Dec99-08:
Efficient MPEG Encoding on Inexpensive Hardware
Given the explosive rate at which computer
processing power is growing, one question that continuously arises is whether
or not there is any practical use for outdated hardware. Because of the
highly parallel and resource hungry nature of the popular JPEG and MPEG
compression algorithms, it may be possible that a network of inexpensive
computers working in tandem could have a price/performance advantage over
a single newer computer performing the same task. The team need to develop
an application that performs MPEG compression on a small cluster of computers
scavenged from around campus. The program will be based on the Berkeley
Continuous Media Toolkit and will run on the Linux operating system. This
new software will be benchmarked against machine under a similar workload
to determine if any benefit result.
Client and Project
Advisor: Dr.
James Davis
Team Members:
Bryan A. Burkhardt - CprE
Eric M. Stauffer - CpreE
Matthew Virgo - CprE
Project
Plan - Feb. 9, 1999
Design
Review - April 27, 1999
Final
Report - Sept. 12, 1999
Presentation
- Oct. 26, 1999