.rm to .avi or .mpeg problems (yes, i'm a newbie)

[ike2010]

hello all. first post here. i'm trying to create an svcd from a .rm file (300 kbps, 336 MB). i'm using EO Video. i read the guide and tried to convert to uncompressed .avi, divx, and .mpeg. all three attempts failed. converting to uncompressed got up to the end and then i got a message that the file was corrupt. converting to divx resulted in good video but the audio was very choppy and a couple minutes out of sync. i read that it could be beneficial to convert to .avi and then .mpeg and then to svcd to save time. my question is this: does anyone one have tips for what settings i should be using? i'm sure this is where i'm messing up. i'm shooting for best quality and conversion time is not a problem. i'll list the .rm specs and my computer specs below. thanks.

eric

.rm video specs:

Stream: RealVideo Stream - Single Rate
File Name: pearljam_full_high.rm
Last Modified: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 07:48:55 GMT
File Size: 336,139,602 Bytes
Title: Pearl Jam Live at the House of Blues Orlando, April 12, 2003
Author: Pearl Jam
Copyright: 2003, Pearl Jam
Duration: 146:52.320
Buffer Time: 7.4 seconds
Max Bit Rate: 300.0 Kbps
Allow Download: off
Allow Recording: off
Perfect Play: disabled

Stream: 0 audio/x-pn-multirate-realaudio logical stream
MIME type: audio/x-pn-realaudio

Max Stream Bit Rate: 64.1 Kbps

Audio Codec: 64 kbps Stereo Music - RA8 (RealAudio 8) 44100 Khz
Stream: 1 video/x-pn-multirate-realvideo logical stream
MIME type: video/x-pn-realvideo

Max Stream Bit Rate: 235.9 Kbps

Dimensions: 320x240

Encoded Frame Rate: 30.0 fps

Video Codec: 235.9 Kbps (RealVideo 9)
Player Compatibility: RealPlayer 8.0 or later


pc specs:

athlon xp 2400+
512 MB 2700 DDR RAM
Soltek sl-75frn "golden flame" w/ nForce2 chipset
gForce 4 Ti 4200
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
Maxtor 120 GB 7,200 hd
Maxtor 30 GB 7,200 hd

[Sefy]

Why not encode directly to SVCD ? from what I recall, EO-Video supports it