best program for divx?

[jasond]

Im using dvd2svcd now, but i also want to rip the dvds to divx.

I was looking at GNOT.. is that the one to give me the best quality?


Thanks!

[cofferscuffs]

Well Gknot is a front-end, not an encoder as of such. As for whether SBC DivX encodes look better than DivX 4 encodes... you'll have to try for yourself as it's an eye of the beholder thingy.

[UHT]

best quality divx....just use the codec at full bitrate with vdub

[jasond]

how would that be for compression UHT?

how many cds?


also, what programs do they use when releasing divxs in the scene?

some are great quality on 1 cd

[jggimi]

Maximum bitrate is 6000kpbs with DivX4, but that doesn't answer your "how many CDs" question. "Quality" will depend on the file size you select, the frame rate, the resolution you select, the resizing methodology used to get to that resolution, noise filter(s) and settings ... and the compressability of the content. Don't forget the vast choices you have for your audio track(s), or the overhead for interleaving audio with the video.

Gordian Knot is, first and formost, a calculator that drives a variety of encoding tools. You select the total size you want to achieve, test and select all of these things, and then examine your results. GKnot works with multiple codecs, offers the flexibility of multiple audio tracks in multiple formats, can do quality calculations based upon compressabilty tests, is packaged with a terrific set of tools, and has a fabulous set of Guides and FAQs .. and even it's own website.

Click on http://gknot.doom9.org

[UHT]

i wouldnt hold the "scene" divx's in such high regard, some of them are good but a lot of them are dross and there are a number of a people you will find around this board who are significantly better at creating 1cd (and other kinds of) rips.

thanks for the gordian knot site plug :)

[jasond]

Thanks for the info people :)

UHT, I agree, there has been some crappy divxs released since the codecs came out :)

[BaronVlad]

I used fairuse, it was simple and the result was perfect, but it a long time to go, on a fast machine about 9 or 10 hours. Now i am using gordian Knot it will give you the same result (using Divx4) but will save much time for you, because it takes only 3 hours or so

[jasond]

Im not to worried about the speed issue, I can start it when I go to bed,and if its not done by morning, it should be by the time I get home from work :)

I will cehck out fairuse also

Thanks :)

[BaronVlad]

Thats right, but if you are running a fast machine it may be such a "nice sound" that cannot fall asleep anymore. Or you have to drink so much that you cannot go to work next morning !:D

[theReal]

Gknot is the best tool that was ever written for Divx encoding (of course alongside Nandub).

Nandub files are better in quality compared to DivX 4 (at the same bitrate), the bitrate distribution is near to perfect. Unfortunately Nandub is very complicated to use and it's hard to predict the filesize - but that's where Gknot helps: you get perfect filesize-prediction for Nandub and a very easy configuration of Nandub settings.

I love Nandub and GKnot!!!!!!

[jggimi]

Fast is relative -- and dependent ... not on GKnot, but on what you're doing. On the same workstation, I can have GKnot jobs run 2 hours, 5 hours ... or ...for example, my last job ... 37-and-a-half hours.

[theReal]

oh yes... I once found a perfect combination of filters for "the simpsons" tv-captures @ 512x384 which made VDub encode with 2 fps - on an Athlon 1400@1512 with 512MB DDR RAM @ 288 MHz...