Resize/crop AviSynth or DIVX

[mxclouti]

I'm using an .AVS script to load my d2v video in VirtualDub.

To crop and resize the video I can add the following filter in the script:

crop(....

and

bicubicresize(....
or
bilinearresize(

or I can go into the DIVX 5.03 encoder parameters and enable the resize and crop functions.

Most people prefer the AVISynth method. Why? Is it better? Why not using the resize/crop functions of DIVX?

Thanks.

[killingspree]

afaik you cannot preview your settings in divX... and i'd hate it to find out i set up the cropping wrong after a 5 hour encode...
regards
steVe

PS: any reason why you posted this into the VirtualDub Forum?