Hi all,

I wrote a very simple Linux command line utility to convert MPEG2 files from a TiVo into DivX. It's mostly a very tight Bash shell script with a little bit of C thrown in. Give it a try if you have need of such a thing!

Homepage:
Features:
  • very high quality 2-pass Variable Bitrate Encoding (VBR)
  • ability to specify output filesize _or_ bitrate
  • audio is directly copied without re-encoding, for optimal quality and to maintain perfect sychronization between the audio and video streams
  • output scaled to the correct 4:3 aspect ratio, with several options for output size
  • very good de-interlacing filter

Requirements:
PS: Check out Philips DVP642 player. Ultra-cheap, progressive, plays DivX and everything else I have thrown at it. $70 at compusa.