> For example, have a 730M MPEG-1 file from a VCD. When i try to load > it into mave, it takes about 10 minutes. Worse, every mouse click or > re-display takes another few minutes. The software is definitely doing > something wrong. If you want "fast" you want console tools with plenty CPU, memory, swap and every sort of tricks (MMX, 3Dnow, MTRR and all the bizz things). Take a look in: http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/ wich seems to be a nice begin... but work in progress... > By the same brilliant people who created "Broadcast 2000"? Ugh. I've heard a lot of complains regarding Broadcast2000. But it really works with MPEG1 streams no DVD stuff of course). You have to handle a "time line" editing tool and you have ('had' because the project is gone) a wide range of effects and IMHO a good enough interface considering the fact that is a GPL'ed tool (probably one of the best projects in this area). Hope it helps. -- HOM: http://www.momentus.com.br/users/hook/ GPG: http://www.momentus.com.br/users/hook/GPG-PauloCastro.asc