[MPlayer-users] how fast should encoding go?

[Wendy Tromp]

> Did you try if it's mencoder or your whole machine that gets slower? I
mean,
> did you try other programs (lame/oggenc/a fancy OpenGL game for example),
> possibly /proc-data about your CPU or checked the current MHz(/GHz..) by
> other means?
>
> I am not the only one who suspects some speedstep-like stuff could be the
> problem in your case..
>

How can I check the current cpu speed? I tried to find tools for that but
failed miserably. I also have no idea how speedstep works.
Is it software or is it in my BIOS or sth?

> Ciao,
>   Hans
>
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