Xvid Setup Guide

Page 1 of 4: Introduction + Encoding Methods

Select the "XviD MPEG-4 Codec" in the codec selection section of your video conversion/encoding software. Press the "Configure" button or whatever button that let you configure the codec settings, and you should now have access to the configuration options described below (see screenshot below).


XviD Options

We'll now go through the steps you would need to follow setup the codec for two pass encoding.

Two Pass Encoding :

The steps for two pass encoding are as follows:

1. Set the Profile @ Level settings
2. Set the Zones settings
3. Set the Quality preset
4. Set the Other options
5. Set the Encoding Type setting to "Twopass - 1st pass" and adjust the relevant settings
6. Go back to your encoding software and either start the first pass encoding, or prepare to setup the next pass options
7. Set the Encoding Type setting to "Twopass - 2nd pass" and adjust the relevant settings, including the Target size
8. You can now return to your encoding software and finish the encoding