What resolution to make high quality divx?

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 04:51 PM

I have recently come into the habit of ripping dvd's to my computer. I have the divx pro codecs but I was wondering what resolution I should rip them at so they are very high quality? I am very ignorant as to this subject so I appreciate your help. My desktop resolution is at 1600x1200. thanks in advance.

**Psychotron** · 09-19-2004, 04:56 PM

umm dont compress them and leave em as 4.6gb files? it doesnt matter what resolution you put them at either, it retains same quality over all resolutions. go with 800x600 i suppose.

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 04:59 PM

well, if I dont compress them my hard drive will become very full very fast. Also, I would like to save them to cd's when I'm finished burning them. but you think 800x600 is a good res to use? thanks for the quick reply bro i appreciate it

**Psychotron** · 09-19-2004, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by symatech

well, if I dont compress them my hard drive will become very full very fast. Also, I would like to save them to cd's when I'm finished burning them. but you think 800x600 is a good res to use? thanks for the quick reply bro i appreciate it

the problem is what resolution will put you at about 1400mb for the entire move. even though the quality remains the same no matter what res, the program still makes the file larger. I think 800x600 is a good starting point. you will have to seperate the .mpg or .avi into seperate ones in order to make it into TWO SVCD's or whatever youre trying to do.

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:17 PM

oh i see what your saying. Two svcds is not bad. thanks for the education psychotron.

**KeyMastur** · 09-19-2004, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by symatech

oh i see what your saying. Two svcds is not bad. thanks for the education psychotron.

i haven't used the DivX stuff in a while. i used to get mine on a full CD with picture fine enough to view. it wasn't as sharp as a plasma tv, but good enough to watch the movie on.

i have I Robot - 699 MB - 1:50 viewing time
Mean Girls - 698 - 1:36:50 viewing time

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:35 PM

key, how did you do it? i am a virgin when it comes to this stuff. is there an online tutorial or something? you have a few minutes to educate me? why is 2 cd's bad? i mean 1cd is better no doubt but now im confused

**KeyMastur** · 09-19-2004, 05:39 PM

well it's gonna take 2 cd's with all the extra crap that Nero adds in.

back when i was doing it (2001) - there was a program that would rip the DVD to your hard drive. then you specify some other settings. ****, i can't even remember it all now that i just use my DVD burner.

i'll search around......

**Psychotron** · 09-19-2004, 05:42 PM

the problem with that 700mb single disc is that the program will actually reduce quality of the movie to make it fit, you wont get a rip of an entire movie for divx thats that low in file size. you probably wont notice a big difference on your pc, but try watching it on a 52" and you will see it in a heartbeat.

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:44 PM

cool. im not using nero, i got this imtoo dvd ripper (the only one with working reg code i could find). you can specify a few things,

this is a pic of the output settings I can specify

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:45 PM

also, I should specify that I do not own a tv so these movies will all be watched on my 19" pc monitor.

**TheDfromGC** · 09-19-2004, 05:46 PM

i use to download movies but after hearing about a $150,000 minimum fine for anybody caught with an unreleased movie, it scared me away...

**KeyMastur** · 09-19-2004, 05:47 PM

check out www.flaskmpeg.com - used to be free, hopefully it still is.

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:48 PM

these are the input settings I can fool with if that helps at all

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:49 PM

key the link doesnt work

**KeyMastur** · 09-19-2004, 05:51 PM

www.flaskmpeg.net - wrong domain...

**symatech** · 09-19-2004, 05:52 PM

thanks key Ill give it a whirl.

**BodyMechanic** · 09-19-2004, 07:42 PM

i use main concept mpeg converter and you can take a divx movie and convert it back to mpeg and not lose any quality. The thing is you have to get the movie in a good quality. Xvid is the best it is dvd clear. I can take a xvid movie and burn it to dvd and you can't tell if is factory or not.

**Psychotron** · 09-19-2004, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by BodyMechanic

i use main concept mpeg converter and you can take a divx movie and convert it back to mpeg and not lose any quality. The thing is you have to get the movie in a good quality. Xvid is the best it is dvd clear. I can take a xvid movie and burn it to dvd and you can't tell if is factory or not.

if youre going to do that why not just do a direct copy of the DVD? i did that all summer with that blockbuster rent two movies all the time for one fee.

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