VHS to Divx5 using VDub questions

[NinjaN]

hi I am trying to capture some nba games from vhs to DivX5.02 using vdub and i would like some recommendations from others who have done similar.

At the moment i am capturing at 512*384 at 25fps and MP3 mono sound. DivX settings are
1-pass quality based set at: level 4 (93%) and
source interlace set at: All Frames are Interlaced Is this alright here or should I deinterlace after capturing

seems to produce pretty good results with under 2% frames droped but would like to see if there are settings producing better results as I would like to produce as best as possible from vhs tapes.

also where can i find all DivX5.02 parameters fully explained?

thanks

[setarip]

If you have sufficient hard drive space, to avoid dropping frames, capture video using a lossless codec (such as HuffyUV). Afterwards, use VirtualDub to compress with the codec of your choice...

[NinjaN]

thanks

thanks, ive done that in the past, but then i have to reencode afterwards, yeah it does give better results but not by much as I have a pretty fast system so encoding to divx on the fly is really no big isssue.

anyone got any good divx5.02 settings for vhx captures?

[setarip]

"yeah it does give better results but not by much"

By the 2% dropped frames you've indicated. You can't improve on 100% ;>}

[NinjaN]

yeah, but im lazy anyway under 2% frame drop is acceptable for me.

what would be visually better: the 1-pass quality based at 4 (93%) or 1-pass normal at around 1000kbps.

is it worth capturing at 720-576 instead of 640-480