Encoding is usually a major, time-consuming event that occupied a great deal of time. Generally speaking, ripping a 100mins’ DVD to Transformer optimized 720p HD mp4 can take up 2-8 hours based on the computer you use. How to shorten the DVD ripping process? I tested with 3 different settings and found that using proper settings with Pavtube DVD Ripper the conversion speed can be 6x faster!

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Tests side-by-side:



DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 Video Rip Test 1
Source: DVD Appllo, 140min
Output Format: ASUS Transformer TF700 (New Transformer tablet) Full HD Video(*.mp4)
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Bitrate: 5000kbps
Output File Size: 5GB
Conversion Time: 7 hrs and 12mins
The whole DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 ripping process took more than 7hrs on a Dual-Core 2.6Ghz Windows desktop.

DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 Video Rip Test 2
Source: DVD Appllo, 140min
Output Format: ASUS Transformer TF700 (New Transformer tablet) Full HD Video(*.mp4)
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Custom Bitrate: 2500kbps
Output File Size: 2.57GB
Conversion Time: 3 hrs and 40mins
This time the same DVD is ripped on the same computer with half of the default bitrate, the DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 ripping process is shortened to about 3.6 hrs – half time is saved.




How to custom bitrate on Pavtube DVD Ripper: there’s a Settings button on the interface, click the button and select desired value from the drop-down list of video Bitrate.

But this is not the end of the story. To further improve the ripping speed, I took advantage of GPU encoding on top of the 2nd test. This time I turn the GPU encoder on.

DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 Video Rip Test 3
Source: DVD Appllo, 140min
Output Format: ASUS Transformer TF700 (New Transformer tablet) Full HD Video(*.mp4)
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Custom Bitrate: 2500kbps
Output File Size: 2.53GB
Conversion Time: 1 hrs and 22mins

By activating the Nvidia CUDA acceleration the DVD to ASUS Transformer TF700 video conversion process is further reduced to less than 1.5 hrs. Isn’t it amazing? How could GPU encoding affect encoding process so much? Let’s say THANKS to Nvidia and AMD, for developing the GPU encoding tech.

How to activate GPU encoding on Pavtube DVD Ripper: just one click on the CUDA/AMD encoding button.

Note: GPU encoding is available only to those who have Nvidia CUDA or AMD APP ready graphics card on their computers. Check if your graphics card support GPU acceleration. And CPU encoding is restricted to H.264 codec.