New Mac Divx.com Codec Released

Phunky Monkey writes "The Divx.com codec for Mac, version 5.0a2, has been released. New features include a completely new AVI doctoring app, and the Divx 5.0.2 decoder core (same as the most recent PC version). This version also introduces a new technique of fixing AVI files that allows them to be played as well on Macs as on PCs using the same file. Download it, and read the details about all the new features." I just wish QuickTime 6 came wih DivX and AC3 decoders included. Durnit.

Comments

Re:Why not just use QuickTime 6?

[benwaggoner]

.divx is not the same as .mp4. .divx is an AVI file with MPEG-4 video and (generally MP3) audio. A real MP4 file would use AAC audio, and be in the MPEG-4 file format.

Of course, QuickTime knows how to play MPEG-4 video, MP3 audio, and read AVI files, so it seems like it would be a trivial task for Apple to have QuickTime be able to play .divx files.

Hopefully DivxNetworks will adopt .mp4 as their file format in the future. AVI is really not a good format (hence all the sync problems non-Windows Divx players have), and AAC is a lot better than MP3 and AC-3.

Next time it comes around on the kernel...

[BandwidthHog]

I grabbed and installed this the other day. Apparently I'll be able to use it next time I reboot.

Whenever that may be. (Thanks, BSD/NeXT/Mach!)

Alternatives for DivX on OSX

[bjtuna]

Both VideoLan Client and the MPlayer OSX port will let you play DivX files under OSX without having to doctor the file first. Sound works too!