converting HDV to DIVX

[galbertse]

I captured my HDV video from a Sony camera. The output file is *.mpg 1440 x 1080 MPEG-2 video. When writing it to DVD, the quality of the DVD is much lower than the HDV which is expected. How can I view the video on my SD TV at the best quality? I have a divx DVD player, but what will be the recommended settings when I generate a divx file, and which software do I have to use?

[guns1inger]

A high bitrate DVD (i.e. 9000 kbps) will give you better image quality than Divx, and unless you have a Divx Ultra certified player you will have to use relatively low settings for Divx playback anyway.

If you really want it to look good, use a HD DVD player and convert it to HD DVD format on a +R DL disc.

[Soopafresh]

Deinterlace and Resize to 720x576 16:9 for MPEG2 encoding

Deinterlace and Resize to 720x400 1:1 for DivX encoding

You can start with HDTV2DVD . It's pretty easy to use. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/HDTV2DVD

For DivX, AutoGK is nice and easy and turns out a good looking image. For higher quality video, AutoMKV is great, but requires a bit of experience to know which buttons to check.

[galbertse]

My video is saved by the capture software as *.mpg. I cannot load in using HDTV2DVD. Any suggestions?

[guns1inger]

DGIndex, avisynth, and a good encoder

[jagabo]

Note that Divx and Xvid both support PAR/DAR settings. So you can encode at 720x576 and retain the 16:9 DAR. Not all players respect the DAR though.

[pantsdavies]

Deinterlace and Resize to 720x576 16:9 for MPEG2 encoding

Deinterlace and Resize to 720x400 1:1 for DivX encoding
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Why deinterlace?, other people on here have said never deinterlace

or am I going to start an arguement??????

Sorry fellas just still a little confused about deinterlacing, do you mean deinterlace when exporting to final dvd movie????????

[Soopafresh]

Or don't. Depends if you're going to play it back on an analog TV or a PC. While deinterlacing isn't always recommended when dealing with Standard Def video (you'll lose some image quality and smoothness of movement), you can easily get away with it when you halve the resolution from 1440(1920)X1080 --> 480(576).

[jagabo]

Although both Divx and Xvid support interlaced frames there aren't really any players that will do anything sensible with interlaced Divx video. Many have deinterlacing options but they aren't invoked automatically. And they don't shut deinteracing off automatically after you've enabled it. if you are planning to send the files to anyone else they may not know what to do. And set-top Divx/DVD player support of interlaced Divx/Xvid is unreliable. So if you're going to make Divx/Xvid files you usually want to deinterlace.

When downsizing HD to DVD you could go either way. Deinterlacing will create some artifacts. But downsizing interalced video (with an interlace aware algorithm) will create artifacts too. Leaving the video interlaced will keep motions smoother.