DivX Vs. XviD

Jale

Active member
I've been noticing that many people prefers XviD than DivX. What are the differences and similarities between these two video codecs?
 

montpics

New member
Read this one below if you want to know. (Just copied from one of the homepages.)
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DivX 3.x
Advantages :
Good compression, even though less advanced compression features are used
Better compatibility
Disadvantages :
DivX 3.x not entirely legal (hacked codec)
Outdated - does not have advanced compression features of DivX 5.x
Hard to control final file size

DivX 5.x
Advantages :
Great for controlling final file size (eg. for fitting onto one 700 MB CD)
More advanced compression features (eg. DivX Pro : multi-pass, bi-directional enc, GMC, Qpel), which may give better compression
Completely legal solution
Disadvantages :
DivX Pro not 100% free (free ad supported version or purchase required)

XviD 1.x
Advantages :
Great for controlling final file size (eg. for fitting onto one 700 MB CD)
More advanced compression features (eg. 2-pass, bi-directional enc, GMC, Qpel), which may give better compression
Completely legal and open source solution
Disadvantages :
Less common than DivX
XviD slightly harder (less consumer friendly) to configure than DivX

Okay, time to get my rest. ;)
 

TiredBoy

New member
Just as an addemdum, not anime fansubbers use XviD, if I recall correctly. Several of the ones I talked to liked it better than DivX 5, though some are still traditionalists and use 3.x.
 

onewecallgod

New member
i've found that xvid is more "flexible". the packages xvid normally come with also come with other codecs (ogg...etc)
 
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