Registering DivX Converter

Registering DivX Converter

DivX Converter is available as a free 15-day trial. After the trial expires, you’ll have to upgrade to continue using the full version of DivX Converter. To upgrade, click the “Purchase” button in the trial screen that opens when your DivX Converter trial expires and follow the instructions to buy.



After upgrading, you’ll receive a serial number by email. Open DivX Converter, and click the “Enter Serial Number” button. A product registration screen will open.
Enter your DivX Converter serial number and click “Register.” With the full version of DivX Converter on your computer, you’ll no longer receive the trial prompts and can convert all the videos you want.

DivX Converter Profiles

DivX Converter Profiles

DivX Converter has five preset profiles. Choose the profile that best matches the device on which you expect to play your DivX video. Options include:

• Home Theater (e.g.: DVD players, recorders)
• 720p (e.g.: High Definition DVD players)
• 1080p (e.g.: High Definition DVD players)
• Mobile (e.g. Smartphones, personal multimedia players, personal digital assistants, and in car navigation devices with video playback)
• qMobile (e.g. Multimedia phones with basic video playback capabilities)

The following table defines the specifications for each of the four DivX Converter profiles:

Profile:	Home Theater	1080p	720p	Mobile	qMobile
Maximum Resolution:	720x480@30fps 720x576@25fps	1920x1080@30fps 1280x720@60fps	1280x720@30fps	320x240@30fps	176x144@15fps
Macroblocks per second	40500	244800	108000	9000	1485
Maximum average bitrate	4000 kbps	20000 kbps	9708 kbps	600 kbps	200 kbps
Bi-directional encoding support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Interlaced Video Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Using DivX Converter

Using DivX Converter

Using DivX Converter is as easy as 1-2-3:

1.  Drag and drop your video files from any folder in your computer onto DivX Converter:



2.  Choose a video profile



3.  Click the "convert" button



DivX Converter will alert you when your file is finished.


Here you can choose to “View Files” in your default DivX movies directory (typically located at C:\Documents and Settings\[your profile name]\My Documents\My Videos\DivX Movies). Learn how to change the location of that directory in the Preferences section of this User Guide.

Combine Videos and Add a Menu

Combine videos and add a menu

To combine more than one video into a single video with a menu, drag and drop all the videos you want to convert into DivX Converter and click “View List.”



Check the “Combine videos into a single DivX file and include menu” box, close the window and click “Convert” on DivX Converter.

Please note:

• DivX Converter does not combine .vob files
• Your final video will take the name of the first video in your list, but you can rename it later
• Each video listed in the menu will reflect the filename of the original video. To change, rename the original file before starting to convert

Understanding File Settings

Understanding File Settings


In this section you will learn how to adjust your output settings and insert additional audio tracks and subtitles into your converted media.
To adjust your file settings, click “View List” after dragging and dropping in the file(s) you want to convert. Highlight the video you want to change file settings for and select “Modify” for additional options.
These options are split into two tabs:

• Output Settings
• Media Options

Output Settings
This tab lets you change profiles and file size.

Certification Profile
On the “Output Settings” tab, you can select the profile you want to encode into and change the output size your converted video. You may have already selected the profile after you drag and dropped your file onto DivX Converter.

Limit File size to
This setting determines the file size of your converted video. If you plan to burn your converted DivX video onto a CD for example, choose that option from the drop down list.



Advanced file settings
For Advanced File Output Settings options, click the “Advanced” button. Here you can manually change the resolution and encoding bitrate of your video.



These options give you more control over how your video will be converted. Close the Advanced File Output Settings menu by clicking the “<< Simple” button.



Media Options
Click the “Media Options” tab to include features such as additional audio tracks and subtitles.

Select Audio Tracks
If your source video has more than one audio soundtrack, DivX Converter will give you options to include them in your final converted video. Check the boxes next to the audio tracks you want to include and click “OK.”

Maintain Source Audio
*Option available with AC3 and MP3 audio only, and not available with Mobile/qmobile profiles or with combine of videos. If you want to maintain the source Audio for one particular session, make sure to check that option

Select Subtitle Tracks
If your source video has more than one subtitle track, DivX Converter will give you options to include them in your final converted video. Check the boxes next to the subtitles you want to include and click "OK"


Preferences
Change your DivX Converter preferences by right-clicking anywhere on the face of the application and choosing “Preferences.” In the preferences window, you can change your General Preferences, the location of your DivX Movies folder, and set the temporary folder where files are saved during the conversion process.

Process Preferences
Here you can change the encoding priority level for Converter. This will allow you to set the processing level for encoding in Converter.

Default Audio Preferences
If you would like to enable the "Maintain source audio" as a default (This would preserve the audio track of all inputted files, for all sessions), you would right click Converter and select preferences. From there you would check "Maintain source audio" under the "Default Audio Preferences"

Help
The DivX Converted is the easiest way to convert your digital videos into DivX, but if you get stuck, our team is ready to assist. Visit us at DivX Support! Remember, all the DivX videos you create with DivX Converter will play on any computer or any DivX Certified player. Enjoy!