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DivX Labs March News Roundup

Submitted by porfitron on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 11:12

DivX Plus Software for Windows
This major release of our free DivX Plus Software for Windows introduces loads of new features and interfaces, including a DivX Plus Player with DivX to Go, which makes it easy to transfer your videos to DivX Certified HDTVs, Blu-ray players and the PlayStation 3. Also, DivX Plus Converter has a dramitically changed interface for those looking for advanced options and batch DivX and DivX Plus (MKV/H.264) video creation.

Guide: Converting MKV for the PS3
Did you know that the Sony PlayStation 3 is a DivX Certified device? In this guide, we'll show you how to use the free DivX to Go feature in the DivX Plus Player to convert MKV files for playback on the PS3. All you need is a blank disc or USB with enough space, lots of videos, and a PlayStation 3, of course.

Publish DivX Videos Across the Web!

Submitted by Web Player on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 15:36

English | Deutsch | Français | 日本語 | Español

DivX Plus Web Player lets you watch DivX® videos right in your web browser. And if you have some of your own videos you’d like to share on your website, blog or social networking profile, DivX Plus Web Player is all you need.

If you can copy and paste, you have enough know-how to stream a DivX video from your site. If you scoff at automatic HTML code generators, then our Developer Guide is for you.

Option 1:
Code Generator

Option 2:
DivX Plus Web Developer Guide

Show off more videos
Along with easy HTML code creation, the Code Generator allows you to add in recommended videos with your embedded DivX Plus Web Player.

 For the developer in you
For webmasters and small content creators looking for a tool to publish high-quality videos online for free: this Developer Guide, a little HTML and some JavaScript is all you need to get started. (Audience not included.)

The important details
If you end up using DivX Plus Web Player on your website, awesome! We like people who like our products. Here are a few simple things we ask in return:

  • Acknowledge us, but don't overdo it
    DivX is a registered trademark and can only be used with permission. Using DivX Plus Web Player doesn’t authorize you to use our trademark, especially not in your domain name, but it does require that you use our trademark disclaimer
    DivX® is a registered trademark of DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions.
  • Link to us
    Include a link back to our DivX Plus Web Player blog at http://labs.divx.com/WebPlayer. It’s a nice way to show others how to use DivX to publish their videos too.
  • Let them download
    If you serve DivX videos on your site, some of your visitors may need DivX Plus Web Player to watch them. Make these download links easily accessible:

    For Windows: http://dist.divx.com/labs/webplayer/DivXWebPlayerBetaInstaller.exe
    For Mac: http://download.divx.com/player/DivXPlusWebPlayer.dmg

  • Use our stuff (if you want to)
    Grab these ready-made buttons to use on your site to encourage downloads of DivX Plus Web Player. (Remember the installer links supplied above.)
  • Don’t cheat
    Remember the “No Commercial Use” policy you accepted? It applies to everything you download from DivX Labs, including DivX Plus Web Player, our SDKs, etc.

 

We hope you enjoy using DivX Plus Web Player. If you have any questions, please contact support at http://support.divx.com

Comic Con 2008 the rest of the weekend...

Submitted by Video on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 12:43
So we took the rest of the footage and mashed it all up here in one final video for you. Comic Con was lots of fun as always. So many creative people in one place is always a good thing.

All videos were shot with the DivX Certified LG Viewty

What is Dr. DivX 2.0 OSS?

Submitted by DrDivX on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 10:29
Dr. DivX
The goal of the Dr. DivX 2.0 OSS project is to build an application which is portable and capable of transcoding as many video formats as possible to DivX.
The software is released under the LGPL license.

Download Dr. DivX now!

Latest release: Dr. DivX 2.0.0


Dr. DivX 2.0.0 OSS final is now available. Please see the Changelog for what's new in this release.

Got questions?


The FAQ and the user guide can usually answer most questions. You can also ask on the user mailing list or on the forum.

Features
  • Able to convert most input files Dr. DivX can convert most input files including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VOB, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, AVISynth scripts to DivX.
  • Uses available DivX encoder If you install a new version of the DivX encoder, Dr. DivX automatically uses it for encoding.
  • Tweak encode settings If required, encode settings can be manually configured for optimal output.
  • Generates DivX files which are playable on DivX certified players Since Dr. DivX respects DivX certification constraints, all files generated by the application are guaranteed to playback on DivX certified hardware players.
  • Watch folders Monitor user specified folders to automatically convert newly added files using configured output profile.
  • Supports multiple audio tracks Convert multiple audio tracks using different encoder settings for each track. MP3, MP3 Surround and AC-3 are supported output audio formats.
  • Supports multiple subtitle tracks in VOB input Convert DVD subtitle tracks to DivX XSUB subtitle tracks.
  • Automatically configures encode settings for requested quality level User needs to choose only the required quality level, the application does the rest.
  • Include MP3 surround encoder Dr. DivX can encode your multi-channels 5.1 audio and video sources to MP3 surround, MP3 surround is backward compatible with “Normal” MP3 while preserving the full 5.1 channel separation. You will need to use the DivX player 6.4 to take advantage of 5.1 audio decoding.
  • Automatically configures encode settings for requested output file size User needs to choose only the required output file size, the application does the rest.
  • Create and load custom profiles Manage encoding settings using custom profiles.
  • Preview video crop and resize settings Real-time updations of video based on user specified crop and resize values.
  • Batch control Re-order, Re-configure and Remove encodes from the batch.
  • Audio track preview Playback input audio tracks to confirm correct selection for encode.
  • Track information tagging Tag audio and subtitle tracks with descriptive information.
  • Pause and resume encodes Resume from paused encode stage.
  • Post encode plugins Add and configure plugins which will run after an encode has successfully finished.
  • CLI version of application for scripting Use the CLI version of application for automated batch encodes.