To state that one is passive, the other active might not explain a thing. To compare it to imply vs. infer might also not shed any light on the distinction between incredulous and incredible.
One is incredulous (adj.) if one cannot believe what is happening. And that may be because what is happening may be incredible (adj.). Got it?
Let's try another tack: A direct object is incredible, hard to believe. You, as the receiver of that information, may not believe what's in front of your very eyes, and that makes you incredulous. You are a disbeliever, a doubter, incredulous. Science fiction may promote concepts which are hard to believe, or incredible.
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