Ligos MPEG-2 Encoder (Cont'd)
By
Uwe Scheffel,
published on July 30, 2001
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: digital, video, editing
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: digital, video, editing
Contents
- 1. Analog Technology Is A Dead-end
- 2. The RT2500 Card Up Close And Personal
- 3. Hardware Installation
- 4. Hardware Installation (Cont'd)
- 5. Monitors And Breakout-Box
- 6. Connecting IEEE1394/FireWire Cameras
- 7. Details For Tech-Savvys
- 8. Lessons In Patience: Software Installation
- 9. Hard Drive Storage Space And Transfer Rates Requirements
- 10. Video Editing With Adobe Premiere
- 11. Converting Raw Material
- 12. Timeline
- 13. Realtime Effects (Cont'd)
- 14. Realtime Effects(Cont'd)
- 15. Realtime Effects (Cont'd)
- 16. Adding Text And Credits Using The Inscriber
- 17. Inscriber (Adding Text And Closing Credits)
- 18. Export Formats For Finished Video Productions
- 19. RealPlayer
- 20. Windows Mediaplayer
- 21. Ligos MPEG-2 Encoder
- 22. Ligos MPEG-2 Encoder (Cont'd)
- 23. Cleaner
- 24. Sound And DVD Authoring
- 25. Conclusion - Low Price, Complicated Installation
22. Ligos MPEG-2 Encoder (Cont'd)
A look at this screenshot shows how long you sometimes have to wait. 2759 frames translate into 110 seconds playing time (with PAL 25 frames/s). The converter needs more than 7 minutes on an Athlon 1400 to process these frames! That's almost four times longer than the actual clip.
We didn't find any universal MPEG-2/DVD player in the RT2500 package, which was a problem. The standard Matrox DVD player is no help at all after the Ligos-LSX conversion. Again, this is just what we observed. Matrox claims that another "Matrox DVD Player" is bundled with the package - perhaps in the depths of some CD-ROM sub-directory. We saved precious time looking for it and used the Asus DVD player instead.
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