need fast divx/xvid encde 40min mpg2>1hr convrsn? see sam

[buzzinhornets]

I bought a DVD Recorder which i use to record tv shows in SP mode to DVD+RW. I then like to take these shows an email them to my girlfriend who is away on business. I use tmpgenc dvd author to to convert .vob to .mpg Then, to conserve bandwidth i want to convert them .avi (divx or xvid).

The thing is, time is of the essence... i want to send this video off quick quick quick. I tried using vdub mod to convert the mpeg2 to divx3.11 low motion (cause divx 6 and xvid seem to take forever to encode) and converted the audio to .mp3. The filesize is just what i want >300mb. but the video is really blocky... look at this sample...

http://rapidshare.de/files/5868389/sample.avi.html
or
http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2X97KHMKN98GK04LSBCDAHB019

so what's the problem? is divx311 just cr@p? how can i encode a 40min 640x480 mpeg2 to divx or xvid in 640x480 with file size near 300mb (mp3 audio) and in only <45min? (my machine is xp, pentium 4 2.4ghz, 1gb ram)

thanx for the suggestions.

(ps. i live in canada, and it's legal to backup tv shows like this)

[wwjd]

What you are asking for does not exist, if it did it would be extremely popular.

Your only hope at this point is to use something like the Plextor ConvertX, a hardware solution that encodes to DivX on the fly. Instead of using your DVD recorder you would use the ConvertX to create the DivX file on your PC. Just keep in mind that to play a DivX file you need a DVD player that plays DivX or it can be played on a computer that has software that plays DivX.

[ulapines]

avi.NET

[junkmalle]

You should inverse telecine or deinterlace the video before compressing it.

All those scenes of floating around the water are going to be hard to compress. Continuous movement of the water, bobbing camera -- both require lots of bitrate.

[kelemvor]

What are you capturing the TV shows with in the first place? If you capture them right to an MPEG2 files using some decoder software you can then use AutoGK to convert them to Xvid or Divx. Speed depend son your system but it doesn't take all that long...