Hardware My Intel Quick Sync test.

[90312]

I’ve been reading various members extolling the merits of Intel Quick Sync so I decided to test it this morning. I pulled the Radon HD 7700 card (not a terrible graphics card but no help on encoding) and installed the latest drivers for the HD 4000 integrated graphics. To set this up I always rip the DVD to the HDD as a full disk. Saves wear and is faster to manipulate than the slow optical drive. I make mkv.h264.ac3 for my media player @ high quality. I’m impressed! Results attached:

[martythebrit]

I know!

[Quantumleap]

How about the quality of the end result?

[90312]

Looks great on the media player. All synced up too.

[90312]

I just did "TED" to make sure it wasn't a fluke, it's not.

[8855A]

Thats DVD, how fast is it with Blu-ray?

[90312]

I made my DUNE BR into an mkv.h264.ac3 this morning, but I have no point of comparison. The mkv file was almost 6GB and that's why I don't do this. Take a look and tell me how it compares.

[martythebrit]

You know of course that you can put your ATI card back in, install VIRTU then have Quick Sync turned on or off, depending on your preference.

[90312]

Yeah thanks Marty and that's likely what I'll try again. I tried once and it gave me fits loading DVDFab version 9. I had a conflict somewhere and didn't feel it was important enough to track down, I feel differently now!

[martythebrit]

Just to let you know... you have to add the DVDfab.exe to the app list in VIRTU or it won't work.

I would also download the latest version from the LucidLogix website rather than your mobo manufacturers website.

[90312]

Good info thanks!

[90312]

I have an Ivy Bridge 3rd gen i7 and can find no information on the site about comparability. Do you happen to know if it works with my processor?

[martythebrit]

I have ivy bridge too with an i7-3770K. But which VIRTU you can use depends on your mobo. I have an MSI Thunderbolt board which is licensed to use VIRTU MVP. Which is what I would download, if everything is okay VIRTU will state licensed on the about page.

[8855A]

90312,

25min's for BD, thats pretty nice! Thats what I was interested in, have to see what I can do about Quick Sync!

I use H264 autocopy MKV, it comes out about half of the orginal movies, as far as GB's!

[8855A]

90312,

Around 35-45 mins, longest has been 47mins for BD! Then to MKV right at 45-50 mins! Main Movie only!