What Is DivX?
Author: Gray Rollins

Technology - The times are certainly changing and it seems each
day something new arrives to intrigue us. Recently we've been
hearing all about DivX, but what is DivX?

DivX is a digital video codec compression decompression format
that is based on the technology of MPEG-4. These files can be
downloaded over a high speed connection very quickly without
sacrificing the quality of the digital video; so it is an
excellent choice for exchanging video files over the Internet.

DivX was originally developed for DVD encoding because of its
high quality at such a low bit rate (650 mb=90 min at 640x480
standard bitrate). It was once thought it could be used to
create an alternative to video rentals. However it lived a
short life expectancy in the DVD world; instead becoming a
popular Internet video tool.

The DivX player is a downloadable program that lets you
download multiple videos. You can pause and resume the
downloads at any time and easily add URLs. You can organize
your video collections so they are easy to access and you can
quickly drag and drop, then burn your multiple DivX videos to a
CD or DVD.

You can watch any DivX video with your player right on your
computer and you can also watch any rented DivX movies. If you
prefer to watch your movies on your big screen TV while
relaxing in your favorite chair it's no problem. You just burn
them to disk.

DivX is an advanced digital video codec which plugs into a
variety of video software applications that are available. It
allows you to create high quality videos which are then
compressed so you can fit several movies onto a single CD.

And you can convert your videos to DivX in no time. Just drag
and drop your favorite movie into the DivX converter and you're
done. The rest will be taken care of by the converter. The
compression ratio of 25:1 means you can fit one full DVD movie
on a regular CD. That's pretty impressive.

And now you can do some searching online and discover all the
great sites with free movie downloads. It won't be long before
you'll have a terrific video collection on your system and it
won't be taking up hardly any space.

If you think DivX is something you could find useful, be sure
to visit some of the resource sites online to learn how to
effectively use it. And then don't you think it's time to start
building that movie collection?


About The Author: Gray Rollins is a featured writer for
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