What is the best .avi format that I should convert my .divx file to

csskkai · 06-23-2009, 01:31 AM

I want to convert a .divx file I have into and .avi file so that I can use my program to burn it to a DVD, since it doesn't accept .divx files.
When I try to convert the .divx file, there are too many .avi file formats to choose from.
There's:
DIVX 50 AVI
XVID AVI
DIVX 40 AVI
H264 AVI
MPEG4 AVI V2
MPEG4 AVI
WMV AVI
MJPEG AVI
Lossless HUFFYUV AVI
Lossless RAW AVI

I have no idea what they are and which one to pick to convert it to. Which one would be the best, highest quality format?
What should I pick?
Thank you!

**zuluclayman** · 06-23-2009, 03:31 AM

using any of the XviD or DivX formats would put you back where you are now - unable to burn so you need to pick one of the other ones:
the fact that you have a DivX file at the moment means it has already been compressed quite a bit so you don't really want to compress any further unless you want tiny file sizes and possibly poorer quality.
I would go with the lossless Huffyuv avi - just remains to be seen whether your DVD burning software will accept it.
DVD Shrink is good freeware DVD authoring software that I am pretty sure accepts DivX and XviD files - check it out here

d-thinkerdotcom · 06-26-2009, 03:17 AM

I would go with DVD shrink, but it may not accept DivX 5 to 7. As it is an old program, but it might as they are quite similar, they just add on things to make it more dvd like.

06-23-2009, 01:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
csskkai Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6 OS: windows vista	What is the best .avi format that I should convert my .divx file to I want to convert a .divx file I have into and .avi file so that I can use my program to burn it to a DVD, since it doesn't accept .divx files. When I try to convert the .divx file, there are too many .avi file formats to choose from. There's: DIVX 50 AVI XVID AVI DIVX 40 AVI H264 AVI MPEG4 AVI V2 MPEG4 AVI WMV AVI MJPEG AVI Lossless HUFFYUV AVI Lossless RAW AVI I have no idea what they are and which one to pick to convert it to. Which one would be the best, highest quality format? What should I pick? Thank you!

06-23-2009, 03:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: What is the best .avi format that I should convert my .divx file to using any of the XviD or DivX formats would put you back where you are now - unable to burn so you need to pick one of the other ones: the fact that you have a DivX file at the moment means it has already been compressed quite a bit so you don't really want to compress any further unless you want tiny file sizes and possibly poorer quality. I would go with the lossless Huffyuv avi - just remains to be seen whether your DVD burning software will accept it. DVD Shrink is good freeware DVD authoring software that I am pretty sure accepts DivX and XviD files - check it out here __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

06-26-2009, 03:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
d-thinkerdotcom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 41 OS: XP SP2 PRO	Re: What is the best .avi format that I should convert my .divx file to I would go with DVD shrink, but it may not accept DivX 5 to 7. As it is an old program, but it might as they are quite similar, they just add on things to make it more dvd like.