How to convert HuffyUV AVI to DivX, MPEG-2, etc.

[jarsoffart]

If this topic isn't relevant for the video forum, moderators please move it, or delete it and I can post it in the software forum. I wasn't sure if it was appropriate because it might not be a "Video Product," but I saw another question on DivX. I just captured about an hour of video from Hi8 tapes using my Leadtek TV2000XP using the HuffyUV as instructed by people before, and it came out to 26 gb. I tried to convert the HuffyUV AVI to DivX in hoping it would be a lot smaller like maybe one to two gigs, but it didn't work. I tried 1-pass quality based at 90% with nothing else enabled using Vidomi. When I used VirtualDub it would report an error. Should I convert it to MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, DivX, or anything else? What would work best? I want to be able to convert it an SVCD later on and edit it later. I plan on having a high quality version on my computer and SVCD's.

 

[Furor]

Use tmpgenc..search for it with your favorite search engine..it's got a nice and easy wizard that will guide you through svcd making, plus you can edit out commercials and stuff.
SVCD is Mpeg2, VCD Is Mpeg-1, Divx is not what you want for SVCD's, you would have to re-encode it, I think.

 

[jarsoffart]

Originally posted by: Furor
Divx is not what you want for SVCD's, you would have to re-encode it, I think.

Yeah, I know DivX is not for SVCD's, but I was thinking of having a SVCD version, and a DivX version on my computer. I'm pretty sure that MPEG-2 doesn't compress it as much or have as much quality as DivX. How would I re-encode it into DivX?

 

[rbV5]

You'll want to edit before you re-encode, your encodings will be highly lossy and very difficult to edit, then re-encode (Lossy + Lossy = bad)
VirtualDub should work to encode to Divx (I prefer Nandub) what error does it give you? TMPG Enc will work for encoding to MPEG-2 for SVCD's.

I'm pretty sure that MPEG-2 doesn't compress it as much or have as much quality as DivX. How would I re-encode it into DivX?

It doesn't compress as much, but DVD's are encoded with MPEG-2, so that should tell you something about the quality. SVCD's also are supported on standalone players..which makes them far more versatile. You'll just have to have more CD's for a movie at the approx same IQ as a comparable Divx file.

Its all covered at Doom9 and VCDhelp.