Download DivX 4.0

cenobite and rene59 write to us that DivX has baked a new codec. The DivX codec is bundled of or without The Playa, the video player from DivXNetworks. A bite of the DivX website about what has been improved:

So what’s new in DivX 4.0? Well, it’s completely re-written to improve performance and visual quality. The code base is different from all earlier versions, including the open-source OpenDivX codec. Some new features:

• Improved decoder performance
• Higher encoding performance, almost 4 times faster than previous version
• Multipass encoding and 2 different variable bit rate modes
• Improved visual quality
• Highly scalable codec from 16×16 pixels to 1920×1280 pixels (ie HDTV). All even integer dimensions are acceptable.
• Support for popular encoding/editing applications
• Plays all DivXTM content