divx 5.0.3 multi pass related question

[scourge2]

Hello and thank you in advance for taking the time to read this post.

I am using Adobe Premiere 6.5, and have installed the Pro version of divx 5.0.3 codec. I have tried using both one-pass, and then multi pass (2 times) encoding for outputting the video from premiere while keeping all of the other settings the exact same. I was under the impression that multi pass encoding is supposed to generate a smaller file size than just one pass encoding? However, I consistently get a bigger file size for a 2 pass encoded video than a one pass. (Also, to clarify, when I say I get a bigger file size than the one pass, I am referring to a video encoded with the one pass option not the intermediate .avi you get for the first pass in a multi pass operation =P ) I am trying to find out if someone can tell me the reason for this and what I am doing wrong or if my interpretation of what multi pass encoding is supposed to do is wrong.

Thanks again,
Denis

[UncasMS]

two pass or one pass should both create an avi of the filesize that you have defined via the amount of bitrate.

two pass is not supposed to result in bigger or smaller files, but in better quality (for lower bitrates) and higher preciseness reaching the desired/calculated final filesize based on the bitrate.

[scourge2]

Thanks for the info.

[binkybuckle]

I have heard divx 5.03 has a problem with file size sometimes, try divx5.02