divxing a non dvd source in gknot?

[Akolite]

I have a movie that is 712 megs. How do i re-encode it with gknot 2 fit 700 megs. Or can i just use vdub and setup the 2 passes through there with the movie as the source and re-divx the divxed movie?

[manono]

Hi-

Assuming there are some standard black and white scrolling end credits, it's pretty easy, and can be done in one pass.

One way is to first strip out the sound with the Save WAV command (set Audio and Video to Direct Stream) in Nandub, and then rename the resulting extension to whatever kind of audio you have (.mp3 most likely). Then create 2 files by cutting-one with just the end credits, and one with everything before the end credits (Set Video to Direct Stream and Audio to No Audio). Then open VDub, go Video-Compression, and choose the codec and then Configure (I assume it's either DivX5 or DivX3.11-you didn't say). Take those end credits and reencode them with Video-Fast Recompress-in DivX5, with Quant 20 or something like that; if DivX3.11 (called DivX Low Motion in VDub), then choose a low bit rate in Configure-175 or so. When done, use the Append command to add the reencoded End Credits back to the end of the main movie (set Video to Direct Stream now). Then open Nandub and Direct Stream the sound back in.

Don't ever write over the original .avi in case something screws up along the way. But ordinarily it's easy to save 12 MB by just reencoding the End Credits. If you care much how they look, go track down the Coring filter at Donald Graft's site and add it at full strength. If you didn't save the 12 MB, then do it over again with a higher Quant or a lower Bit Rate. If there are no End Credits, then maybe reencode the opening stuff before the movie. The idea is not to touch the movie itself. By reencoding it, you'll degrade the quality a bit. Good luck

[Akolite]

There arnt any credits. But i'll do the beginning of the movie.
Shot 4 the info

[theReal]

Are you sure you can't fit the movie on a 700MB CD? Maybe it's not 712MB but 712,000 KB = 695.3 MB ?

Even if it is 712 MB, you could try to overburn the CDR before you reencode anything.