i suppose i coulda stuck this in my review thread, or the notebook general forum, or the video forum or the...ugh

CPU Specs
Core DUO T2300 1.66ghz 166x10@1.075v

The Test
XVID 1.2cvs multithreaded code (MPEG4 ASP)

XVID Options:
Trellis quant.
Quarter Pixel (QPel)
Cartoon Mode
AS@L5
2pass
h.263 quant type
VHQ for B-frames
turbo mode
chroma motion
threads = 2

VDubMod/Avisynth Options:
Kernel deinterlace
resize 640x352
IVCT 23.967fps

I used disk 3 of Ghost in the Shell Second Gig, why? cause i eat sleep and breathe anime lol. clip was about 8000 frames. heres the results

11:02:56 PM: Audio Done.
11:02:56 PM: MP3-File-Size is 7851 kb.
11:02:56 PM: Audio 1, determined: 7851 kb
11:02:56 PM: Audio 1, calc: 7851 kb
11:02:56 PM: New Bitrate for Movie = 1511 k(=1000)Bits/s

11:02:56 PM: Started Xvid - First Pass: C:\GhostInTheShell2ndGig_Vol_03_standard\test.avs
11:05:16 PM: Finished Xvid - First Pass: Duration: 2 minutes, 20 seconds.
11:05:16 PM: Trying to open Log-file.
11:05:16 PM: Success: Log-file open.
11:05:16 PM: Encoded: 8027 Frames.
11:05:16 PM: Speed: 57.106 Frames per Second.
11:05:16 PM: New target size = 61780 Kb

11:05:16 PM: Started Xvid - Second Pass: C:\GhostInTheShell2ndGig_Vol_03_standard\test.avs
11:08:22 PM: Finished Xvid - Second Pass: Duration: 3 minutes, 5 seconds.
11:08:22 PM: Speed: 43.160 Frames per Second.

quite fast if u ask me, the same settings but with one thread on my mobile athlon64 3000+ (OCed to 2.0ghz) would get about 45 first pass, and 29-31 on second pass

considering just how much of a joke the FPU is in Pentium M architecture (core duo as well) having 2 cores OWNZ. ofcourse a turion X2 would wipe the floor with core duo in a XVID encode. but here ya go. the cheapest core duo kicks ass and takes names.

nice, the first pass and second pass is amazing.

Cool. I'm interested in how long it takes to encode a full-length (2-hour) feature.

Oh, and the thread's fine. I'll leave it right here.