2) Rendering

Rendering

In DivX Player version 6.8.1 and later, you have the option to choose which renderer is used for playing back your files. In previous versions, DivX Player used the DirectDraw renderer by default; however you can now use Direct3D or OpenGL.

The Direct3D option was put into place as an option that would be more compatible with the new Aero environment of the Windows Vista platform.

By default, DivX Player is set to detect the best available renderer for your particular environment. If you would like to change this however, you can do so from within the Tools > Preferences window of DivX Player. Under the Advanced section, use the drop-down menu for Video Output to select a different renderer. Remember to click the ‘Apply’ button to save your changes and always reboot the application before trying to play a video with the new renderer.

If you are on Windows 2000 or XP, you should be using DirectX version 9. A graphics card that fully supports this and PixelShader 2.0 or better is highly recommended.