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  DiVX
Stands for: Digital Video Express
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DivX is a digital video compression format based on the MPEG-4 technology. DivX files can be downloaded over high-speed lines in a relatively short time without sacrificing the quality of the digital video. Used a lot in the scene. Nowadays the XviD codec is more popular than the traditional DiVX. DivX is a format designed for multimedia platforms. It uses two codecs, one low motion, one high motion. Most older films were encoded in low motion only, and they have problems with high motion too. A method known as SBC (Smart Bit-rate Control) was developed which switches codecs at the encoding stage, making a much better print. The format is anamorphic and the bitrate/resolution are interchangeable. The majority of proper DiVX rips (not Re-Encs) are taken from DVDs, and generally up to 2 hours in good quality is possible per disc.
 
     





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