DIVX - What On earth is that?

Everyone is downloading movies from the internet using file sharing programes and everyone prefers DIVS format, DIVX...what is that?





Akmal Khan Sapay

.2003.07.19.

DivX® is a lot of things. First and foremost, DivX® is a patent-pending MPEG-4 digital video technology created by DivXNetworks, Inc. Videos encoded with DivX technology are among the highest quality digital videos available anywhere (and with a relatively small file size to boot).

DivX is also a global phenomenon. Over 30 million people across the world have downloaded and used DivX technology since its launch, and hundreds of thousands of DivX videos are watched on the Internet every day. DivX is quickly becoming the format of choice for digital video professionals and amateurs who want to distribute their videos with premium visual quality at small file sizes, earning DivX the popular moniker "The MP3 of Video."

In addition, DivX is the most widely distributed MPEG-4 compatible technology available today. DivX technology is compatible with the MPEG-4 video compression standard, allowing it to compress MPEG-2 video down to about one eighth of its original size. DivX is able to create fully compliant MPEG-4 bitstreams, so if you're looking for an MPEG-4 compatible video technology, we can help. Read the DivX Licensing Overview for more information.

When you think of DivX, you should also think of DivX.com, the hugely popular hub of the DivX community, visited by millions of unique visitors every month. DivX.com provides DivX users everything they need to get started, including a selection of the best DivX software and DivX video content available. If you are interested in advertising opportunities on DivX.com, read the .

Last but not least, there is DivXNetworks, Inc., the company behind the technology. Originally started as Project Mayo, DivXNetworks has grown into a vibrant group of international technologists based in San Diego, California, USA. (Come on down, the weather's great. :-)) DivXNetworks also includes the members of the DivX Advanced Research Centre (DARC), the top-notch video engineers who develop the DivX® codec and continually drive the state of the art in video compression.

The next few years will be exciting as the next wave of digital entertainment and video-on-demand rolls out to a wider and wider audience. And DivX®--the technology, the phenomenon, the community, and the company--will be on the cutting edge and leading the way.



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