Unfortunately DVD2SVCD gets the Aspect Ratio wrong when converting widescreen/letterboxed AVI's. Some older versions got it right (1.2.1 b3) but later versions have gone back to its old ways.
If you convert your AVI and it comes out stretched/squashed, then it simply got it wrong so just use the attached Aspect Resizer Calculator to get the right numbers. I do not know who the author is nor can I find any Google reference to it, so thanks to how ever you are.
If your AVI is widescreen or letterboxed in any way ( that means EVERYTHING other than full screen 4:3), then :
1. In the Conversion tab for Aspect Ratio Out, select
Anamorphic (no borders, encode as 16:9).
2. In the Frameserver tab, select
Edit as part of Video encoding
3. Set the rest up as per normal and start the encode.
4. Just before CCE starts, the Avisynth Edit windows pops up. Edit the LanczosResize line and add or edit the AddBorders line. Do NOT change any of the other lines. Use the attached AVI Resizer Calculator to find the correct numbers for the particular AVI. You need to know its original dimensions and if its PAL or NTSC (right click the AVI and go to Properties for these). So the 2 lines may look similar to:
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LanczosResize(720,528)
AddBorders(0,24,0,24)
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5. Then click the Save button followed by the OK button. The encoding will continue as per normal producing an encode with the correct aspect ratio.
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