DIVX 5.0

[GhettoFob]

Just to let everyone know, DivX 5.0 is out.

 

[NicColt]

thanks I just saw, I'll give it a try out and report back with results.

 

[phlashphire]

hmmm... they charge $ now (prem version)?

 

[Pakaderm]

How do you like it?

-Pak

 

[dukdukgoos]

I want the codec only version, any idea when that'll be out?

 

[Crassus]

I think it already is out.
Anyone already having tried encoding stuff?

 

[Dre]

<< I think it already is out.
Anyone already having tried encoding stuff? >>




I think he means he wants the codec without that crappy avi player they are bundling divx 5.0 with right now.

 

[boran]

he'll prolly have to have tha playa, cosu right now most DivX 5 encoded sh*te plays only in tha playa (I smell an MS trick)

 

[dukdukgoos]

Really, wow that's bad news!

 

[NicColt]

>cosu right now most DivX 5 encoded sh*te plays only in tha playa

I was able to play freshly rendered divx 5 clips on both last night with no problem.

As for dixv 5 I'd have to say that it sux compared to Windows Media Video v8. I rendered a 9 min clip with nearly the same mbit settings and I even gave a nudge to divx 5 to help it out a bit and with WMV v8 the file came out about 9 Megs less than the divx one and the WMV clip had way more quality than divx.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that when it comes to Compression/Quality the Windows Media Video v8 MPEG4 codec it still King.

 

[cool]

Does the divx5.0 installer install the divx player automatically or does it ask if you want to?

 

[Egrimm]

It installs the DIvX player automatically, I couldn't choose not to install it.

 

[cool]

thanks, Egrimm!

sticking with divx4.12 until they release just the codec... I guess the bundled player messes around with file associations...

 

[Egrimm]

<< I guess the bundled player messes around with file associations... >>


It doesn't, my avi/DivX-files are still associated to Windows MediaPlayer, the only files that are associated to the Playa is .divx

 

[ABErickson]

NicColt, when you use the Windows Media V8 Encoder does it show up as an internal encoder to Windows or are you using the GUI command line encoder?