which setting is optimal for Divx player : DVD X software

[faithfoo]

2) Is divx player 2.5 the best way to play back avi files created via divx pass 2 files using DVD X software


I have 1 Gb VOB files ...
3) I believe to enable the best quality for display fo fully fill up a note book screen , it will be still to encode to AVI format & Not SVCD format ?


4) under aspect ratio, shd I chg it to 4 : 3 letter box , or medium 4: 3, or pan scan 4: 3 or FULL (16: 9 or 4: 3 input)

a) IN ORDER TO have the play back to occupy entire screen of DIVX player ?
b) AM i right to say that there is no way I can make the final AVI file fill up the whole note bk screen , unless I make it to SVCD format ?


5) Seems TO BE "the full" option ...in item 4 above ..but does picture quality drop as compared to 4:3 letter box or the rest ??

6) My source is US DVD , I do not see any differece in putting it as input frame of 23.97 FPs or 29.97 fps

[killingspree]

hi,
first of, I think you should do some basic reading on doom9.org and in the forum here.

2)
pls don't ask what's best...

3)
true, encode to avi (divx/xvid)

4)
pls, pls NEVER change the AR of a movie. if the source is 16:9 leave it at that, if it is 4:3 too... you will either lose a ton of information (image) or will have to stretch the resolution to a very ugly state!

5)
as i said, do NOt change the aspect ratio. You will either lose quite a bit of info, or you'll stetch your picture

6)
if you encode to avi, go for 23.97 fps

hth
steVe

[jggimi]

...6)
if you encode to avi, go for 23.97 fps...That will be content dependent. I recommend that after faithfoo has read Doom9's DVD Basics section, and read one or two procedure guides, that faithfoo then review this tutorial (http://www.doom9.org/ivtc-tut.htm) to learn when 29.97 or 23.976 will be appropriate for NTSC content, and, which procedures to use when converting from 29.97 to 23.976.