Dark Frames

[mpeg4_tech]

I'm using the new Gknot .28 and so far so good. I just encoded my first Xvid movie and was pleasantly surprised with the results. Though, on dark scenes I was rather disappointed at the darkness of the frames. Any suggestions on Xvid configuration to possibly alleviate too much darkness in dark scenes.
My set up configuration was as follows:

Motion search Precision: 5 Very High
Quantization type: H.263
FourCC used: XVID
VHQ mode: 1

Max I-frame interval: 300
Minimun I-Frame interval: 1

Use Chromo motion: checked

Max B-frames: 2
B-Frame quantizer ration %: 150
B-Frame quantizer offset: 100
B-Frame threshold: 0

DX50 B-VOP compatibility: checked
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Any suggestions on what can make dark scenes look brighter? I also used the Lanczos sharp filter as suggested in the Gknot guide. The movie I encoded was The Outlaw Josey Wales, approx 2:15 hours in length; I used 2 cd’s at a bitrate of about 1200kbps.

I know I need to learn more about what all Xvid has to offer, understanding, etc, though simple suggestions on configuration for brighter dark scenes would be appreciated. Thanks

[cult]

decode with ffdshow and tweak the gamma or brightness settings
Or when encoding tweak the lumafilter() to add brightness