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== DivX ==
 
 
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.  
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It is known as a video codec which has good compression ratios while preserving a good quality based on the [[H263|H.263]] codec.<br />
When DivX Inc. introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX container is .divx (''Still under developement'')
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When [http://www.divx.com DivX Inc.] introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX [[container]] is .divx (''Still under developement'') but normally the DivX [[encoding|encoded]] video will reside inside an [[AVI]] container.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Codec]]
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* [[Container]]
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* [[AVI]]
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* [[H263]]
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[[category:Video Codecs]]
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[[category:Container Formats]]

Revision as of 07:14, 9 May 2006

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.
When DivX Inc. introduced the DivX6 format DivX became a container, too. The file extension for the DivX container is .divx (Still under developement) but normally the DivX encoded video will reside inside an AVI container.

See Also