Here's a bash script for converting DV to DivX:
time mencoder $src -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vbitrate=262144 \ -vf scale=320:240 -sws 0 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=64 \ -o $target
Tips from http://www.jukie.net/~bart/blog/?v=20041113082651 - not tested yet:
time mencoder file.avi -o video.avi -vf hqdn3d,kerndeint -ovc lavc \ -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vqscale=1:vhq:v4mv:vbitrate=8000:threads=2:acodec=ac3 \ -oac lavc
mencoder dvd://1 -ovc lavc \ -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vpass=1:vhq:vbitrate=1240:autoaspect \ -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o /tmp/movie.avi mencoder dvd://1 -ovc lavc \ -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vpass=2:vhq:vbitrate=1240:autoaspect \ -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o /tmp/movie.aviOr try any of these:
time mencoder dvd://1 -v -o $target \ -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 -oac copy \ -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=804:autoaspect
time mencoder dvd://1 -v -o $target \ -vf scale -zoom -xy 512 \ -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3:br=128 \ -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=1600:autoaspectmencoder comes from http://www.mplayerhq.hu/