DivX for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista 6.8.2.8
Publisher's Description:
DivX is a package that includes all the DivX codec, player, utilities, and documentation that you need to play DivX files. DivX codec is based on the MPEG-4 compression standard. This codec can reduce an MPEG-2 video (DVD format) to ten percent of its original size. DivX is a digital video compression technology based on the ISO MPEG-4 standard.
DivX has the following other editions available: DivX for Mac OS X and DivX for Linux.
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Latest User Reviews:
| Reviewer: | Diam0nd | Apr 8, 2008 |
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| Version: | 6.8.2.8 | |
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Not a bad coder, but unfortunately the suite is a complete piece of crappy bloarware.
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| Reviewer: | Zebets | Apr 8, 2008 |
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| Version: | 6.8.2.8 | |
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XviD has better picture quality and is open source, I try to avoid DivX whenever possible but it's not terrible. At least not now, the older versions were pathetic. Doesn't really matter, h.264 beats both of them easily. The only thing DivX has going for it is compatibility with standalone players but that is changing. Even the PS3 and 360 can play h.264 files now, standalone DVD players will follow.
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| Reviewer: | Qlib | Jan 30, 2008 |
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| Version: | 6.8.0.30 | |
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its DivX.. so.. guess its descent.... why the heck does betanews censor d.e.s.c.e.n.t.?.. it turned into ok--
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| Reviewer: | photonboy | Jan 15, 2008 |
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| Version: | 6.8.0.30 | |
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I'm wrong already...
Apparently DivX has managed to make some deals for video downloading. Sony has added the DivX codec to its PS3 for this reason so I'm wrong to say it's going to fade away.
Good for the DivX people, however DivX can never be the same potential quality of AVC, especially in Standard Definition. High-Def downloads should look pretty good though.
Having said that, I'm not sure how this application should be rated. If I personally encode any DVD's it will be Nero Digital AVC format and soon will be formatted to be read on a BluRay machine (and my PC). So I only see the long-term usage for this application for a few companies encoding for DivX downloads. (It looks like DivX is trying to go the same path MP3 did via the iPod.)
So, by the time I got around to encoding my DVD-Video collection as DivX I'd decided on AVC, and by the time I thought to do that I just decided to direct-copy "as needed" on a portable media player with a hard drive.
And sorry for all the typing..
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| Reviewer: | photonboy | Jan 4, 2008 |
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| Version: | 6.8.0.19 | |
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Divx isn't dead yet, and a lot of good work has been done on it. I've seen some fairly impressive conversions in both standard and high-def.
Let's be honest, Divx primarily stems from illegal video downloading and that's the main reason for the sale of Divx DVD players. However, unlike the iPod's similar start with the MP3 format, Divx will not last. I have to give credit to considerable efforts to keep the codec going, but we don't WANT multiple codecs. We want H264/AVC so that we can burn to a DVD5/9 or BD/HD disc and play on our HD-DVD or BluRay machine.
Should you "invest" in DivX?
I have a DivX DVD player hooked up to my HDTV but I mostly use my computer which is also hooked up. If I go travelling, I'll most likely just take a collection of purchased DVD's. Compressing sounds interesting for travel and backing up but in reality it's a pain for a large collection, not to mention the loss of the extra Anamorphic quality even before the inevitable conversion loss. With hard drive storage getting cheaper most people will simply copy their collections directly. That's my plan. Even if I get a portable media player, I'll wait until it can read my copied DVD. I just can't be bothered to convert. I've purchased thousands of hours of videos (many on Sale like Smallville at $15 per season) but it makes converting seem awfully time consuming.
Even as a computer geek I've given up on DivX. If I get a video camera I'll record H264/AVC and end up using Nero to make a BluRay formatted disc (on DVD-9 discs for now); yes, you can put High-Def video on a DVD-9 or 5 disc but it won't play on a regular DVD player of course.
Summary:
I think a lot of great work has been done on DivX. However, I think it's mainly going to hang on due to illegal downloads and some vain attempts at online videos etc to keep the codec alive.
As a computer nerd, It seems that there's still a lot of confusion over formats but I hope to see programs like Nero take the confusion out.
I'm really hoping to see a program that can easily convert any codec/container to H264/AVC (SD or HD) and burn for BluRay readability. Unfortunately, I have not YET seen a single program that can take all the various formats out there. However, if we are only talking about LEGAL videos the situation is different, isn't it?
So, anyway, I've thrown out any videos of questionable legality and purchased my DVD's from Amazon, I intend to buy a digital camera to record in H264/AVC and my money's on BluRay to win. If you have to purchase a Divx DVD player I recommend Oppo, but I'm heading towards a hard-drive based Media Server that I can access via computer and HDTV which simply plays my directly copied DVD's. I think a DVD player which can automatically backup an inserted disc to your Media Server will catch on. Portability should be as easy as using an iPod.
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