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DivX 6.0 is Out

Posted by timothy on from the now-about-the-content dept.

mattspammail writes "DivX 6.0 is out. Even Tom's Hardware has an article on it. According to TFA, this should be a big step up in compression and features. DVD-style menus are now an option."

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  1. DMF? by cortana · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Do we *really* need a new container format, or is this just a case of "not invented here" syndrome?

    We already have AVI, Ogg, Matroska, Quicktime, ISO MPEG, Real and ASF. Why do we need Divx Media Format (DMF)?

  2. DivX 6 is Out...for Windows 2000/XP. by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Everyone else is currently left out in the cold.

    We're hard at work on the DivX Create Bundle for Mac and the DivX Play Bundle for Mac. Rest assured that we'll let you know the second they are ready for release. In the meantime, please continue to use DivX 5.2.1 or DivX Pro(TM) 5.2.1 for Mac OS X.

    (Ref: http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/divx6.php).

    No word on versions for any other platform either.

    Personally, if I had my way more people would just use H.264, and then I wouldn't have to care.

    Yaz.

  3. No Spyware?: Gator me once, screw you! by guidryp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    No spyware?

    I made the mistake of installing DivX once from their web site. Damn thing installed gator spyware that was a MAJOR hassle trying to get rid of even after removing DivX. Never will I support this crap compny again.

    This was the only spyware that I ever had, and it was because DivX was so prevalent that I trusted them. Never again.

    Spyware me once, then screw you forever.