Converting HD-Divx to DVD resolution(s)

[painkiller]

I have been trying to determine how best to 'down convert' a couple HD-Divx family vids my brother sent me. (Boy, is HE gadget prone.)

Unfortunately, I haven't come across any specific software tool to do this (yet, still looking, experimenting).

Has anyone tried to do this? Any success with existing tool(s)?

THanks.

I've tried a simple approach - passing these files through DIVX Converter. Seems to work, but halfway through the output file, the audio is barely there. (Even left a message to the DIVX developers, but haven't heard from anyone yet.)

[yoda313]

If its got a .avi extension why not just try tmpgenc? You should be able to do it that way.

[edDV]

You could always ask your brother for a DV or DVD MPeg2 version. His camcorder probably has hardware downscaling to DV.

[Baldrick]

what tools have you tried? most encoders should have NO problems with hddivx.

what is the audio format?

[painkiller]

Well, the original file was clearly unplyable on my Phillips 642.
It gave me a message that the resolution was incompatible.

I passed it through the Divx Converter with the 6.2 codec thinking it would suffice.
It lowered the resolution to 720x416.
The audio appears to be AC3.
(160kbps, 44khz, 2 ch, mpeg-1 layer 3)

I'm thinking of trying Convertx2dvd, but hadn't got around to it yet.
This week has been rather trying as two of my other PCs motherboards bit the dust leaving me withmy slowest P4.

[guns1inger]

The audio is mp3. I can't see why virtualdub wouldn't handle this type of video, then frameserve it to an encoder.

[DarrellS]

Either use the drop down list under Open in VirtualDub and choose All Files to get the file to show up or change the extension to .avi
Choose the resize filter to make the resolution the size you want and recode the video to XviD and direct stream copy the audio which is MP3.

I bought the Philips DVP5140 today at Walmart but I haven't tested any off the wall encodings yet to see how they play.

I didn't have any problems with the 642 since all my encodes were up to specs although there was a file I downloaded that wouldn't play. GMC or Qpel, I'm not sure.

Downloaded the Madagascar HD trailer and it looks great on the 19" PC monitor. Curious to see how it looks through the 5140.