XVID to MPEG2-TS

[videotinker]

I'm trying to work out a simple, cheap (free's good) way to convert various Xvid files to MPEG2-TS format, so I can store them on my Set Top Box hard drive. It is a rather generic box with a USB port to which I can record and playback.

Some info from GSpot taken from a file the DVB recorded from TV to the USB drive, ie the output format I'm trying to create (it doesn't mean a lot to me but perhaps will help those offering advice)
VIDEO_ASPECT_TYPE_PAL PAL
VIDEO_BITRATE 4267
VIDEO_CODEC_NAME MPEG-2
VIDEO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
VIDEO_CODEC_TYPE MPEG2
VIDEO_DAR 1.778
VIDEO_DURATION 6:03.400
VIDEO_FIELDS_PER_SEC 50.000
VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT 9085
VIDEO_FRAMES_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_H264
VIDEO_MPEG2 MPEG-2
VIDEO_MPEG2_3X2
VIDEO_MPEG2_BFF
VIDEO_MPEG2_I_L I/L
VIDEO_MPEG2_PPF
VIDEO_MPEG2_PROG
VIDEO_MPEG2_TFF TFF
VIDEO_MPEG4
VIDEO_MPEG4_BVOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_GMC
VIDEO_MPEG4_NVOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_QPEL
VIDEO_PAR 1.422
VIDEO_PICS_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_QF 0.412
VIDEO_SAR 1.250
VIDEO_SIZE_X 720
VIDEO_SIZE_Y 576
AUDIO_BITRATE 256
AUDIO_BITRATE_TYPE CBR
AUDIO_CHANNEL_COUNT 2
AUDIO_CODEC MPEG-1 Layer 2
AUDIO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
AUDIO_MPEG_STREAM_ID 0xc0
AUDIO_MPEG_SUBSTREAM_ID
AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE 48000

It seems hard to find a single piece of software that will do the conversion without going to commercial software, which I'd rather not do if I can avoid it.

Any help greatly appreciated

[Baldrick]

I don't think any single free software can convert directly to a ts with mpeg2. I would probably try hcenc (or a gui for it like HCbatchGUI ) to convert to mpeg2 and then make a ts with tsmuxer.