cant handle the work, it's also a good indicator that you need a new CPU.

 

[Ockie]

Well, if it cant handle the work, it's also a good indicator that you need a new CPU.

Well apart from taking 4 hours to encode a vid to H.264, it is serving me very well. Love my little AMD Sempron powered Compaq lappie hehe.
But I am not like you guys that needs a V8 Dual Core, Liquid Nitro cooled chips to shoot each other in 3D rendered online games lol

 

[koffiejunkie]

Hi guys. Very sorry to dig up this thread again. I just have a question. This H.264 codec takes very long to encode and makes my processor run @ 99 - 100% for about 4 - 5 hours non stop. I have a substantial amount of movies I want to convert so I can pack away my discs. I am just wondering...can this in some way cause damage to my processor? You know, making it run at full capacity for such long extended periods of time?

It won't as long as it's well ventilated. Get some software to monitor the temperature. I don't know what guys use on their linux desktop these days, the backend stuff are:

sensors-detect
[follow the instructions it gives you]
sensors

That should give you lots to look at.

 

[Ockie]

My Nvidia Driver for linux has a temp monitor and that hover @ round about 85 degrees when I am encoding. I am assuming the GPU is not the same as the CPU hey? hehe. I will play around with monitors this weekend and see how to get my CPU temp. My fan runs high when I am encoding, so guessing that its doing its job well. You can fry a egg in the hot air that blows out the vent though when I encode lol haha.

 

[Ockie]

Just a update on this. After many days of experimenting with codecs etc...I have decided as follows.

1. Program to encode with K9COPY
2. Codec to use XVID SET TO 2 PASS MODE

Surprizingly, using the above shortens the encoding time by a lot AND THE QUALITY IS EVEN BETTER THAN H.264. Also, now it plays in my DVD player! YAY!