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 Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: DivX 7 for Mac Released |
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DivX 7 for Mac Released
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Posted by: Fran
DivX today announced the release of DivX 7 for Mac, the latest version of their media player for Mac OS X. According to the company, DivX 7 for Mac is a free download that provides everything you need to enjoy high-quality digital videos on your computer, including high definition H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and videos created using all previous versions of DivX technology. It also includes a free six-month trial of the DivX Pro Codec and a 15-day trial of DivX Converter. DivX 7 for Mac weighs in at 23.1MB and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and an Intel-based Mac.
http://www.123macmini.com/news/story/1193.html
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Albert76
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| I'm not trying to be smart, but why would one need this over Perian? Does it do something else or better? |
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Ray Finkle
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Cool! I upgraded I am not sure how much different it is yet other than the look. I do like the new look of the Divx icon, and player. |
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zen
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Albert76 wrote: | | I'm not trying to be smart, but why would one need this over Perian? Does it do something else or better? |
Perian is better because it includes a lot more than divx codec. This is only the better option if you need the bleeding edge divx codec. Most people don't.. |
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Grover Time
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Ray Finkle wrote: | | I do like the new look of the Divx icon, and player. |
+1. The DivX player looks much nicer. A little like Vista, but better. The screen dimmer is cool too. |
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urby
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| Grover Time wrote: | | Ray Finkle wrote: | | I do like the new look of the Divx icon, and player. |
+1. The DivX player looks much nicer. A little like Vista, but better. The screen dimmer is cool too. |
Hi, I am actually the one that design the new player and I appreciate the kind feedback! |
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theGimpiest
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| Could someone explain to me the benefit of using divx over something more widely-available such as H.264 or MPEG-2? I don't understand. |
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Yvan256
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| theGimpiest wrote: | | Could someone explain to me the benefit of using divx over something more widely-available such as H.264 or MPEG-2? I don't understand. |
I also don't understand, especially since DivX is MPEG-4 + MP3 shoe-horned into the old .AVI file format. This leads to a mess of CODECs just like Quicktime, where you don't even know if you can play the file correctly, let alone on different platforms.
I got bitten once by more obscure formats like Yamaha's VQF and RealNetwork's RealVideo. I lost a lot of files back then, and I'm not helping companies popularize their formats anymore.
H.264, AAC, PNG/JPEG and PDF is what I use. I also use MPEG-4 or MP3 too in cases where H.264 or AAC support is missing.
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Albert76
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| zen wrote: | | Perian is better because it includes a lot more than divx codec. This is only the better option if you need the bleeding edge divx codec. Most people don't.. |
That's what I was thinking. I guess it's nice to have the player around, if for anything else.
| Yvan256 wrote: | | H.264, AAC, PNG/JPEG and PDF is what I use. I also use MPEG-4 or MP3 too in cases where H.264 or AAC support is missing. |
I tend to use MP3 over AAC for music, but those are the formats for me. If you can't play or read those on something, I don't want anything to do with the application or device. |
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