XVID - What On earth is that?

Is it the opposite of DIVX? XVID is compared with DIVX by many and there are people who prefer XVID format over DIVX. Why? Find out here.





Akmal Khan Sapay

.2003.07.19.

XviD is another MPEG-4 based codec just like DivX, and in fact, both are based on the same source code developed under Project Mayo. DivX is a commercial closed-source codec, while XviD is open-source. Both are free for personal use, while there are currently no plans I am aware of for XviD to have commercial license agreements.

DivX is probably more user friendly, one of the things necessary to become a successful commercial application. XviD is more technical with greater room for tweaking, and therefore, a favorite of more experienced users.

DivX Pro 5 has more MPEG-4 options, while XviD is still working up to that and is now somewhere between DivX 4 and Pro 5, probably nearer to the standard version of DivX 5.

Which is better depends on your personal preference, although some have suggested XviD gives a sharper image (but this depends on what settings you used under XviD).

XviD is a video only codec - you'll need to use another codec (eg. MP3, WMA) for the audio (this goes for both playback and encoding).


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