Reference Information
Samsung Electronics
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DivX remains MPEG-4 compatible:
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A generic MPEG-4 Simple Profile decoder can decode Open DivX and
DivX 4.x content
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A generic MPEG-4 Advanced Simple profile decoder can decode content
encoded with Open DivX, DivX 4.x and DivX 5.x.
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DivX 3.11 is a legacy technology that is not MPEG-4 compatible
–Requires different decoding algorithms – cannot be decoded by a generic MP
4 decoder.
–Constitutes about 45% of the DivX content on the Internet today.
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Open DivX is a MPEG-4 Simple Profile Implementation.
–Released to the Internet community in Jan/2001
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DivX 4.x is a highly optimized MPEG-4 Simple Profile Implementation.
–Released Aug/2001.
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DivX 5.0 – 5.02 is a MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile Implementation.
–Released Mar/2002.
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DivX 5.1 is a MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile Implementation stabilized an
d optimized for CE devices.
–Released Nov/2002; GMC and QPel support are not required for certification.
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DivX 5.2.1 is the latest version until now
