rmvb to Xvid

[End_of_Eternity]

I have a 50mb rmvb file that I want to convert to .avi.

So I created an .avs script with the following contents:

DirectShowSource("G:\My Videos\Video 1.rmvb", fps=29.97, convertfps=true)

I loaded this script with VirtualDubMod (1.5.10.2) and made the following configurations:

-Under Video>Compression, I chose Xvid with level 2 quality and two pass encoding, I also chose full processing from audio and set the audio to encode in 192kbps mp3.

Now the encoding went fine, except that the final .avi file is over 200mb's in size. Is there any reason for this? Or is RealMedia simply superior to Xvid (not that I am going to use something like RealMedia).

I am guessing I need to lower the quality and enable Xvid cartoon mode (is this possible in VirtualDubMod). Any other possible suggestions or explanations?

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Update!

I tried encoding with level 9 quality. The resulting video file is now around 75mb, but there is a slight difference in quality level. I wonder if it would be possible to achive the same quality and size with Xvid....

[ChronoCross]

not unless you have the original source. you lose quality each time it's compressed so even at a larger size xvid may look less appealing.