Converting XviD to DivX...

[APL88]

Okay so here is a quick summary. I am using a home network with the PS2 GameShark Media Player. I love it, it is compatible with DivX and other file types. Very good 10 dollar software.

I can play something encoded in DivX just fine (IE From The Shadows) just fine. But when I play something in XviD it starts to play, but plays choppy and slow. I don't even know why I tried since it does not mention that it is XviD Compatible, but I just kinda slected the file and saw that it "worked" without "working."

Anyway, I'm not here to discuss the pros and cons of XviD and DivX, but I am looking for a somewhat quick and easy way to convert xViD to DivX so that I can play these files.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advanced,

-APLardi

PS: Here is a list of compatible files that GameShark Media Player says it can play

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Compatable File Types:

Music/Audio: MP3, OGG Borbis, AC3 (Video Only)

Video/Movies: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, OGM, and more

Pictures: JPEG and PNG

It is interesting that it does not mention MPEG-3, because when I right click on From The Shadows (which plays correctly), and Systm (Which plays incorrectly I assume because it is XviD), the properties display them as MPEG-3.

[nexx]

The file could be using packed bitstream, a common problem with hardware player support. You can 'unpack' it with MPEG4Modifier.

Failing that. Download DivX6 and using the conversion tools?

[APL88]

According to that program neither of the systm episodes are packed.

So I suppose back to the innitial idea of converting. Thanks for the help anyway.

[APL88]

i still cannot figure it out

[DWk]

VirtualDub

[KayMan2K]

You first need the DiVX codec. You can get a free low-quality codec or can pay $20 for the professional/full version. Then you can use Vidomi, VirtualDub, or Divx Convertor (as examples) to convert your XVid to DiVX. Expect a great loss in quality though when encoding from lossy format to lossy format.

[gaekwad2]

  APLardi said:

According to that program neither of the systm episodes are packed.

So I suppose back to the innitial idea of converting. Thanks for the help anyway.

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Actually DivX uses packed bitstream (afaik they invented it), so try 'packing' it (if possible).

It could also be caused by other options though (eg. XviD's more advanced Global Motion Compensation), in which case you'll have to reencode.