Video Transcoding

[911alertme]

When I convert video for my iPod the converter I use sometimes messes up the audio so that it is a couple of seconds ahead or behind the video. I was told by a friend that this usually happens when transcoding multiple videos at once. I've been doing them one at a time and it appears to be better but it's a pain because I can't really leave the computer. Would it help to do them all at once on a slower cpu or do I need to babysit them? Also would other programs using my cpu have an effect on the audio?

[cooper]

Batch file anyone?

[911alertme]

Is there any way to give that process say 75% of my cpu. And if I did this it would have to make other programs use the rest not cutting into the 75%. When I was talking to a friend he said you would have to do something like that. But he didn't know how.

[Darren Kitchen]

What video encoder and encoding settings are you using?

I use the Videora iPod converter for the Hak5 episodes with a bitrate between 384 and 768 depending on length and they've always come out fine.

[911alertme]

I am using a program called 3GP_Converter. I found a hack on the internet that converts it to 640x480 instead of 340x240 for the new 5.5g iPods but I've had the same problems without the hack. I used Videora for a bit but didn't really like it. Does it convert to the new 640x480 and can you encode multiple files at once? My friend said he expressed problems with Videora.