There are quite a few places that have cool wmv encoding tips
http://www.avsforum....threadid=227837I actually use a program from
http://nic.dnsalias.com/ to do my encoding..
it involves quite a few lil programs.. but the end results are incredible...
*MAJOR TIP*Ok... you notice that the encoding takes FORE EVERRRRRRRR!!!! Well.. lets speed it up...
If you use a 3rd party encoder like TMPGenc Xpress 3-4 (4 supports wmvhd natively... and encodes much faster)...
after you select wmv as your output.. you'll notice 3 tabs
VIDEO AUDIO OTHER
click on OTHER...
you'll see a performance tab
drag the slider all the way to the left.. and then move it one space to the right...
I found that it gave me incredible boost in speed without losing too much quality
If you are using the official windows media encoder... just select TOOLS
select Options
select Performance
DEselect Use Defaults..
and do the same thing here
Performance when encoding...
drag the slider all the way to the left.. and then move it one space to the right...
There are also tools such as DVD to WMV... I started puting my collection on a external usb drive
NOTE:
You need to format your usb2 hard drive to Fat32.. *sigh*
or it wont be recognized.... and this will put limitations on your file sizes... you wont be able to go over 4 gigabytes for a wmvhd file....
I have found that the high definition wmv encoded properly can look super and weigh in between 2-4 gigabytes per 2 hour movie.. (depending on the movie)
I'll write a complete tutorial if everyone wants one...
Darryl