Distributing Computer Cluster and TmpegENC Mpeg Encoder??

[jloor]

Crazy question... but is it possible to utilize a four proccesor system with TMPEG? what are some things, hardware wise that will improve TmpegENC encoding time?

Another question:

Is it possible to encode through a computer cluster? I read an article somewhere that Mandrake? is making computer clustering simpler and more possible... is there a way that TmpegENC to utilize clusting technology? Perhaps win2k advance server can do something?

Sorry for all the questions... but I wan to see how shorth I can really cut my encoding time. Thanks a million.

 

[Confused]

Welcome into the DC forum

Generally, the thing that speeds up encoding times with TMPEG i've found is more memory bandwidth to the processors will help, so going through a (relatively) limited speed network connection (even if it is 200mbps - full duplex, or maybe even gigabit) might not be too much faster, as well as more processor speed on the one machine is good. I believe that TMPEG is SMP (symmetric multiple processor) aware, meaning it will use all CPUs on a dual or quad CPU machine. If not, then (providing an SMP aware OS (NT, 2k, XP Pro, Linux) is used) two or more encodings can go on at once.


By no means is any of this correct or wrong, it's just an opinion, and hopefully will provide some things for people to agree or disagree with, and get a good discussion (but NO flaming, please ) going


Confused

 

[ProviaFan]

The mosix project might provide what you're looking for on the OS side, but the application has to be optimized to work in such an environment. Whether TmpegENC is optimized to run that way or not is beyond my knowledge.