bitrate question

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I have a few divx files that i want to convert/burn to dvd. I am aware of the bitrate calculator but not sure what would be the minimum you would want to go for an average bitrate to get near dvd or svcd quality. I have an older bigscreen television and afraid of going too low because of pixelation. SVCDs look fine on the tv btw. With 2 divx files it looks like an average of 2607 can be done. It looks like if i put anymore it will drop below 2000.

[ZippyP.]

I am aware of the bitrate calculator but not sure what would be the minimum you would want to go for an average bitrate to get near dvd or svcd quality.

Assuming that your sources are good quality divx, and that you encode with CBR (constant bitrate) I recommend the following minimums for the three DVD resolutions:

352x240/288 - 1200 kbps
352x480/576 - 2200 kbps
720x480/576 - 3500 kbps

More is better as you can't have too much bitrate, although beyond a certain point it won't make a noticable difference and only wastes space.

You really need to test and find your own tolerance, however.