converting xvid/divx to vcd

[dnd8]

So i d-loaded several movies (the new harry potter - xvid, 2x700MB) and tried to convert them to vcd. When I encode the files to MPEG1 (1150kbits/sec) in TMPEnc, the new file that's to be created is somewhere around 2700MB each. So, that's 5400MB for one movie. To me that seems a little high. previously, I've converyed dvd to vcd at 1800kbits/sec, and that was only ~1800 megs.

Why is it that these new xvid/divx files are so big? and is there a way to reduce their size to a more reasonable limit?

[legoman666]

it seems to me that tmpgenc isnt reading the files right, you should download the newest version of the XviD codec, that might work, grab it at http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html

[matneaves]

its the bitrate of 1150 thats doing it, needs to be changed, use a bitrate calculator

i have encoded the exact same files to 2 cd's (2x800 meg) creating a 2 vcds with good quality

[Qeef]

Just take a look at my previous post......

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=147168&highlight=

Thnx, your welcome...
Stones Rock.

[warness]

I just solved this problem yesterday. You need two codecs. one is nimo and the other is ffdshow. Tmpg shouldn't have a problem reading that harry potter movie.