help convert this 720p 3gp to something that takes less resources at playback

[chamji]

hi
i have a lot of 3gp 720p videos recorded by my mobile. it is mtk6575 ..
at playback they take 20-30 % of my cpu (C2D E6550) and 8gb ram . using ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO .

here is the specs of the video

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : 3GPP Media Release 4
Codec ID : 3gp4
File size : 583 MiB
Duration : 6mn 31s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 12.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : 20
Duration : 6mn 31s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 12.5 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 256 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Rotation : 270°
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.865 fps
Minimum frame rate : 29.032 fps
Maximum frame rate : 30.748 fps
Color space : YUV
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.454
Stream size : 583 MiB (100%)
Title : VideoHandle
Writing library : MTK_ENCODER_V3
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AMR
Format/Info : Adaptive Multi-Rate
Format profile : Narrow band
Codec ID : samr
Duration : 6mn 31s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 12.8 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 8 000 Hz
Bit depth : 13 bits
Stream size : 611 KiB (0%)
Title : SoundHandle
Writing library :
Language : English

whearas there are other fiels that when played takes hardly 2-3 %.


shouldnt the gpu accelerate its decoding ? or whatever it is... ?
as this site says so ..
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...-2400/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-2400-gpu-specs.aspx

Hardware MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX video decode acceleration

besides this thre are also other videos .

so i want to be able to convert this video to a format that takes less resources on this pc when played back.


i have tried ati avio but it says file not compatible.

i tried AVS video converter but that pegs my cpu to 100 % and it was reporting 30 minutes for just a 5 minutes clip . thats horrendous..

so is there any software that should allow me to convert it quickly using the ati avivio .. ? i.e. gpu accelerration ?

so that at time of converting my cpu is not peged and its done quickly as well . as i have a lot of such files.


and which output should i select for above file so its gpu accelerated at playback and also after conversion quality is not compromised . and size is also not increased too much.. wheareas size reduction will be good thing.
thanks

 

[Jaydip]

Have you tried media player classic?

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Wrong forum, mate... In any case, try a software called Handbrake. Do a search in the forums, there are some detailed tutorials about it...



Mods, please move this to "Software" or "Digital and Video Cameras".

 

[chamji]

yes i tried
mphc
gom player
vlc

same result on all ..



should this type of files be decoded (for the lack of correct techincal term) by my gpu ? and not tax the cpu ?

because in format it says mpeg-4 and ati site says its supported

i am also using corecodec..

i mistankly posted it here .. sorry mods .. please move it to correct section
i am trying handbrake and it has been running for the past 14 minuts and still the video is at 00.95 % .. and the time remaining is 10.23 it is not decreasing .. the green progress bar of handbrake visible in win 7 taskbar is hardly 1 % . and cpu is pegged at 100 % .

i am using latest drivers and also hardware acceleration is enabled

 

[AnitaPeterson]

OP, you should look into using "Splash Lite" (freeware)... it has really good hardware acceleration, much better than any other player on the market.

Did Handbrake work, or not?

 

[chamji]

OP, you should look into using "Splash Lite" (freeware)... it has really good hardware acceleration, much better than any other player on the market.

Did Handbrake work, or not?

no hand brake is not working .
when it starts converting the file it says 10 minutes remaining even after the passage of half an hour it still says so .. and the taksbar icon which also shows progress bar is hardly 1% and cpu is at 100 %.

i am new to these things..


can someone tell me what format should i convert to so that when played back .it is hardware supported..

also

since i am new to this things i have one confusion.
is it possible for the video to be converted by my gpu ? so my cpu is not used .. i.e. my cpu utilizaiton is 0% or at minimum ? when and how .. i have red at ati site that says vido transcoding or somethings like this ...

if above is not achievable by my cpu then can ati 4350 achieve it ?

 

[Jaydip]

no hand brake is not working .
When it starts converting the file it says 10 minutes remaining even after the passage of half an hour it still says so .. And the taksbar icon which also shows progress bar is hardly 1% and cpu is at 100 %.

I am new to these things..


Can someone tell me what format should i convert to so that when played back .it is hardware supported..

Also

since i am new to this things i have one confusion.
Is it possible for the video to be converted by my gpu ? So my cpu is not used .. I.e. My cpu utilizaiton is 0% or at minimum ? When and how .. I have red at ati site that says vido transcoding or somethings like this ...

If above is not achievable by my cpu then can ati 4350 achieve it ?

nvenc
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/mediaespresso/overview_en_US.html?&r=1

 

[Ken g6]

at playback they take 20-30 % of my cpu (C2D E6550)

Why is this a problem? It's working, isn't it?

 

[chamji]

Why is this a problem? It's working, isn't it?

problem is that i have a lot of files in above format . and playing it consums my cpu .. but my gpu is idling .
now i am not sure if my particular card is meant to accelerate/decode the above file type itself or leave it to the cpu..

but looking at the stats from gpuz and amd gpu clock tool my gpu is idling 1-2 % while this file is played.
these files are actually video lectures recording in class .. and i play them side by side along with gns3 .. or hyper-v./
and playing them with those softwares hit my cpu at 100 % and gpu is idling ..

also when i play other 720p vidoes my cpu is nor going more then 5-10 % ..



so i want to know if my gpu ati 2400 pro capable of playing above file in hardware .. if not then i want to convert it into some type that should play using hardware assistance by my gpu ..

now anothe issue is that i have a lot of them .. and each software that i try to convert hits my cpu to 100 % and a 5 mintues clip takes 30-40 minutes to convert .. so is it possible for it to be converted in gpu acceleration.. so it converts quickly ?

i have downloaed the espresso and its hardware acceleration is greyed out .. and now its converting with my cpu at 100 % and gpu at 3-10 % ..
EDIT: starts:
now its converted after 35 minutes and its just 7mb file and is only 13 seconds long.. what the F is this..


also i ahve installed ati drivers that are latest according to ati .. installed avivo as well...

 

[dave_the_nerd]

1) Your Radeon 2400 is (obviously) not able to decode that type of video.

2) There is nothing wrong with using your CPU to decode video. If your computer is assembled properly, it should be able to run at 100% CPU load all the time. Running HyperV and GNS3, assuming you're actually doing anything with them and not just simulating an idle state, will peg your (kinda puny) CPU at 100% easy, with or without the video playback.

3) Handbrake will convert the videos, but it will take a while. Longer depending on the settings. Your CPU is no speed demon and video transcoding is very demanding. In terms of net expenditure of time, you're better off playing back the videos as is and dealing with slightly slower VM performance.

4) There are no GPU-powered video converters that will run on a Radeon 2400, to my knowledge.

That said, if I were trying to run VMs while watching a video, I'd want a quad core something.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Try Mirillis Splash Lite with GPU decoding:

http://mirillis.com/en/products/splash.html

 

[chamji]

thanks all
esp the conclusive reply by @dave_the_nerd

now i can get ati 4350 dirt cheap .. would it be of any advantage compared to the current one in my case ?

also if its not ok then what about ati 5450 ?

 

[AnitaPeterson]

The 5450 is newer.
And you should really try a different player as well... maybe PotPlayer?