[MEncoder-users] divx v's x264

Hi

I have been running some test of re encoding my dv files I have taken of
a panasonic DV camera.

I have encoded to divx and to x264, it seems like the x264 files are a
little bit bigger. and the quality (visual only) seems to be about the
same

both are 2 pass
here is the divx
mencoder -really-quiet
-vf scale=::::::qpal,hqdn3d=2:1:2,pp=de,uspp=5,harddup
-af volnorm=1
-ovc lavc
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3:predia=2:dia=2:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_strategy=1:precmp=2:cmp=2:subcmp=2:preme=2:qns=2:autoaspect:vbitrate=250
-oac mp3lame
-lameopts preset=medium
-passlogfile "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.Yyxb_/divx2pass.log"
-o /dev/null
"../src/video/Dimitra/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi"
-idx
-ffourcc DX50

nice mencoder -really-quiet
-vf scale=::::::qpal,hqdn3d=2:1:2,pp=de,uspp=5,harddup
-af volnorm=1
-ovc lavc
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=2:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3:predia=2:dia=2:vmax_b_frames=2:vb_strategy=1:precmp=2:cmp=2:subcmp=2:preme=2:qns=2:autoaspect:vbitrate=250
-oac mp3lame
-lameopts preset=medium
-passlogfile "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.Yyxb_/divx2pass.log"
-o "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.Yyxb_/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi"
"../src/video/Dimitra/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi"
-idx
-ffourcc DX50

here is the x264

mencoder -really-quiet
-vf scale=::::::qpal,hqdn3d=2:1:2,pp=de,uspp=5,harddup
-af volnorm=1
-ovc x264
-x264encopts pass=1:turbo=2:nocabac:nob_pyramid:subq=6:frameref=3:partitions=all:me=umh:bframes=3:weight_b:threads=auto:qcomp=0.75:mixed_refs:nofast_pskip:trellis=2:nodct_decimate:nopsnr:brdo:bitrate=250
-oac mp3lame
-lameopts preset=medium
-passlogfile "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.I_qdD/divx2pass.log"
-o /dev/null
"../src/video/Dimitra/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi"
-idx

mencoder -really-quiet
-vf scale=::::::qpal,hqdn3d=2:1:2,pp=de,uspp=5,harddup
-af volnorm=1
-ovc x264
-x264encopts pass=2:nocabac:nob_pyramid:subq=6:frameref=3:partitions=all:me=umh:bframes=3:weight_b:threads=auto:qcomp=0.75:mixed_refs:nofast_pskip:trellis=2:nodct_decimate:nopsnr:brdo:bitrate=250
-oac mp3lame
-lameopts preset=medium
-passlogfile "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.I_qdD/divx2pass.log"
-o "/tmp/user/1000/myConvert.I_qdD/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi"
"../src/video/Dimitra/wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32.avi" -idx

I have left the x264 in an avi file.
8467432 wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32-divx.avi
8470152 wedding-2008.02.28_13-11-32-x264.avi

Am i doing something silly ? I was under the impression that x264 was
meant to give smaller files.

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