QB encoding and Divx certified profiles

[theReal]

I'm wondering why quality based encoding is incompatible to the Divx certified profiles.
Since the profiles are available, I'm trying to encode all my movies to a certified setting, hoping to have a capable standalone in the future and being able to play the movies.

However, sometimes I'd really like to use QB encoding for stuff like video clips that don't need to be of a certain size. Also I want to encode the end credits of DVD movies using QB.

Now I'm wondering: if I have a movie encoded using a certified home theater profile, but the end credits are encoded at qunt 28, will this be a big problem for standalones? Or is there a chance standalones will also play QB encoded clips if they don't exceed a certain maximum data rate and if the resolution is ok?

[dattrax]

I Imagine that if you stick to the same frame size of the profile and don't exceed the bitrate then you will be OK.

[OvERaCiD23]

The only restrictions for the 'Profiles' are resolution and 'MPEG4 Tools'. Stick to 720xYYY or below and only use B-frames and you should be fine.

[dTb]

I assume it's to do with the max bitrate, which it seems is important as far as hardware decoders go. I figure your credits at quant 28 should be ok as the bitrate will be very low.

[seewen]

I've got a Kiss DP-450, and I used QB ( Quant 2 = 100% ) for a lot of movies.
Till here I never had any problem.

The major restriction is : Max Bitrate shouldn't be greater than 3'000 ( Kiss said it ) or 4'000 ( said DivXNetwork certification, which was given to Kiss DP-450/500 (or will soon be )).

And if you plan to buy a standalone very soon, use only MP3-CBR or Ac3. No MP3-VBR ( it's supported, but their's desynch after you use "pause" or "search" ) nor OGG ( which is supported, but ONLY for music-cd... not in *.avi at the moment ).
And of course, no Qpel ( at the moment ).

At the moment the majority of Standalone are Kiss-Clones, or even Kiss-with-an-other-name, so I suppose that it's the same with others Standalones.