ok. my apex dvd player supports dvd mpegiso's and i want to convert my avi's to mpeg, but what mpeg format? i do not want to author dvd's because i just don't need all the menus and extras and i like the fact that dvd mpegiso's serve as a backup of the original file.

should i convert to vcd, svcd, or non compliant? i would like to keep good quality on my avi's as they are divx, xvid rips. i was using tmpgenc xpress and i tried to convert to non compliant but it was going to take 12 hours rather than svcd taking only 4. is there not a quicker way to convert these files so that i can make dvd mpegiso's.