Help needed with encoding divx files for pocketMVP

[Guest smartman]

would someone please post a sticky of sorts for encoding of divx files i would like to get some more of these but dont know where to start got some tips from other threads but these are patchy at best what i mean is something similar to the sticky that was posted for WM Player encoding i.e. what steps i need to take also regarding software needed to encode hope someone can help i particularly liked clinteastmans matrix clip can u possibly help it would be much appreciated i'm usually OK once i know the right procedures. also can u convert avi's etc...

thanks :?

[Guest Palindrome]

1. Get hold of VirtualDub (freeware):

http://www.virtualdub.org/

2. And DivX codec (you'll have to pay for this and I think only version 5.02 works with PocketMVP):

http://www.divx.com/

3. And finally get 'My Dub Settings V2' from this thread:

http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=6358

4. When you've got DivX installed and virtualdub running, open your video file in virtualdub.

5. Then load 'My Dub Settings V2' in virtualdub (there's two settings in the zip file you downloaded, normal & letterbox):

File -> Load Processing Settings

6. Then save the AVI and it should compress audio and video very nicely in DivX and MPEG formats.

You may bump into problems with codecs depending on your original video file, but post any problems and I'm sure you will be helped out.

Hope this helps.

[Guest smartman]

thanx palindrome for the assistance worked like a charm :lol:

[Guest Palindrome]

You're welcome.

[Guest ClintEastman]

another happy customer! :lol:

[Guest rchiileea]

ClintEastman

is god on this trust me i know

his settings worked a charm se below

[Guest caio1]

Try my settings 99% based on clint's letterbox just trying a way to reduce size without losing too much quality.

USE IT WITH DIVX 5.0.2 ONLY!!

Let me know your impression.

Caio

letterbox_caio1.zip

[Guest ClintEastman]

i have a few "personal" setting configs at the mo. one of them is lower file size but with the same 120KB/s! another runs at 200KB/s!! (not much different on quality though) :lol:

[Guest ClintEastman]

oh! and there's a new matrix trailer in off topic! much longer! :lol:

[Guest Palindrome]

I certainly look forward to version 3. That's if there will be a version 3? :lol:

[Guest ClintEastman]

I certainly look forward to version 3. That's if there will be a version 3?  :)

;) Working on them!!! Doing a lot of research on it at the moment! 8)

[Guest mark_hunter]

i ve bumped into problems with codecs with my original video file, as when i try and open a video file in VirtualDub i get a message saying "couldnt locate decompressor format for MP43" :?:

HELP!

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Has it been encoded to Divx 5.02?

[Guest mark_hunter]

i dont know but i dont think it has been encoded to Divx 5.0.2. And how would i go about encoding it to DivX format

:?:

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Follow the instructions in this thread!

[Guest drblow]

Em... excuse my ignorance here - I've been reading these virtualdub posts for the last 3 hours!

I have successfully DL'ed virtualdub, opened an mpeg, applied Clinteastmans virtualdub settings V2, and then saved as an avi file - but the 42MB mpeg has become a 320MB avi!!

I thought the idea was to compress the file!

Am I just being an idiot?

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Do you have DivX installed?

Did you check it had selected it before you encoded?

[Guest drblow]

I have DivX Mpeg 4 Fast motion / low motion codecs installed.

At the Divx.com homepage, I saw the download for version 5.0.4., but everyone here is talking about 5.0.2.

I'm not too sure whether this is the codec I have or not.

I didn't check the settings before saving the file, as I thought that was the point of applying the settings from Clint.

Am I just a monkey??

[Guest ^JP^]

Where can i download the 5.02 version? I have 5.03 and 5.0.4 but when i try and play on my phone it just locks up with a black screen! Any of the trailer i have downloaded from the other thread work fine but im guessing thats because of the 5.0.2 codec! Im using vdub and the V2 settings! A link for the 5.0.2 installer would be very good!

[Guest v_patel1]

o ya well gd

[Guest mattbrown]

ive followed your info for compressing a file but they compress down to around 7mb's - whats the best thing to change to get it smaller but leave acceptable to watch??

[Guest MoRFLeZ]

I honestly don't think you are gonna get it much smaller than 7mb (of course that depends on what you are compressing!)

But the cartoon episodes I have are around 10-15 mb.

[Guest smartman]

anybody know any settings for movieclips downloaded from pocketmatrix site, i say this because these clips are already rotated so the processing settings are out i.e. how do i resize etc.. for pocketMVP so they are in correct orientation anybody got any tips :?

[Guest mattbrown]

i have 5.0.2 bundle

just give me a shout and can email it to you - its 3megs tho

[Guest mattbrown]

ok i have got the compression etc sorted but one thing that i was battling with until i just ignored it was that when you preview a file in virtual dub it says it will be bout 100+ megs but when you actually compress its bout 3+ megs

whats going on???