must be a better way

[lpn1160]

i have a divx video that is 640x344 @25fps. I wish to convert to VCD NTSC (was originally PAL dvd rip). here's what I'm doing:
1) load in vdud--> filters-->smart resizer. it adds the borders (LB) perfect with aspect ratio perfect. I then frameserve. i write an avisynth script for the .vdr file, with the following lines converttoyuy2,convertfps(23.976).
then from the avisynth script, I rip the .wav.
I then open CCE and frame serve the avisynth script, creating just the ES,
then I can mux the .mpv file with the .mp2 file i created with besweet.
Is there a better way?? seems along way around just for this. Albeit it works with everything synched and proportioned correctly.
only made a 3 min test file.
any suggestions???????
thanks in advance

[Tommyknocker]

TMPGEnc?

[SaSi]

Really, try Tmpgenc. For VCD is as fast as CCE (well almost) and the adjustments you can make within Tmpgenc require no other programs. I would just load the source video into Tmpgenc, do all the resizing and letterboxing from there and save the MPEG-1 stream.

Although I have stopped using Tmpgenc for MPEG-2 on a day to day basis, there are several AVI files I come across and Tmpgenc is actually the only way to handle them without getting crazy.