MPEG2 HDTV-videos at 720p running on xbox

DieselDrink

Yes you can run 720p encodes on the Xbmc with the DivX 720p profile and maximum bitrate at 4500 kbps. As long as the movies are either 2.4:1 or 2.35:1 you can use the full resolution. If it is 1.85 or 16:9 you just change 1280 to 960 and set the correct display aspect ratio.
I make all my HD encodes for the Xbox this way and I use the mkv container with AC3 sound.
Works like a charm

I can post my DivX settings if you are interessted.

Create HD XviD movies from Transport Streams

@Sven: i registerd to request you to share your settings and used programmes, or if you find the time a walkthrough (noob friendly).
Ive tried some transcoding using virtualdubmod and could get some good results. Ive found that 1280x544 is works nicely, some framedrops during action scenes, but 1280x 528 plays very nice. Below are some settings from Baelog who has been doing a great job at encoding his files xbox xbmc friendly and looks so nice on hd.

Thanks for reading.

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Ive been trying to get to the point of getting the quality as good as this poster/person :
Container............: matroska
More Info............: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=694
Audio Format.........: Dolby Digital
Bitrate..............: 384 kbps
Hz...................: 48,000
Video Format.........: DivX HD
Video Bitrate........: 4094 kbps
Bits Per Pixel.......: 0.25 BPP
Resolution...........: 1280 x 528
Display Aspect Ratio.: 2.40:1
FPS..................: 23.976
Source...............: Blu-ray
Original Format......: NTSC
Genre................: Action/Adventure/Mystery/Thriller

Another settings that work nice and that are way above dvd quality
Video:
Codec: DIVX-Mpeg4
Bitrate: 1691 Kbps
Resolutie: 1280 x 528 pixels
Aspect ratio: 2,424
Streamgrootte: 1150 MB

Audio:
Codec: DTS
Bitrate: 1536 Kbps
Channels: 6
Sampling rate: 48Khz
Streamgrootte: 848 MB

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