finally i feel i am getting somewhere!! Thanks to help from peeps in here i have now been able to convert xvids to svcd,(25fps) which play smoothly!
My last bit i need help on is aspect ratio. what settings do I use in TMPGE to maintain the same ratio for the film. ??

Also i can only stretch to using 2 cds for any film (only 3hr exceptions)
will I get better results from cce using a 4pass vbr than tmpge 's 2pass, and will i still fit it on 2 cds??

if anyone can help i would be very thankful!!