DivX/XVid 2 DVD Bit Rate

[Booooom]

Hiya pps
Say i have an AVI file: 700MB DivX movie (5.1.1 codec for example) with a video bit rate of 796 kbps (0.58% overhead). the movie is an hour and a half. If I want to burn it on a DVD, how high should the bit rate be, to get a very good result, one that above it i would barely (if at all) notice any difference ? I can go all the way to 9000kbps but that would be, I should think, a bit over the top.

Is there a table specifying that if you have a DivX file that big with a certain bit rate, this would be the "max" bit rate you should use.

(I have posted the same question on the wrong forums which was transferred to another wrong forum, or so i think. I hope that by informing that i am not breaking rule 8 again. the "other" question is on MPEG-1/2 Encoding > CCE and should be deleted)
Thanks

[Booooom]

Ususally DVDRIP movies come in 1 or 2 DivX/Xvid files for a movie length of around 2 hours. My question is really, what is the compression ratio in both case (when i'll DVDRIP with DivX and make 1 or 2 files per 2 hour movie and the same for Xvid)

[mcmanuf]

The easiest way is to use a dvdcalculator.

I use a calculator called bitratecalc.

IF you have a file of a lenght of tottaly 1:30, then the dvd birate would averegely be 6613..

And thats pretty good.

The 9000 is the maksimum the dvd-specs support.

[Mutant_Fruit]

i think what he's asking is, what is the minumum bitrate he should use that would give the same quality as the Divx/Xvid. I'd guess that if you multiple the Divx/Xvid bitrate by 5 you get a good estimate as to what bitrate you should use in your DVD.

Is, if your bitrate in your DivX is 800, then using 4000 should be enough. Then just convert the audio to AC3 (for best compatibility) and mix that in to get your final show.