I prefer divx because it is easy to use (Dr divx 5.x is a good, clean application) , and it is supported on some stand-alone DVD players. (It's so good that I can't really tell the difference between it and DVD on a low-def TV) Xvid, although free, requires more tweaking, tends to produce noise from my experience, and sadly, no stand-alone DVD player on this earth (other than a computer) can play Xvid, as far as I know. B/c of this, i use Divx for all my video compression needs.

Post which codec you use the most, and why.

What the hey are those things?

Divx.

And whats the difference, they're just the same thing spelt backwards.

they are actually quite different. Divx is a commercialized video compression technology, Xvid is a GPL video compression technology. (Xvid is "Divx" spelled backwards b/c Xvid's philosophy is the exact opposite of divx... Divx is commercialized and proprietary, whereas xvid is free and open source. They both have their strengths and weaknesses.

xvid because it's free :p

Divx 'cause I'm to lazy too try something else.

Whats the lastest, non ad-ware filled version? In my backup partition I have version 5.2.1 saved.

Xvid is so much better than Divx that they aren't even comparible. It's like comparing Win95 to WinXP, you'd have to slap yourself silly for trying.

Xvid can also be used on most, if not all Divx players, when configured to emulate divx playback.

Xvid is much faster, allowing me to play my videos in fullscreen without any frame loss or desyncing on my laptop, a feat Divx couldn't pull any day.

Xvid was not responsible for that noise in your videos, its simply impossible. Xvid is NOT an audio codec, so there is no way for it to produce audio.

Xvid is free, and free is good.

Even Divx 3.11Alpha is better than Divx5.

Xvid commonly compresses better than Divx.

Xvid has default profiles for most projects, allowing the user an easy time with it.

Xvid has "cartoon mode", something no other codec has. It basically has special algorithms for cartoons and anime, and helps quite a bit.

Xvid can play Divx files.

There is nothing good or clean about Dr. Divx. Just a fact of life.

how is this done? Have you tested it on a stand-alone DVD player that has divx playback capability? What is your favourite encoding app?

Somehow I don't think Pagewizard was talking about that kind of noise.

Video noise is such a pain in the *** to get rid off. Some of the filters in Virtualdub do a decent job, but it just kills the details.

I use Xvid, 'cause it's free.

indeed... I was talking about grainy, static-y video... which is also called noise.

Umm....wrong....

97% of DivX DVD Players can play XVid. In fact, I have the Philips DVP-642 DivX Player, and it plays XViD better than DivX. XViD is essentially the same format as DivX, but just better compression.

So yeah, most DivX Players play XVid just fine. I've tried it on multiple DivX players, and it works great.

Well, I'll be damned. It does work. I guess I tried to play a damaged file the first time I tried. I played some things that I definitely knew were xvid, and it worked fine.

Now I know that I can play my whole video collection. I wonder why it said nothing about being able to play Xvid in the manual....