Best bang-for-the $… any OS…
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:08 am
If I want to make a compression mule dedicated solely to Handbrake compression, what would give me the best bang for the buck?
Assume a budget of say $1.5 k total. The goal for the compression (1080p TS MPEG2 or H264 streams captured off a cable box) is to be as tight as possible, not necessarily as 'fast' as possible i.e. with QuickSync which seems to be much faster but less efficient from what I've read.
I don't mind sticking with a Mac Mini if I can find one (i7 x 4 cores), but I don't mind going for a Linux/Windoze solution in a mini-box of some sort.
Ideas? Pointers for looking at other existing rigs that people use for Handbrake compression?
Assume a budget of say $1.5 k total. The goal for the compression (1080p TS MPEG2 or H264 streams captured off a cable box) is to be as tight as possible, not necessarily as 'fast' as possible i.e. with QuickSync which seems to be much faster but less efficient from what I've read.
I don't mind sticking with a Mac Mini if I can find one (i7 x 4 cores), but I don't mind going for a Linux/Windoze solution in a mini-box of some sort.
Ideas? Pointers for looking at other existing rigs that people use for Handbrake compression?