user11935: I have the following DVD player - http://www.lg.com/ae/video/lg-DP542 - 
and I want to convert my mp4 files into DivX as that is what my player supports. I tried VLC's converter and Handshake but had no luck. Can you help?

user11789: The good old ffmpeg gives you the power ;)
ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libxvid output.avi

You can obviously fine tweak the command line with bitrate, audio in mp3 and so on.
es:
ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libxvid -b:v 512k -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 4 output.avi

This is for a single bitrate use, where you use a constant bitrate for every frame.
Otherwise you could go for a 2 pass bitrate where the 1st pass is used only for determine where is the best for allocate more data...
But you can also convert in xvid/divx Mpeg 4 Layer 2 using a quality preset where you don't put directly the bitrate wanted but just ask for a minimum visual quality respected where you will be less concerned about the final file size (it will be discovered only at the end).
-qscale:v 3 instead of the -b:v 512k that i used above

11935: <p>I have the following DVD player - <a href="http://www.lg.com/ae/video/lg-DP542" rel="nofollow">http://www.lg.com/ae/video/lg-DP542</a> - 
and I want to convert my mp4 files into DivX as that is what my player supports. I tried VLC's converter and Handshake but had no luck. Can you help?</p>
 11789: <p>The good old ffmpeg gives you the power ;)</p>

<pre><code>ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libxvid output.avi
</code></pre>

<p>You can obviously fine tweak the command line with bitrate, audio in mp3 and so on.</p>

<p>es:</p>

<pre><code>ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libxvid -b:v 512k -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 4 output.avi
</code></pre>

<p>This is for a single bitrate use, where you use a constant bitrate for every frame.</p>

<p>Otherwise you could go for a 2 pass bitrate where the 1st pass is used only for determine where is the best for allocate more data...</p>

<p>But you can also convert in xvid/divx Mpeg 4 Layer 2 using a quality preset where you don't put directly the bitrate wanted but just ask for a minimum visual quality respected where you will be less concerned about the final file size (it will be discovered only at the end).</p>

<p><code>-qscale:v 3</code> instead of the <code>-b:v 512k</code> that i used above</p>
