Posted by Wilbur Post on 12/16/05 16:51

I have the codec but how is Xvid related to Divx, if at all?

I see various explanations and programs like Gspot and Avi Codec will
identity a file as an Xvid file and say that the Divx codec is Junkxxx
(where xxx is a version #), or actually have a real Divx version included,
or no Divx codec at all.

Why is Xvid used and not just Divx 5 or Divx 6? Is Xvid used for greater
compression? The only player I know of that can handle Divx well is the
Philips 642 and some say it's not great with Xvid.

Even Videohelp.com isn't that clear on the delineation between divx and
Xvid.

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