Divx embeded subs help

[defjam]

I have just bought a pioneer dvd player which can play divx 3/4and5 and have encounted a problem when viewing some avi's.

What i have is an .avi file with embeded subs so the prob is they are just below the screen so i can just see the tip of the letters of the subs. I have tried all the video settings and none let me see the full subs. So now my question is, is there a way to modify the avi so it will allow me to see the subs. I thought i might be able to add a black bar on the bottom of the avi so i pushes everything up but i'm not sure how to do this or if it is even possible.

[setarip_old]

Hi!I have tried all the video settings and none let me see the full subs.What happens when you set the player to "4:3 Letterbox"?

[defjam]

4:3 letterbox yields pretty much the same as 4:3 pan&scan where you can only see the tips of the letters. 16:9 widescreen give the best results but only marginally.

Oh and I have a windscreen tv but i tried on my normal one too and it has the same problems.

[setarip_old]

Do the original DVDs that you made the .AVIs from exhibit the same behaviour when you play them on your Pioneer?

[defjam]

No only the .avi's have this problem unfortunately

[setarip_old]

Then you'd probably be best served to make NEW DivX-compressed .AVIs from your original DVDs - and move the subtitles up using "SubEdit"...