divx.com — DivX for Windows 6.2.5 has just been released and includes a new sharpening feature that can make your videos come to life with fine details and a sharp, well-defined picture, enhancing any existing DivX video. Not only this, but the new decoder is also much faster leading to lower CPU use and/or better quality playback.
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quarksJun 15, 2006
Exactly, just look at the warez releases, if been wondering why everything is Xvid lately.The newest DivX release is dated 2005-01-26.
voraistosJun 15, 2006
I always had better performances with Xvid than DivX. And dont talk about h264, it is just crap, just like DivX is. I never made a better video using ogm container, Xvid and Ogg. I had a very cheap DVD/DivX5 player, and that hasnt been a big deal to make it read my stuff. If you know how to encode (and no, gorian knot is not enough), you will agree with me.
evangelion01Jun 15, 2006
in my experience xvid is faster and gives better results, but h264 still wipes the floor with both of them at half the size :).
digital56kJun 15, 2006Submitter
Yes, it also works with XVID video :)
patientxJun 15, 2006
Allright, I just checked with some high quality anime videos and xvids orginal decoder does better job than "sharpened divx" ... Nice try though :)
mrpackrat42Jun 16, 2006
@GuspazYup, nVidia does have an h.264 codec on their newer cards. It's been available for a few months now. I'm not sure if any software packages are taking advantage of the encoding capability yet, though.
enoughropeJun 17, 2006
It does look sharper, especially on lower-quality vids.