> Hi.  I am trying to convert a homemade DVD a friend of mine made to
> divx to play on my Archos Gmini 400.  I am pretty clueless about divx
> conversion, but i used the default settings in a piece of software that
> converts dvd to divx.  Here is where my problem lies..
>
> there are strange visual deformaties in the converted video.  Someone
> told me that they are called artifacts.  I want it where the video is
> clear, and i'm sure that's possible.
>
> Anyone have any tips on the following parameters:
>
>   iDCT (Reference, MMX, SSE, FPU)
>
> Resize (Nearest, Bilinear, Bicubic, Tap Bilinear, Tab Bicubic, Lanczos
>
> Deinterlace (None, Even, Odd, Interpolate)
>
>
> Can someone pick the best parameters from the quotes above, so my
> converted video looks clear?  Also, I would appreciate any help on any
> other tips you can give me.
>
> thanx!
>
> Rick
> sna***@yahoo.com