DivX -> SVCD = blocky picture quality

[zeroboot]

I followed the guide for DivX to SVCD conversion. I used a bitrate of 922 (CBR) so 87 minutes would fit on a 74min CDRW. When I play it back in my DVD player it is very blocky. Is this bitrate too low? Is there a way to put it on 1 74m CD and keep the quality?

[TheMan2K]

If using tmpgenc, check under settings and try turning the motion seach quality up. If it is up all the way you may need to find a better source file, i heard divx doesn't always look the best after converted to mpeg2. After that you may just to a higher bitrate.

[Mordant]

If you are trying for an SVCD at 480x480 there is no way a bitrate less than 1800 is going to look alright. The SVCD standard calls for about 45min on a CD, and if you use 2 pass VBR you can get a decent result at about 55min per CD with the audio bitrate lowered to about 160.

Check out the bitrate calc in the tools in the section.