Software update: DivX Pro 5.1.1 beta
We recently found a new beta version of DivX Pro on the DivX labs site. According to the makers, in this version 5.1.1 a number of improvements have been made that improve the speed by 50% compared to DivX 5.1. A fair number of other issues have also been resolved. The complete list of changes looks like this:
What’s new in this version
Encoder fixes:
- “Fast” Psychovisual mode is 80% faster than in 5.1
- DivX 5.1.1 encoder is 50% faster than 5.1 (12% faster than 5.05)
- Slowest mode 50% faster than 5.1
- Slow mode 50% faster than 5.1
- Standard mode 50% faster than 5.1
- Fastest mode 20% faster than 5.1
- The Quality produced by “Fastest” has been significantly improved
Decoder fixes:
- Resolved a severe performance hit when using the Deringing mode in Postprocessing
- DirectShow filter property page had a cosmetic issue caused by using large fonts
- Avoids buffer overuns with extremly small picture sizes (less than 80×32)
- Fixed a bug caused by “Auto Post-processing” and SMP/HyperThreading CPUs.
New Features:
- Feedback mode can now be globally disabled when it’s running
- All frames are now displayed in the Feedback windows
- Cosmetic GUI changes have been made to avoid confusion when using MV reuse and specfic performance modes.
- Deinterlacing is back in the Standard codec
- Added bottom field first encoding
- Smoother DivX logo fade
Version number | 5.1.1 beta |
Operating systems | Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP |
Website | DivX labs |
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File size |
1.77MB |
License type | Shareware |