what is divx?

Discussion in 'DivX / XviD' started by bkny, Apr 8, 2006.

  1. bkny

    bkny Guest

    please explain what divx is.. (short) i kinda thought i knew what it was but it turns out i dont.. so please help..
     
    bkny, Apr 8, 2006
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  2. DVDBack23

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    It is a tpe of codec used to compress movies and video files to a small size while not losing too much quality.
     
    DVDBack23, Apr 8, 2006
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    True, it is an MPEG-4 Part 2 video codec. It is also am A/V container, hacked/based on avi.
     
    celtic_d, Apr 9, 2006
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  5. paddyc

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    is there software available so that you can watch divx on your laptop as i can seem to watch them on mine

    thanks paddy
     
    paddyc, Apr 11, 2006
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    Download the "K Lite Codec Pack" or Media Player Classic.

    Problem solved ;)
     
    DVDBack23, Apr 11, 2006
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    DivX is a type of encoding codec used on movies, typically on ones illegally downloaded :)

    DivX makes the movie size smaller with keeping quality good

    You do not need DivX player (divx.com) to play DivX movies, just get VLC player
     
    liquid06, Apr 12, 2006
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    Actually just about all the downloads use XviD since scene rules don't allow for DivX.
     
    celtic_d, Apr 12, 2006
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    I have a DivX compatible DVD player. I burned a DivX file (.avi)to a CD as 'data' and the player will not play back the sound although picture is fime. The file works fine on my pc with windows media player. Should I burn it differently? Obviously I dont want to encode it as my player should be fine with DivX.
    Thanks for any advice
     
    jeffers, Apr 17, 2006
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    What are the specs of the audio?
     
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    It seems that my Denon 1920 doesn't decode AC3!!! How crap is that. My DivX file must be in AC3 although cant see where it tells me
     
    jeffers, Apr 18, 2006
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