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How long should it take to encode video in iDVD

dtpacula

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I am trying to encode a 2 1/2 movie in iDVD without menu's on my macbook pro early 2011, it has been over eight ours and its only at 58%. Should it really take that long!?

Full Specs:
2.3GHz Core i5
8GB RAM
intel 3100 HD at 512MB.

Thanks for the help!
 
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That really does seem obscenely long. A few hours (2-3) for HD, might be normal, but 8+ is not right.

Are you storing the video on your internal drive?
 
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cwa107 said:
That really does seem obscenely long. A few hours (2-3) for HD, might be normal, but 8+ is not right.

Are you storing the video on your internal drive?
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yes that is what i thought especially with a core i5.

yes it is on my internal drive. its driving me nuts!
 
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Encoding video takes an ENORMOUS amount of space during the conversion and encoding process. I mean many times the intended final output file size.

Could this be the issue (basically if you tell me you have less than 70-80GB free I'm going to say yes, that's the issue).
 

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