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DivX 10 User Guide

Updated December 20, 2013

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Page 1: ...DivX 10 User Guide Updated December 20 2013 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...dia Server Video On Demand Codec in Virtual Dub The DivX Encoder More Info Your First DivX File Audio Your First Multipass Glossary 1 Pass 2 Pass and Multipass 4K AAC AVI Biterate Framerate and FPS Codec Container Formats DLNA Frames H 264 HEVC H 265 Macroblocks and Motion MKV Resolution v Aspect Ratio 3 4 6 7 14 15 16 17 18 20 23 28 30 33 33 35 40 43 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 ...

Page 3: ...CONVERTER DivX 10 2 DivX LLC User Guide SECTION TOPICS 01 Profiles Presets Combine Videos Output Settings Input Formats Converting Registration ...

Page 4: ...n for DivX Converter The key advantage of DivX video over other media formats is the ability to play your videos beyond your computer DivX Converter s DivX DivX Plus and DivX HEVC output profiles let you optimize digital video to be played on any computer or a DivX Certified device including DVD players PlayStation 3 HDTVs and even mobile phones With its new MP4 output presets you can create video...

Page 5: ... our DivX Plus HD profile and you ll be able to continue enjoying stunning HD video the way it was meant to be seen without sacrificing speed or performance New in DivX 10 is the ability to create DivX HEVC videos the newest standard in high quality video compression The DivX Converter has five DivX profiles and two MP4 presets Choose the DivX profile that best matches the device on which you expe...

Page 6: ... MP4 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Unlimited Unlimited MKV MKV MKV MKV MKV DIVX DIVX DIVX DIVX MP4 MP4 H 265 H 265 H 265 H 265 H 264 DivX DivX DivX DivX H 264 H 264 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 3840x2160 1920x1080 1280x720 3840x2160 1920x1080 1920x1080 1280x720 720x480 320x240 1280x720 640x480 NTSC 720x576 PAL 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 1080p 1080...

Page 7: ... from a DVD drag and drop the primary VOB file usually the first or the largest in the folder and the converter will automatically recognize all the relevant VOB files in the folder to include in the output file Your final video will take the name of the first video in your list You can rename it by clicking the Pencil icon next to the title and writing in a new name Each video listed in the menu ...

Page 8: ...arn what the options are for video output and how they work Custom Resolution If you would like to specify a resolution other than the default provided by your output profile preset you can check the Custom resolution box in the output menu Your resolution cannot be larger than allowed by the current output profile you have selected For instance if you would like to specify a resolution of 1280x57...

Page 9: ...or your video based on the output profile you have selected If you would like to customize your bitrate however you may check the boxes for custom audio and video bitrate and make any desired changes 2 pass encoding Converter allows videos to be encoded in 1 pass or 2 pass To select this feature just add the file to the conversion queue and check the 2 pass encoding box to enable it or un check th...

Page 10: ...t add the file to the conversion queue and click on the Output menu Check the box Rotate video and choose your degree of rotation or check the Flip horizontal or Flip vertical boxes to flip the image Hardware Acceleration Hardware acceleration enables you to smoothly play high definition videos on any computer that has a DXVA capable graphics card which means no more blocky videos or dropped frame...

Page 11: ...order Audio Tracks This feature can be used to make a certain audio track the default for the video or to order them how you would like them to appear when selected for playback Just drag and drop the video file under the Audio menu or use the up and down arrows to move them The first track at the top of the list will be your default Audio Pass Through By having this box checked you will allow Div...

Page 12: ...udio in your DivX video your input file needs to have a 6 channel supported audio format AND pass through the audio when converting the file Supported audio formats include AC3 audio for all profiles divx and mkv and AAC if exporting to DivX Plus HD Profile mkv Custom Audio Bitrate The DivX Converter will automatically choose an appropriate bitrate for your audio based on the output profile you ha...

Page 13: ... for that video Reorder Subtitle Tracks As with the audio tracks you can have your favorite language s subtitle track set as the default Just move the tracks up and down either by dragging and dropping or by using the up down arrows to set the priority and order The first track will be your default Hardcode Subtitles This is another feature that had many requests from our community Hard coded subt...

Page 14: ...der the MY PRESETS section Preferences How to Find In DivX Converter go to the Help menu in the upper right corner of the application under the icon and select Preferences Output Folder This preference sets where your new video will be saved after it has been converted To change it go into the Preferences menu and under the Output Folder section click the Browse button Select a new location on you...

Page 15: ...les used during the conversion process are stored To change it just go into the Preferences menu and under the Temp Folder section click the Browse button Select a new location on your computer and click OK What to do on shutdown This function lets you decide what the Converter application does after a job is completed Sometimes conversion can take a while especially if you have a large file or ar...

Page 16: ...menu STEP 3 Click the Start button DivX Converter will alert you when your file is finished Once the file is done encoding you can click Open to open up the folder containing your new converted video Your default DIVX MOVIES folder is usually located under the MY VIDEOS folder on your computer For example C Documents and Settings your username My Documents My Videos DivX Movies The output folder i...

Page 17: ...er will disappear and the status displayed to the right of the product name will change to Registered TIP The MPEG 2 plug in is integrated on your download of the DivX 10 After purchasing the Plug in you do not need to download or install any additional software Simply enter the serial numbers you receive in your order confirmation email and the Plug in will be enabled for you automatically MPEG 2...

Page 18: ...ssary filters installed on your computer QuickTime MOV and MP4 files can also be played without the need for any additional software For a full list of supported formats see this table Also available within Player is DivX To Go a tool that makes it easier to transfer your videos from computer to your DivX devices and DivX Media Server which allows you to stream DivX MKV and MP4 videos to DLNA comp...

Page 19: ...t Open Then navigate your computer s folders to pick the file you want to play STEP 2 Browse the folders on your computer to find the video you want to play Double click the file if that format is already set to use Player as the default program or right click and select Open With then pick DivX Player STEP 3 Drag and drop the video from its location on your computer onto the Player screen TIP If ...

Page 20: ...rnet address of the video you would like to watch and click OK to confirm DO http www mywebsite com subfolder myvideo divx DON T http www mywebsite com subpage html Please note Player is only capable of opening direct video links Do not enter addresses of web pages where the video is located You will need to enter the URL that is the direct path to the file itself ...

Page 21: ...s or simply want to keep track of what you purchase download and watch with the Player To access the Video Library use one of the following methods STEP 1 Click on the Video Library icon located in the lower right corner of the Player STEP 2 Click on the VIEW menu and select Video Library STEP 3 Press Ctrl M on Windows or Command M on Mac on your keyboard When your Video Library is open you can se...

Page 22: ...o a playlist STEP 1 Select the targeted playlist in the left column on the Video Library under MY PLAYLISTS STEP 2 Drag and drop the video file you want to add onto the playlist in the right column To delete a file from a playlist OPTION 1 Select the file with your mouse and press DELETE on your keyboard OPTION 2 Right click on the video name and select Delete To play the entire playlist from begi...

Page 23: ...ideo Library To import a video file into your Video Library Open the FILE menu and select Import Videos into Library Select the video you want to import from the folder browsing window Click OK to confirm To import a folder with video files into your Video Library Open the FILE menu and select Import Folders into Library Select the folder you want to import from the folder browsing window Click OK...

Page 24: ... your videos to play beyond your computer Ensures your videos are formatted properly to play on DivX devices Saves your preferences for easy transferring Method 1 To transfer your video files to your DivX Certified device using DivX To Go follow these steps STEP 1 Click on the Device Pane button to open the Device Pane if it s not already open STEP 2 Click on the icon for the device to which you w...

Page 25: ...ts high definition DivX files avi or divx up to 1080p DivX Plus HD A DivX Plus HD Certified device supports high definition DivX or DivX Plus HD files avi divx or mkv up to 1080p TIP Learn more about DivX Certification and how to know if your device is certified NOTE If your file is not in the correct format for your device it will be converted before it is transferred STEP 5 Select how you would ...

Page 26: ...n your player or you dragged and dropped on on the device pane it will already appear in the list STEP 8 Click Start When the transfer is complete simply insert your CD DVD or USB into your DivX Certified device and select the title you want to view and select play Once you complete a transfer for your device all your DivX To Go settings will be remembered the next time you transfer a video ...

Page 27: ...evice You will need to choose the device on which you want to play your DivX file DVD Player Blu Ray Player PS3 or TV STEP 1 The Add Remove Videos window will open You can add files by clicking on the button in the lower left corner STEP 2 Once you add your video files click Start to begin transferring your files ...

Page 28: ...back of a specific DivX profile DivX profiles are DivX Mobile DivX Home Theater DivX HD 720p DivX HD 1080p DivX Plus HD Please check your user manual or check our online list to find out the DivX profile with which your device is DivX Certified This will tell you the type of DivX files it can play Compatible Media Types Consumer electronic devices vary on their support for the type of storage medi...

Page 29: ...vice Pane above the DivX To Go icons Once you ve activated DivX Media Server and shared your folders over your network you can start enjoying your videos on your DLNA capable devices TIP DivX Media Server will only stream video files and cannot stream photos or music It can stream DivX AVI MP4 and MKV files on your computer Playback support of these files is also determined by the capability of yo...

Page 30: ...e the folders that will be shared over the network this is necessary for your DLNA devices to be able to access the videos on your computer By default it is the DIVX MOVIES folder This folder is created automatically when DivX 10 is installed on your computer You can change this setting to share any folder on your computer or to add multiple folders to your server at once You can select multiple f...

Page 31: ... movies belong to the DivX Account not the individual computer So you can simply login to your DivX Account in the Player to watch videos on any Internet connected computer or play the movie on any DivX Certified device that has been registered to the same DivX Account TIP since your movie belongs to your DivX Account which is identified by your email address if you ever need to change email addre...

Page 32: ...e Video Library button in the bottom right corner of the player and then selecting Download Manager on the left Video Library navigation pane Progressive Playback Thanks to its Progressive Download feature Player will allow you to start watching your movie on your computer within just a few moments after the download begins while the video is still downloading Playback will start automatically onc...

Page 33: ...CODEC DivX 10 32 DivX LLC User Guide SECTION TOPICS 03 The DivX Encoder More Info Your First DivX File Audio Your First Multipass ...

Page 34: ... folder on your computer s hard drive No formal installation procedure is required This guide uses VirtualDub 1 9 11 but the interface of later versions should remain similar Note to use DivX you must install the 32 bit version of VirtualDub In the DivX encoder window you ll see three tabs that allow you to configure the settings for your encoding Main Codec Video Main select DivX Certification Pr...

Page 35: ... than Balanced with moderate compression Higher bitrates can compensate for some of the quality loss Better Quality conversion will take slightly more time but compression is efficient and quality is retained Extreme Quality creates highly compressed files with production quality video but conversion is much slower Insane Quality when quality is your sole concern regardless of the time it takes to...

Page 36: ...b by double clicking on the VirtualDub program icon In the VirtualDub main window from top to bottom you will see Program menu Video display area currently empty Timeline and seek control Timeline control buttons Tool tips bar From left to right the timeline control buttons are Stop Play input Play output Go to start Backward Forward Go to end Previous key frame Next key frame Find last scene chan...

Page 37: ... the FILE menu choose Open and select the video you want to convert STEP 3 From the AUDIO menu set No Audio This instructs VirtualDub that even if the source file contains audio data we do not want to process it or copy it into our output file ...

Page 38: ...rformance but may not work in all circumstances For the present time leave the video mode set to Full Processing Mode STEP 5 Now we want to configure DivX as the video compressor Select the Compression option from the VIDEO menu to open the compressors list Select the DivX 6 9 2 Codec 4 Logical CPUs from the list and click Configure to bring up the DivX encoder configuration dialog This will allow...

Page 39: ...you could also take this opportunity to explore the encoder configuration dialogue before continuing Once you re ready click Restore Defaults and then OK STEP 7 All that remains is to let VirtualDub know where to save your AVI file Open the FILE menu and select Save as AVI When you do this VirtualDub will begin processing the video and writing the encoded data to a file Enter the filename that wil...

Page 40: ... and manipulate the inner workings of the DivX encoder in real time You will see the Feedback Window unless it is disabled under the Advanced button located in the bottom left corner of the DivX encoder configuration window see Step 6 This option is disabled by default simply uncheck the box to enable it You may want to explore some of the display options shown here while your video encodes but fo...

Page 41: ...BR MP3 audio is least likely to introduce de synchronization between audio and video The MP3 codec distributed with Windows is the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer 3 Codec advanced This codec is capable of decoding high bitrate MP3 format audio but is limited to low bitrate encoding VirtualDub works only with audio codecs designed for Microsoft s Audio Compression Manager or ACM and thus you will need to...

Page 42: ...ime Now consider the corresponding correctly interleaved file Here audio chunks are interleaved within the file so they fall closely alongside the related sequence of video As playback progresses seeking within the file is minimized and in fact with appropriate buffering as provided by most devices seeking will not even take place This leads to smoother playback performance Because audio chunks ar...

Page 43: ... AVI file s video stream configure the audio mode as Direct Stream Copy in conjunction with Source Audio under the AUDIO menu When you save the new AVI file the original audio stream is copied from the source In Full Processing Mode the given audio stream is decompressed and fully processed when saving including the application of any filters or compressors you have selected Both Direct Stream Cop...

Page 44: ...d in steps 1 through 5 of the Your First DivX section But this time set the Variable bitrate mode to Multipass 1st pass When you save a video in Multipass 1st pass mode the encoder will generate a log file that contains an analysis of the video but no actual video output will be generated STEP 2 Save your AVI file using a file name that helps you identify the video You don t need to use a separate...

Page 45: ...and refines the encoding process toward the optimal quality level STEP 4 Save the AVI file using the same file name that you used for the 1st pass It is normal practice in Multipass encoding to overwrite the output from the previous pass every time you save After completing your nth pass encoding play the AVI file to see the output STEP 5 Without changing any settings try saving the AVI file oe mo...

Page 46: ...t Ratio Curious about some of the key terms or acronyms that you saw in some of the other guides Read on here to get information about core technologies used and created by DivX If after all of this we still haven t answered your questions take a look at our online knowledge base for more FAQs guides and troubleshooting tips at the DivX Support site Or discuss topics with employees and other DivX ...

Page 47: ...s 2 or more passes encoding the file is analyzed completely during the first pass and a sort of intermediate or temporary file is created then the second pass is used by the encoder looks up the intermediate file and uses that information to decide how to allocate all the bits So the actual encoding takes place in the second pass with the information of having fully analyzed the entire file before...

Page 48: ...ld be compressed with either H 264 or DivX ASP technologies Advanced Audio Coding AAC is the preferred audio format for high definition videos and is a substantial improvement on the well known MP3 format AAC has become the standard for high quality digital audio and DivX Plus video supports AAC audio tracks with 5 1 channel surround sound to deliver a cinematic experience with your home theater s...

Page 49: ... support a range of video and codecs and many AVI files shared today are DivX files that is they specifically contain DivX video paired with MP3 or AC3 audio AVI is an acronym for Audio Video Interleave which describes the manner in which the audio and video streams are broken down into chunks of data and arranged so that audio and video chunks representing any particular moment of time appear nea...

Page 50: ...ize after all the prime reason for video compression is to reduce storage requirements Given the length of a video and a target file size it is possible to determine a suitable bitrate in just five simple calculations The bitrate calculated is the average bitrate for the video DivX may choose to vary the actual bitrate throughout the video as it encodes a technique known as variable bitrate encodi...

Page 51: ...e data that has been compressed They remove a lot of extra data that isn t too important while retaining the most important parts of the video in a condensed form By any chance do you remember Mary Poppin s mysterious bag that held more in it than seemed physically possible It s kinda like a high tech version of that By improving the techniques upon which the codec is based we re able to transmit ...

Page 52: ...out your home and on the go At its most basic a video is a series of pictures shown one after the other in quick succession When the pictures are played fast enough the image appears to move Each picture in a video is called a frame and the speed at which they are shown is the frame rate given in frames per second or fps If we were to slow a video down to such an extent that it was possible to see...

Page 53: ... players digital TVs set top boxes and more An H 264 encoder reduces the amount of information required AAC to reproduce the input video by exploiting redundancy in the pictures it s encoding both spatially within the same picture and temporally between pictures Temporally an encoder processes each frame subdividing the picture into a grid of blocks and searching previous or future frames for each...

Page 54: ...as 300 fps This means consumers will get more video at higher quality without killing bandwidth or hard disk space By extending this technology to the DivX ecosystem both content distributors and CE manufacturers will be able to benefit from this superior video compression With over 1 billion software downloads and 1 billion DivX Certified devices the ecosystem capabilities include consumer and pr...

Page 55: ...lock they are called motion vectors In the illustrations the red arrows represent the motion vectors Storing the motion vector of each block from frame to frame allows DivX to recreate much of each new frame from the last using far less data than if each block were stored as a complete image The process is similar to cutting up one frame into little pieces then maneuvering them like a make shift j...

Page 56: ...as the reference frame is called the motion search or motion estimation The frame recreated from a reference frame by application of motion estimation is known as the compensated frame You can see the motion search in action using the encoder feedback window of the DivX Codec e g in third party apps like VirtualDub While encoding set Show picture to Compensated frame and turn on Show Motion Vector...

Page 57: ...iginated in the broadcast television days so they naturally carried over into the beginning of the digital video era When applied to a standard definition DVD a NTSC video would have a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels and a PAL video would have 720 x576 pixels In both cases the resulting aspect ratio could be 4 3 or 16 9 More on that later Digital video standards came together around the same time a...

Page 58: ...ape of the image frame in a video Unlike PAR this can result in a different shape than the pixels would otherwise indicate One common reason this is used is in Anamorphic encoding where the pixels of a video are stretched over a larger frame size when displayed So a digital video file that has a resolution of 720x480 but is flagged with a DAR of 16 9 will play back in widescreen without changing t...

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