avi to xvid 2 pass help required

[sala]

Can someone direct to or help me in my search on how to convert an avi to xvid with 2-passes.

I use virtualdub, but i dont know how to achieve 2-pass encoding.

It makes a movie of 98mb, but then it stops. And so does my understanding in 2-pass encoding.

I want to try the 2-pass thing, because at cbr at high scenes, the picture isnt all that good as i want it to be.

[mats.hogberg]

...er... Why convert at all? You'll only get a slightly worse copy that's still AVI, regardless of 1 or 2 passes.

/Mats

[Gazorgan]

Under compression, pick your codec, then you have to configure it. Click that button you didn't click the first time to settup size (since it's XviD) and 2-pass.

Here's a tip: For 2-pass you have to encode twice (well duh). The first encode isn't really an encode, it's more of a listing of the original bitrate (from which it determines what bitrate to encode when, pretty neat). Sooooo...you need to either batch encoded or go back and do pass #2. You can do pass #2 over and over until you get it right after doing pass #1. Don't change the defaults for the 1-pass file or you will get confused.

[sala]

thx.

I want to add subtitles to the original, so i can play them on my KiSS player., because the subs appearance on that KiSS sucks apenoten.

[Gazorgan]

use VDUB sub filter to add subs. Make sure you allow for overscan (don't place them too low).