Let's run a little contest. $500.00 prize.
 

This is kinda like a story problem from a high school math class....Most of you should feel right at home here.


I have 41 videos running on a batch encode with Cleaner XL.

Each video is being encoded in the following bitrates, formats, and resolutions.

1200k WMV 720x480
512k WMV 360x240
56k WMV 160x120
512k RM 360x240
56k RM 160x120

Each video is exactly 30 minutes in length and the master files are 6.25 gigs each.

While they are encoding, my clients logo is being overlayed by Cleaner.


Now a little about the encoding machine....

2.8ghz Pentium 4
1gb Ram
More than enough hard drive space.

The person who guesses the closest to the length of time it takes the batch to finish....WITHOUT GOING OVER......Will win $500.00 CASH payed through PayPal.

If the same guess is made by more than one person then the person who posts it first has claim to that answer...The other person is a dumbass for not paying attention to the other guesses.

One guess per person. If you submit two guesses, you're disqualified.

The batch has currently been running for almost 14 hours.

Somebody is gonna win $500.00 in this thread....Is it gonna be you? :glugglug

Fuck that. :1orglaugh

34 hours 12 minutes

I have no idea why.. just a guess obviously :thumbsup

38 hours, a wild guess of course.

I have no idea about encoding anything, but for $500 ill say 19 hours 31 minutes.

28 hours

37.5 hours

78 hours

29hrs and 15min

17 hrs + 40 mins.

computer locks up.....you have to start over....contest null and void ;) lol just a guess........

20 hours and 12 minutes

You lose.

Next idiot please........ :glugglug

33 hours 29 minutes

XL watermarks look like shit.

127 hours in total

Thanks for your input....They look great to me and my clients....That's all that matters to me.

26 hours and 30 minutes? :)

you know I'm just fuckin' WIT YOU MAN!!! :)

134 hours and 30 minutes

Ill guess 46 hours and 20 minutes.

One dollar, Bob.



no seriously, 20 hours and 13 minutes.

48 hours

39 hours and 40 minutes.

35 hours

53 hours.


And is your app multithreaded? You'd get some time back methinks if it were....

22 hours

44 hours

47 hours

12 hours

24hours

28 hours and 13 minutes

18.5 hours

17 hours =)

1200k WMV 720x480 :thumbsup

21 hours.

Just a guess.

That would be the one that gets encrypted with DRM. :thumbsup

1 dollar!!! oh wrong show :) umm 8 hours

135 hours

73 hours, 19 minutes.