HandBrake

First time using HandBrake and I thought I'd see if this performance is about what to expect or if changes can be made. Encoding took about 12 hours. Do I just need a faster processor or more cores?

Source video: 22GB 1920x1080 23.97FPS VC-1/AC3 in an MKV container. Media Info reports 27Mbps bit rate.

Target video: 8GB 1920x1080 23.97FPS x264/AAC 2 ch stereo in MKV container. Media Info reports 11Mbps bit rate.

### Windows GUI 0.9.3 2008112300
### Running: Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2
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### CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz
### Ram: 4096 MB
### Screen: 1680x1050
### Temp Dir: C:\Documents and Settings\User1\Local Settings\Temp\
### Install Dir: C:\Program Files\HandBrake
### Data Dir: C:\Documents and Settings\User1\Application Data\HandBrake\HandBrake\0.9.3.0
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### CLI Query: -i "C:\Temp\MKVs\BARAKA_BluRay_Original.mkv" -t 1 -c 1 -o "C:\Temp\MKVs\Baraka_halfsize_h264.mkv" -f mkv -p -e x264 -S 8000 -2 -T -a 1 -E faac -B 160 -6 dpl2 -D 1 --markers="C:\Documents and Settings\User1\Local Settings\Temp\BARAKA_BluRay_Original.mkv-1-chapters.csv" -x ref=2:bframes=2:me=umh -v
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[00:27:01] hb_init: checking cpu count
[00:27:01] hb_init: starting libhb thread
HandBrake 0.9.3 (2008112300) - http://handbrake.fr/
2 CPUs detected
Opening C:\Temp\MKVs\BARAKA_BluRay_Original.mkv...
[00:27:01] hb_scan: path=C:\Temp\MKVs\BARAKA_BluRay_Original.mkv, title_index=1
[00:27:01] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
[00:27:01] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska, from 'C:\Temp\MKVs\BARAKA_BluRay_Original.mkv':
Duration: 01:37:49.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: vc1, yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 tb(r)
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5:1, s16
Stream #0.2(eng): Audio: dca, 48000 Hz, 5:1, s16
[00:27:01] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[00:27:01] scan: audio 0x1: AC-3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 English (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[00:27:01] scan: audio 0x2: DCA, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 English (DTS) (5.1 ch)


Thanks for any comments or input.

Faster Processor, More cores. Thats what you need.

it's HD so yet, 12hrs is about right.