Getting low frame rates in handbrake!

[Mugs]

Hi, I've got a mid 2009 MBP 2.66 and maye around 2 weeks ago I started ripping my DVDs with handbrake and I was getting like 100 fps... Now however I'm only getting 30 or less sometimes and it's only using 38% of the CPU whereas before it was using like 90-95%. I haven't changed anything. Does anyoe have any ideas?! Lol thanks.

 

[msjones]

Lets get the basics out the way first, have you got any other apps running at the same time?

 

[rowsdower]

Are you ripping directly from the discs or do you copy the discs to your hard drive first, and then run them through HandBrake?

 

[Mugs]

Hey yer thanks, erm no I'm not running anything else at the same time and I'm ripping straight from the disc, which is what I was doing before, plus I have tried using mac the ripper and the results were the same. Any ideas??? Thanks

 

[rowsdower]

If it's not using 100% CPU, there is probably a data bottleneck. I would suggest copying with MacTheRipper and then Handbrake to check if pulling the data from the disc is the problem, but apparently you tried that already.

 

[cdcastillo]

Sounds to me like you are using a different preset now (with the 30 fps) that when you were getting around 100 fps. It works like that, if you choose a "better resolution/quality" preset, it will encode slower.

 

[Mugs]

Hmmm I'm pretty sure I've used the same presets but I will try changeing it up and seeing what happens. Thanks for all your help. I will just keep mixing the settings up till it works well for me. Again, thankyou!!!