Best method for MPEG1 --> Divx

I have resently downloaded several episodes of a favorate TV show to save and put on CD. Most of the files are already DivX 3.1 but some of the files are MPEG1 which makes the files about 400-450MB each. The DivX's i have are all 200-230MB so i can fit 3 on 1 CD. What is the best method to convert MPEG1 --> DivX without loosing too much more quality, but besing able to have some type of good control over the file size. The fist episode i am going to be encoding is a 800MB 2 part pilot episode which i want to make 650MB Max. Plz help... Oh, so you know i have some experience with DivX but not with nandub or Gknot, so go easy on me :)

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for mpeg 1 theres only one way I think. Demultiplex the file and open the video one in vdub/nandub. I'd recommend using divx 4/5 if you're not familar with divx 3 and simply encode it like any other file. Doom9 has a guide for it. You can use besweet to transcode the audio to mp3 or you can leave it as it is and mux the mp2 file.

From what I read the divx 4 codec sucks ass ....so um i would learn to use nandub ....it's really not that hard once you have read the guides n stuff. open mpeg in nandub select your filters if any select your audio. select your btrate n away we go...if you need any help at all give me a shout through private message or email.....k peace ..and you'll get there no probs....:cool:

In case that the MPEG1-files contain artefacts, you might find it helpful to configure FFDSHOW for MPEG1-playback and load the file as directshow-source into an .avs. That way you can use ffdshow's postprocessing to iron out some of those nasty effects.