DIVX 5: Now that you've had a chance to try it out, what do you think?

[ungeraynrand]

Divx5's SBC implementation - How accurately can filesize be predicted
using a simple divx5 calculator?

Divx5's B-frame - Seems to reduce filesize by 5 to 10 percent. What are the drawbacks? Incompatibility?

Divx5's GMC - How's this working out? For the movie the Great Escape, it reduced filesize by about 2 percent.

But more importantly,

Divx5's SBC implementation - How accurately can filesize be predicted
using a simple divx5 calculator?

[3D]

I am so far impressed though I am still in early testing but I have encoded a flick and shaved 100 MB from a 4.12 encode with the almost exact quality using only b-frames. I will be encoding with 5.0 at a higher bitrate to hopefully bump the quality up while still staying below the original 4.12 file size.Pics and methods here (http://www.dandirksen.com/divx5.asp) Be ware there are 9 100% jpg quality pics...