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DivX stands for '''Di'''gital '''V'''ideo '''X'''treme.
 
DivX stands for '''Di'''gital '''V'''ideo '''X'''treme.
It is known as a video [[codec]] which has good [[compression]] ratios while preserving a good quality based on the [[H.263]] codec.<br />
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It is known as a [[video codec]] which has good [[compression]] ratios while preserving a good quality based on the [[H.263]] codec. It is [[closed source]].<br />
When [http://www.divx.com DivX Inc.]{{dead link}} introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX [[container]] is .divx (''Still under development'') but normally the DivX [[encoded]] video will reside inside an [[AVI]] container.
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When DivX Inc. introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX [[container]] is .divx (''Still under development'') but normally the DivX [[encode]]d video will reside inside an [[AVI]] container.
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[[XSUB]] is the [[subtitle]] format for DivX 6.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 8 April 2019

See also: Xvid

DivX stands for Digital Video Xtreme. It is known as a video codec which has good compression ratios while preserving a good quality based on the H.263 codec. It is closed source.
When DivX Inc. introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX container is .divx (Still under development) but normally the DivX encoded video will reside inside an AVI container.

XSUB is the subtitle format for DivX 6.