How best to convert DVD to Xvid or DivX

Hi guys,
I really don't have any idea where to post this question - but I thought I would start here!
I have been searching the community and have found various posts on my issue, but still remain a little confused on exactly the best way to do what I need to do (I may be completely dense as a relatively new Mac user.....).
I need to convert DVDs to either Xvid or DivX so I can put them on a usb drive.  I have previously used Handbrake, but it seems that Handbrake no longer allows output to Xvid or DivX?
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers.

Thanks again.  Understand about the copyright issues.
In regards to my non-commerical DVDs (personal videos and the like for my son to watch on a portable dvd player), Handbrake enabled me to output to MP4 and MKV but not Xvid or DivX.
Are you aware of any converters that output to the formats I need to copy the files across to a usb drive (Xvid or DivX?)

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