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Originally Posted by kurkosdr
Handbrake dropped avi support in their latest versions for no good reason whatsoever (or according to the maintainer's "because avi support makes the code too complicated"). And they explicitly stated it's not coming back. Should I try version 0.9.4 from oldversion.com?
I will try staxrip.
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You would have to go back to Handbrake 0.9.3 to get avi support back...
And AFAIK the developers stated some more reasons why they dropped avi support for good (the avi format is generally deprecated, their avi muxer was buggy and did not support large avi files and so on...)
But Staxrip is a really good alternatve IMO. First of all you have the choice between XviD and DivX. It comes with templates for both codecs, but you would have to tweak these templates a little (e.g. it defaults to MP3 VBR for audio which is problematic). I also found that it is no problem to use a different version of XviD instead of the version which comes with Staxrip (I prefer Celtic Druid's compiles over Koepi's).
Plus it automates your encodes in terms of cropping and optionally resizing for square pixels. You also can choose between different resizers and deinterlacers. And what I like most is that unlike many competitors it includes all the helper software, no chasing the net to download and install all the needed helper apps. (In the case of Nero AAC I am not so sure how legal it is to include it, but it certainly made my life a little easier.) Too bad that right now it looks like it is not maintained any more...
Another option would be DivXAuthor from the DivX company itself. Right now they offer a 50% discount on all their software, which means that I can buy it for 8 EUR here in Germany.
This app really originates from TMPGEnc DVD Author. It authors DivX Ultra compatible files (supports menues, chapters and anamorphic), but you can of course turn these features off and specify square pixels. It has not been updated since 2007, so the encoder is a little out of date. But it basically does what it is supposed to do, and at least for me it has always produced files which play on every standalone I have access to.
Cheers
manolito