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On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 12:35:08AM +0000, Thierry de Coulon wrote: |
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> - for what I'd like to do with video (ripping and converting DVDs and DV |
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> processing) 64 bit software is not ready: I did not check directly if |
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> transcode works, but DVDRip would not start. Cinelerra didn't install either, |
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> only kino worked - and MainActor is still 32 bit, if it works at all. |
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I use mencoder (mplayer) in 64 bit mode to rip dvd's to mpeg4 (divx) |
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without issues. |
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> - regarding audio, 64bit is not an issue. Ripping the CD allready took more |
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> time than converting to ogg on my dual Athlon. |
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I am finishing up re-ripping my CD library to flac and then to ogg. I |
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don't have any benchmarks, but I swear it's faster in gentoo64 then when |
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I did it the first time with WinXP (32) on the same hardware. |
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> - standard desktop applications, as far as I am concerned, heavily rely on |
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> OpenOffice.org and that is still 32 bit |
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OOo works fine in bin format |
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> - gaming also requires 32bit |
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cedega works fine here with emul- libs, no major performace difference |
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between 32 and 64 that I've seen in my testing (playing WoW) |
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> Does anyone have other arguments to justify the troubles of working with a |
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> 64bit install at the moment? |
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No arugments here, the wonderful thing about gentoo is the freedom to |
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choose what is best for you. If there are applications you have found |
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that aren't 64 bit ready, and don't feel like setting up a 32 bit |
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chroot, then the 32 bit install is probably your best choice. If you |
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like to push the technology to it's limits, and are willing to deal with |
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minor issues, then maybe go 64 bit now, as it only gets better with |
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time. It could save you a lot of time down the road since switching from |
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32 to 64 will take a full reinstall. |
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Brett |
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