XVid

[Kryt0n]

Hi All,
First off, is there any kind of connection between Xvid and Divx? (other than one is the other spelt backwards!)

Secondly, I have a little Xvid clip where the A/V go terribly out of sync, there's a little scene where everyone runs at warp speed and for a while we have the A/V back in sync... is this a feature of Xvid or just been badly encoded?

Is there any way to fix the sync issue or is it a case of re-encoding? Are there any reasons why you wouldn't use Xvid (like is the sync issue a common problem)?

Thanks all, I wait to be wisened!
Ryan

[Hardcoreruss]

So are you converting to dvd ?, more details please on what you want to do.

[Kryt0n]

Ideally to SVCD but haven't actually got to that bit yet... the issue is with the Xvid itself.

[mats.hogberg]

Badly encoded, or badly decoded. It seems like there are some great XviD encoders out there - The decoders aren't equally good. I think DivX and XviD are both mpg4, so they are somewhat related.

/Mats

[Gazorgan]

Most XviD problems can be traced back to using the decoder/codec in the Nemo codec pack. If you don't have the latest build of XviD, then you probably going to have decode issues. DSPShow does an okay job, but you may get 'green' in your video.

Any MPEG4 relies heavily on your CPU for corrections. Post processing can radically increase the video quality (P4/Athlon only) and the cost of CPU power. Check your post processing properties, it may be set too high (there isn't a machine out there for max settings at high res in real time).