Mpg2 - Divx

[matenguk]

What is the best software to use for converting Mpg2 to Divx, Flask seems to crash to much when doing 2 pass encoding, Nandub & Virtualdub don't recognise Mpg2 files.

P.S. My Mpg2 files are captured through an Ati Radeon VIVO card should I capture to Mpg1 as this seems more stable.

Thanks.

[Erci]

I suggest that you go to www.doom9.org and read his guide on SVCD 2 DivX conversion. It works fine I have done it with LOTR.

//Erci

[techno]

I recommend vidomi

Techno

[UncasMS]

no idea what you might find over at doom9's

what i did is this:

- loading the mpeg files into dvd2avi and make a project file just like i would with vobs

- frameserve via avisynth or vfapi ( i prefer avisynth) into nandub

[Erci]

that almost what you find over at doom9's but he uses GKnot instead.

//Erci

[techno]

yeh but it depends, are u encoding MPEG2 files or from DVD?

if from MPEG2 files (like captured or encoded from tmpgenc) then use vidomi.

however, different rule applies to DVD's

Techno

[matenguk]

They are captured by an ati card through video in, with Ati's multimedia centre doing the capturing. I have had sucsess with normal one pass encoding its when I try 2 Pass things seem to go wrong.

[techno]

ATI!!! that's ur problem - the are bad, they suk!

anyway, use vidomi and just do a 1 pass and see what happens. Then try nandub for a 2pass.

Techno

[UncasMS]

yeh but it depends, are u encoding MPEG2 files or from DVD?

i was of course talking about SVCD mpeg2 not vobs, since that's what has been asked.

[techno]

well I wasn't sure so I posted up 2 different ideas. DVD or MPEG2 (if u know what I mean)

[matenguk]

Vidomi seems to work well, but can I reduce the picture size, Ex 720 x 576 to 640 x 480 in vidomi.

Thanks

Mike.

[UncasMS]

use nandub!

[techno]

hehehe