Ripped DVD to DivX and the resolution is not great

[Steph]

I used GNOT and the guide at DOOM9 ( DivX5 )
and ripped 2 DVD's so far and the resolution for both isn't great at all.

I used a small program called "Avi File Info"
and compared my ripped avi movie to a good
movie I downloaded to compare settings.

I noticed the resolution of my ripped movie is at
352 x 192 and the movie I downloaded which looks great is at 640 x 272.

I'm currently trying to rip one of the DVD's I did earlier and tried to set a resolution of 640 x 272
but the numbers would not match when moving the slider bar in the resolution tab in GNOT. If I would set the resolution close to 640 x 272, the
bits ( Pixel * Frame ) would be low at around 0.139 which is supposed to suck ( supposed to be above 0.17 for good quality ).

I really need some advice on how to get a resolution of 640 x 272 setup properly.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Steph

[benderman]

If you want higher resolution you should make a 2CD-ripp. A bpp of 0.139 is really much to low - if you go for a 2-CD-ripp you get a bpp of nearly 0.3 which gives near-DVD-quality. Or you use the extra space for a second audio-track.