turbo.264 Video Encoder

applecart · 06-20-2008, 10:12 AM

hello forum, i am on the fence about buying the turbo.264 usb device. wondering if anyone has used this, and if any pro/con on it? thanks all!

i robot · 06-21-2008, 06:16 PM

I haven't used this product and I have just read the spec. I don't really see an advantage that makes this $100 more expensive than handbrake which will decrypt as well as encode your video.

I am probably missing something though.

tdefriez · 06-23-2008, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by applecart

hello forum, i am on the fence about buying the turbo.264 usb device. wondering if anyone has used this, and if any pro/con on it? thanks all!

Its basically a time saver (haven't tried using Handbrake recently so maybe its faster now) - it saved me many hours when encoding to H-264 (basically I could use this format instead of just MP3, even with MP3 it saved time) on early Duo Core MBP - have yet to compare on recently purchased 2.6 Duo Core 2 MBP but I expect this still holds. With this you first need to rip the DVD so you lose a little time there but I often found Handbrake failed to rip correctly or had issue finding content on some DVD's. MTR and Turbo-264 does not have this issue.

i robot · 06-23-2008, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by tdefriez

Its basically a time saver (haven't tried using Handbrake recently so maybe its faster now) - it saved me many hours when encoding to H-264 (basically I could use this format instead of just MP3, even with MP3 it saved time) on early Duo Core MBP - have yet to compare on recently purchased 2.6 Duo Core 2 MBP but I expect this still holds. With this you first need to rip the DVD so you lose a little time there but I often found Handbrake failed to rip correctly or had issue finding content on some DVD's. MTR and Turbo-264 does not have this issue.

you have one up on me having used turbo but I haven't have any problems with handbrake. As its free I would suggest you give it a try as you have nothing to loose. If it meets your needs great... If not go spend your money.

i robot · 06-23-2008, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by tdefriez

Its basically a time saver (haven't tried using Handbrake recently so maybe its faster now) - it saved me many hours when encoding to H-264 (basically I could use this format instead of just MP3, even with MP3 it saved time) on early Duo Core MBP - have yet to compare on recently purchased 2.6 Duo Core 2 MBP but I expect this still holds. With this you first need to rip the DVD so you lose a little time there but I often found Handbrake failed to rip correctly or had issue finding content on some DVD's. MTR and Turbo-264 does not have this issue.

you have one up on me having used turbo but I haven't have any problems with handbrake. As its free I would suggest you give it a try as you have nothing to loose. If it meets your needs great... If not go spend your money.