DivX H.264 Decoder Beta 2

Beta 2 is here!

Thanks to a wealth of feedback since our first beta release last week, we have already completed work on many improvements to the decoder and still more are underway. Once again, we ask for your help testing and we look forward to seeing more of your results

Update: This version of the H.264 Decoder has been superseded by the release of DivX 7. Click here to read the complete original article.

What's new in Beta 2

The following changes have been made to the decoder:

• The preferred output format has been changed to YV12 and, used in conjunction with renderers that accept this format, decoding should be faster
• More routines have been implemented in SSE for acceleration on older processors
• An issue causing high jitter on certain clips has been corrected
• Experimental support for "old-style" lossless bitstreams has been added
• Multithreading code has been adapted to address infrequent crashes
• CABAC decoding has improved error resilience
  

Known-issues for Beta 2

This non-exhaustive list of known-issues summarizes some important points you should be aware of when using Beta 2:

• The decoder does not perform as well as expected when running on AMD CPUs (we are actively investigating this issue)
• DVBViewer crashes if the DivX H.264 Decoder is selected for live streams.

Downloading DivX H.264 Decoder Beta 2

This version of the H.264 Decoder has been superseded by the release of DivX 7. You can now download the DivX H.264 Decoder for free as part of the DivX for Windows bundle.