how do i convert 2 svcds into one 700mb xvid?

[apeness]

hey guys, pls help me with this.

i just bought a new movie and it's in SVCD format. The movie consists of 2 cds and is around 2 hours.

I have seen divx/xvid files that can hold around 2 hours. The thing is how do i do that in 1 shot?

by that i mean, is there any way or any program that lets me select the 2 source files(considering that i had already ripped out the 2 mpeg2 files), then encode it to xvid. when it comes out, it comes out into one 700mb xvid file.how do i do that? i can't find any guide here or from dvdrhelp.com that help.

or do i have to do it manually? encode to xvid, then use another program to join the files together.

1 more thing, are Xvid files necessarily larger than divx, cos of the better quality?

thanks in advance.

[phrentec]

Use avisynth.

get a directshow compatible mpeg2 decoder (like moonlight or ligos)
in the avs script use

DirectShowSource(1.mpg, 2.mpg)

this may work but am not sure.

filesize depends on bitrate regardless of codec.

[Selur]

you could also use GordianKnot and just open both files in DVD2AVI,..

[tiki4]

In any case check doom9's guides on SVCD -> DivX/XviD conversion. Always learn the basics first (by the way, give GKnot a try).

tiki4