Quick Question...

[Samurai]

Is DivX the same as Xvid?

My DVD player plays DivX files and just wondered if it'll play Xvid too, or is it the same format and I'm being dumb? :huh:

[Peerzy]

Is DivX the same as Xvid?

My DVD player plays DivX files and just wondered if it'll play Xvid too, or is it the same format and I'm being dumb? :huh:


Im pritty sure its close enough to play on DivX players. I believe Xvid started ou as a modification of DivX. So Yes it will.

[Ariel_001]

at most, you just may have to change the FourCC..

[Entity101]

DivX and XviD are very similar. Both are an implementation of MPEG-4. However, the MPEG-4 specification has lots of different 'profiles' with all kinds of advanced features.

A player that supports DivX, usually supports MPEG-4 in general, so also XviD. But most players only support a few (or none) advanced features of the MPEG-4 specs.

The newest GSpot can tell you which adv. feat. a movie uses. For example: BVOP, QPEL, etc.

[Samurai]

I've got a Toshiba SD340 E