When I enable the transcoding option I have a cpu usage of 100% (Dual core-system, only at one core). Only the fsstore plugin is enabled (with or without configured folders). When I disalbe transcoding option, my cpu usage is 0% (idle).
I use a gentoo box and use following packages:
[ebuild N ] dev-python/setuptools-0.6_rc9 247 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/louie-1.1 22 kB
[ebuild N ] net-zope/zopeinterface-3.4.1 113 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/pyopenssl-0.6 USE="-doc" 279 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/twisted-8.1.0 USE="crypt gtk -serial" 1,167 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/configobj-4.5.3 USE="-doc" 0 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/check-0.9.5-r1 509 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/liboil-0.3.16 USE="examples -doc -test" 836 kB
[ebuild N ] media-libs/gstreamer-0.10.22 USE="nls -test" 2,699 kB
[ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-base-0.10.22 USE="nls -debug" 2,069 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/gst-python-0.10.13 USE="-examples" 477 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/twisted-web-8.2.0 325 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/nevow-0.9.32 USE="-doc" 519 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/gdata-1.2.4 USE="-examples" 779 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/clientform-0.2.10 USE="-examples" 102 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/mechanize-0.1.11 236 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/pycrypto-2.0.1-r8 USE="-bindist -gmp -test" 151 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/epsilon-0.5.11 95 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/twisted-conch-8.2.0 183 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/tagpy-0.94.5 147 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-python/axiom-0.5.30 179 kB
My configuration file:
<config>
<plugin active="yes">
<!--content>music</content>
<content>video</content>
<content>photos</content-->
<uuid>a8d9e91f-d924-427a-8bca-bf95ed2c11cc</uuid>
<name>HDD-Kombinat</name>
<backend>FSStore</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin active="no">
<uuid>f4d072cf-df7a-41ad-95e0-f4e746dc20e1</uuid>
<name>Apple Trailers</name>
<backend>AppleTrailersStore?</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin active="no">
<uuid>ba8c93fc-1ae2-4805-a0a2-cdbbb0ceb1b2</uuid>
<quality>hd</quality>
<name>YouTube</name>
<backend>YouTubeStore?</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin active="no">
<uuid>f132491d-8e4c-4091-9290-85965fe86666</uuid>
<name>BBC</name>
<refresh>1</refresh>
<backend>BBCStore</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin aactive="no">
<uuid>51c9b292-8d7f-42d7-b2d4-ad25d3aac8ca</uuid>
<name>InternetRadio?</name>
<backend>IRadioStore</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin active="no">
<uuid>f4fdf0cb-35c7-4297-bf80-0d82402bcf7f</uuid>
<name>LastFM</name>
<backend>LastFMStore</backend>
</plugin>
<plugin active="no">
<name>SWR3</name>
<opml>http://www.swr3.de/rdf-feed/podcast/</opml>
<encoding>ISO-8859-1</encoding>
<uuid>f3287719-42f4-44dc-99ae-7b904adecf66</uuid>
<refresh>1</refresh>
<backend>SWR3Store</backend>
</plugin>
<controlpoint>yes</controlpoint>
<use_dbus>no</use_dbus>
<web-ui>yes</web-ui>
<serverport>30020</serverport>
<interface active="yes">eth0</interface>
<transcoding>yes</transcoding>
</config>