I've been using Divx as a method of backing up my dvd's for as long as I can remember. I use the basic progams DVD Decrypter for ripping, Flask for encoding and VirtualDub for cutting. This has worked fine for me no problems. Recently however, I thought i might have a go at making a VCD. I used TMPGEnc wizard to make an mpg, which turned out fine in terms of A/V quality. However, the final mpg seems to have a pause every two seconds throughout the entire file. This pause is still noticeable when I make the VCD. I have tried turning off preview during the encoding and my CPU is fast enough not to lag in the encoding process. Can anyone plz help, this contant pause makes the mpg very hard on the eyes.