I've been under the assumption that .avi files are divx files as well, as I just need divx software to play these files. I've recently bought a portable dvd player that reads Divx, but it won't read the .avi files that I burned to DVD as data. What did I do wrong? Frank
I have no idea how to edit a post, but now that I've seen a guide...the reason I bought a DVD player with Divx was because I figured it would be a lot easier than converting all of the .avi files to DVD format, plus the fact that the files were so small. Whats the main advantage over converting them to Divx over DVD. While checking GK, it has be specify the size, and the size it will end up will be much much larger than what it currently is. I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining, I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to watch these videos I've made/and or have downloaded. -Frank
why not convert the files to burn to dvd-r/+r????so u can watch them on a dvd figuring dvd's arent really expensive.....just my two cents on it try using winavi 6.3that version works best for me or dvd santa
My reasoning is that I want to skip the hours of encoding, but was hoping to fit a good 10-12 videos on a single disc. I wonder what the advantage of Divx even is.
The DivX Media Format is a hack/extension to avi. All DivX players need to be able to parse avi's. Avi is just a container though, a players ability to play one depends on the streams contained within. Also a player doesn't have to be able to handle ODML avi's to get certification. So plenty of reasons why an avi won't play; non compatible streams (AVC video, aac audio, etc.), MPEG-4 features that the player can't handle (qpel, GMC, etc.), too high a resolution (most can handle upto 720x576 only), ODML, etc.
ren *.avi *.divx and you are done since a divx file without extra features (xsubs, menu, chapters, etc.) is just an avi.
