Skip to main content
Naiosama
Participating Frequently
March 14, 2021
Question

Extremely bad performance h264 encoding/decoding (Nvidia)

  • March 14, 2021
  • 1 reply
  • 678 views

Hey i have un huge problem ! 

H264 hardware encoding/decoding feature work extremly bad for me.
When endoding is activated it takes 5 times longer to export a video than if don't use it.
When decoding is activated have a very long playback time. 
I made this for exemple :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tOOsz2_eVusQlzhDUpQkKM0zNSFkbcCz?usp=sharing

The problem is : i made multicam video with a lot of h246 clip so i need this feature to work to avoid transcode of them.

My config :
https://www.driverscloud.com/fr/configuration/68619667-1/resume

(My apologize for my english)

This topic has been closed for replies.

1 reply

Inspiring
March 14, 2021

Encoding is not an issue here, imo. Decoding can be, most likely because of VFR (variable framerate) sources. Even normal CFR (constant framerate) tracks can stutter if there are many of them overlaid, as in your case. You may try these steps to fix the issue (assuming it's 'fixable' at software level) :

1) First and foremost manually clear media cache - close Adobe PP/AE/ME, go to cache location and clean/delete folders: Media Cache, Media Cache Files, PTX, Peak Files. 

2) If  #1 not help - try to turn off Hardware accelerated Decoding in Preferences > Media... Remember to clear media cache each time you change this settings, also after any app/driver update as well.

3) Transcode all your VFR footage into CFR. Things like iPhone-, ScreenRecordings-, Zoom-, Twitch-, YouTube- videos, etc. Tools people use for this: Handbrake, Avidemux, ffmpeg/Shutter encoder, nvencc, or even a build-in Windows editor.