To me, utilizing my hardware to speed up the software is essential. If I use my AMD R7 360 card, I get over 320fps. If I use strictly Intel QuickSync, I get about 260fps. Using software only, I am lucky to convert at 60, and the resulting video at the end looks exactly the same so why not boost it, right?
(I use custom settings in DVDFab 10)
(I use custom settings in DVDFab 10)