DivX

Could someone please walk me through how this technology actually works? I don't even own a DVD player yet, but I keep hearing people talking about these DivX files everywhere. A friend mentioned that he could rip a live performance from a DVD onto a standard CD so that I could watch it on my computer regardless of whether I have a DVD drive or not.
Is that actually true? I would really appreciate some guidance on this.

Of course it is. This has been the standard for a long time now. Movies on DivX, music videos, live concert footage... everything.

I mean, how have you not heard about this yet? It’s practically common knowledge at this point...

DivX is essentially a video compression algorithm designed to minimize quality loss while providing the most efficient storage savings possible. When you look at a standard DVD with about 4.7 gigabytes of capacity, it uses MPEG-2 compression, which means an average movie would typically require at least two CDs to hold. However, by utilizing DivX, a single CD is more than enough.

Nowadays, anyone can perform a basic conversion from a DVD to DivX right from their own home setup. This allows you to watch a film or whatever else you're interested in on computers that aren't equipped with a dedicated DVD player.

You won't find DivX being used in mainstream commercial distribution channels, primarily because it hasn't been adopted as an official industry standard, unlike comparable formats such as ASF or MPEG-4. While DivX remains the superior solution for many, it lacks widespread institutional acceptance due to concerns regarding potential copyright infringements.

It wouldn't be accurate to claim it's completely rejected everywhere.
For instance, developers actually utilize Warcraft 3 for their animations.

By the way, regarding DivX, what Richard Howard2 mentioned holds true -> it results in a very well-compressed film.

That would be great if you guys could tell me how to do this in English LOL😁 . Anyway, I think I've finally figured out that I can just rip a high-quality live Paradise Lost DVD onto that DivX format, which means I'll actually be able to watch it on my old laptop that basically only has a basic CD burner for any kind of advanced tech 🙂
Thanks, guys.

If you want to figure out how to burn all that stuff, you should probably go over to www.doom9.org and study the guides there thoroughly.

I suppose learning all of this could be quite tedious, going through it step by step, though I wouldn't call it a walk in the park...

Alright, I went ahead and took a look at that for you.

Hey everyone... I don't know all that much about DivX yet, but maybe you guys could point me in the right direction... does anyone know where I can find some DivX clips or movies to download? Thanks!🙏

Harold Sanders49 said:Hey! I don't know all that much about DivX—still learning the ropes myself—but maybe you guys can help me out... does anyone know where I can find DivX spots or movies to download? Thanks!🙏

Total newbie or just getting started—that’s the real question.
Good call on not starting a new thread—keeps things clean. It’s a bit of a bummer looking at how old this topic is, though—you're definitely playing catch-up with the rest of the world...

😁

But how on earth did he manage to misspell DivX twice diwx?

Harold Sanders49 said:Hey... I don't know much about this DivX stuff... but maybe you guys can help me out... does anyone know where I can download DivX clips or movies? Thanks.🙏

Via torrent, obviously.
Check out:
http://yotoshi.com/

David Price5 said:But how did they misspell divx twice as diwx?

Actually, it's spelled DivX. 🙂

briskbison41 said:Actually, the correct spelling is DivX.🙂.

If Google treats divx and DivX as the exact same thing, then I suppose I will too..

Put simply, DivX is a miracle. You can cram six movies onto a single standard DVD, saving you from a mountain of bulky plastic cases that would otherwise eat up half your bookshelf.
By the way, does anyone know which converter is best for turning DVDs into DivX? Also, what codec should I be using, and where can I find a decent guide?

David Price5 said:If Google thinks divx and DivX are the exact same thing, then I guess I do too...

But man, he’s totally wrong about the difference between divX and diwX 😛

Scott Moore7 said:By the way, does anyone know which converter is best for turning a DVD into DivX? Also, what codec should I be using, and is there a guide somewhere online?

You can just have Nero StartSmart (A.K.A. Nero 7)
It’ll let you convert a standard DVD movie (around 4.36GB) into an MP4 (roughly 700MB), though you can tweak the size to be more or less than 700MB depending on what you need.🙂

briskbison41 said:If you have Nero StartSmart (A.K.A. Nero 7)
You can convert a standard DVD movie (4.36GB) into an mp4 (around 700MB). You can adjust the size however you want.🙂

Thanks, but I need it in DivX.

Scott Moore7 said:Thanks, but I really need this in DivX format.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think it might handle other formats too. Honestly, I don't know—just give it a shot if you have the file handy.
Personally, I only ever use Nero to downsize DL DVDs (those big 8.5-9GB ones) back down to a standard 4.36GB disc.