DivX® format was
developed to enable users to play and create
high-quality videos in a fast and convenient way, while
still maintaining the best quality possible. The DivX®
codec is currently the most popular MPEG-4 based codec
because of its quality, speed and efficiency as well as
the wide range of DVD players that support the DivX®
format.
If you compare DivX movies to DVDs they're able to offer
the same image quality at one-tenth (1/10) the size,
which makes them perfectly suited for movie downloads
where the bandwidth available usually is limited. This
means that you can easily fit a full movie on a single
CD, while still maintaining the original image quality
of the DVD. The video is usually combined with AC3 or
MP3 audio to provide both high quality audio and video.
All of these things have contributed to the popularity
of the format among those that download movies and
videos online.
When you install the DivX® codec it essentially works as
an add-on to your system, which enables you to compress
and decompress video in the DivX® format. Once you've
installed the DivX® codec on your system you will be
able to watch DivX videos using Windows Media Player or
any other player that supports the DivX® format.
DivX codec and player
To play and create DivX videos on your computer you first need to install the DivX® codec. To install the codec, simply download the latest version available for your system and follow the installation instructions:
- DivX codec v6.8.5 for Windows XP/2000/Vista (32-bit) (20.1MB) or click here
- DivX codec v5.2.1 for Windows ME/98 (7.3MB)
- DivX codec v6.7 for Mac OS X (13.5MB)
- DivX codec v5.1.1 for Mac OS (2.1MB)
When you've completed the installation of the video codec, you will be able to use the DivX® player or any other media player to play DivX movies and videos (DIVX, DIV3, DIV4, DX50).
