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**FredderiK** · 11-13-2008, 03:07 AM

Ok guys I bought TMPG with the hope of converting my 15 or so DVD's to DIVX files to stream to my xbox. When I do the rip it says the movie is in 720x480 but when I play it on my 360 (it is set for 1280x720p. The movie only plays in what looks like 640x480 it doesn't see the widescreen flag I am assuming? What am I missing. I have (shame I know) other divx files and they fit correctly. What am I doing wrong?

**NerbuitW** · 11-13-2008, 03:12 AM

If you have the DVD´s, why go through the trouble of converting them to Divx when you can just pop em in the 360 and enjoy the upscaling ?

**DJkillos** · 11-13-2008, 03:15 AM

Do all DVDs do this or just non-anamorphic movies?

**clorkergo** · 11-13-2008, 03:35 AM

Divx's ability to encode non-square pixels isn't part of "Divx Compatibility" standard, which is what I think the 360 plays. That was a feature that was added afterward. I'm thinking this may be the problem. Can anyone confirm that the 360 supports aspect ratio playback?

But try encode your video's using square pixels instead. Personally, I never mess with aspect ratio encoding.

My personal resolutions (w/ cropping):
Letterbox - 704x304
Widescreen - 704x384 (or 368)
Full screen (4:3) - 608x400

**apatteopipt** · 11-13-2008, 03:40 AM

What the best (and cheapest...as in free) program to convert DVDs to divx? I'd like to have some episodes of Family Guy ready for streaming to my 360 but am unsure how to go about it.

**clorkergo** · 11-13-2008, 03:44 AM

What the best (and cheapest...as in free) program to convert DVDs to divx? I'd like to have some episodes of Family Guy ready for streaming to my 360 but am unsure how to go about it.

AutoGK or Gordian Knot.

Fairuse is also good, but not free (cheap)

Unfortunately MeGUI doesn't support Divx, but it does support Xvid and is free as well. I use this one w/ x264 for h.264 AVC videos.

**FredderiK** · 11-13-2008, 03:51 AM

If you have the DVD´s, why go through the trouble of converting them to Divx when you can just pop em in the 360 and enjoy the upscaling ?

Because the 360 doesn't do upscaling plus I have an older 360 and the drive is loud as hell

**NerbuitW** · 11-13-2008, 04:16 AM

are you sure ?

I´d swear that my Dvd´s look atleast 10x better when played via my 360 then on my standalone Dvd player.

**FredderiK** · 11-13-2008, 05:20 AM

are you sure ?
I´d swear that my Dvd´s look atleast 10x better when played via my 360 then on my standalone Dvd player.

Abolutely, if you notice if you have your dashboard in 720p or 1080 when yo uput in a dvd the screen turns off it goes to 480p. If you have a tv that will tell you what res it sees you will see it. My tv tells me.

Actually let me rephrase that. My xbox hooked up via component cables only does 480p. Maybe if you have a new one with HDMI or something it might upscale it.

**arcalmanard** · 11-13-2008, 05:27 AM

Try TVersity. I think you can just stream the vob files without bothering to re-encode. I was doing it last night with my PS3, altho I was using a different program at the time.

I'm pretty sure you can encode it with MediaCoder once you get it ripped if you don't want to transcode on the fly.

**GueseVekdet** · 11-13-2008, 05:33 AM

Actually let me rephrase that. My xbox hooked up via component cables only does 480p. Maybe if you have a new one with HDMI or something it might upscale it.

If you have your 360 connected via HDMI or VGA it will upscale.

11-13-2008, 03:07 AM	#1
FredderiK Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	Cant get divx rip to look right on 360 Ok guys I bought TMPG with the hope of converting my 15 or so DVD's to DIVX files to stream to my xbox. When I do the rip it says the movie is in 720x480 but when I play it on my 360 (it is set for 1280x720p. The movie only plays in what looks like 640x480 it doesn't see the widescreen flag I am assuming? What am I missing. I have (shame I know) other divx files and they fit correctly. What am I doing wrong? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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NerbuitW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	If you have the DVD´s, why go through the trouble of converting them to Divx when you can just pop em in the 360 and enjoy the upscaling ? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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DJkillos Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 382 Senior Member	Do all DVDs do this or just non-anamorphic movies? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 03:35 AM	#4
clorkergo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	Divx's ability to encode non-square pixels isn't part of "Divx Compatibility" standard, which is what I think the 360 plays. That was a feature that was added afterward. I'm thinking this may be the problem. Can anyone confirm that the 360 supports aspect ratio playback? But try encode your video's using square pixels instead. Personally, I never mess with aspect ratio encoding. My personal resolutions (w/ cropping): Letterbox - 704x304 Widescreen - 704x384 (or 368) Full screen (4:3) - 608x400 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 03:40 AM	#5
apatteopipt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	What the best (and cheapest...as in free) program to convert DVDs to divx? I'd like to have some episodes of Family Guy ready for streaming to my 360 but am unsure how to go about it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 03:44 AM	#6
clorkergo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	What the best (and cheapest...as in free) program to convert DVDs to divx? I'd like to have some episodes of Family Guy ready for streaming to my 360 but am unsure how to go about it. AutoGK or Gordian Knot. Fairuse is also good, but not free (cheap) Unfortunately MeGUI doesn't support Divx, but it does support Xvid and is free as well. I use this one w/ x264 for h.264 AVC videos. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 03:51 AM	#7
FredderiK Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	If you have the DVD´s, why go through the trouble of converting them to Divx when you can just pop em in the 360 and enjoy the upscaling ? Because the 360 doesn't do upscaling plus I have an older 360 and the drive is loud as hell Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 04:16 AM	#8
NerbuitW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	are you sure ? I´d swear that my Dvd´s look atleast 10x better when played via my 360 then on my standalone Dvd player. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 05:20 AM	#9
FredderiK Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	are you sure ? I´d swear that my Dvd´s look atleast 10x better when played via my 360 then on my standalone Dvd player. Abolutely, if you notice if you have your dashboard in 720p or 1080 when yo uput in a dvd the screen turns off it goes to 480p. If you have a tv that will tell you what res it sees you will see it. My tv tells me. Actually let me rephrase that. My xbox hooked up via component cables only does 480p. Maybe if you have a new one with HDMI or something it might upscale it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 05:27 AM	#10
arcalmanard Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Try TVersity. I think you can just stream the vob files without bothering to re-encode. I was doing it last night with my PS3, altho I was using a different program at the time. I'm pretty sure you can encode it with MediaCoder once you get it ripped if you don't want to transcode on the fly. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-13-2008, 05:33 AM	#11
GueseVekdet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Actually let me rephrase that. My xbox hooked up via component cables only does 480p. Maybe if you have a new one with HDMI or something it might upscale it. If you have your 360 connected via HDMI or VGA it will upscale. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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