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DivX - 5.1.1

DiVX codec video encoder/decoder

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Selected Version:	5.1.1
Release Date:	2004-02-05
License:	Update
Downloads (version 5.1.1):	31,861
Downloads (all versions):	575,162

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Product Description:

One word: ENCODER. You asked for it, and now you have it. This beta release includes, for the first time anywhere, a bonafide DivX video encoder on Mac OS. We've also included new PowerPC G4 and G3 optimizations and a DivX Decoder Configuration application (which serves the same purpose as its Windows cousin). The DivX Validator application is largely unchanged in this release.

This version includes encoding features comparable to the DivX Pro product on Windows. Once installed, you will have 15 days to trial the software. After the 15 days, the software will be disabled (although you can continue to decode video), and you should visit www.divx.com for details on a final product release.

If you don't know how to encode video on Mac OS, find someone who does and ask them for help. Suffice you say, you'll need to use the DivX encoder in conjunction with an application that encodes video. QuickTime Pro will also do the trick.

This version also includes an MPEG 1 Layer 3 encoder, known as the "DivX MP3 Encoder". The encoder is implemented as a QuickTime audio codec component, and can be configured through the DivX video export options dialog.

What's new in this version:

Cosmetic GUI changes have been made to avoid confusion when using MV reuse and specific performance modes.
Deinterlacing is back in as a feature set of the codec.
Added bottom field first encoding.
Pass-through mode has been removed due to video/audio sync issues.
DivX 5.1.1 encoder is up to 112% faster (standard mode) than 5.1 (up to 30% faster than 5.05).
Standard mode is 105% faster than 5.1.
The quality produced by "Fastest" has been significantly improved.
Blinking bottom line in "fastest" mode.
Various cosmetic CLI fixes.
New CLI option "-tff" for "top field first".
Green output when exporting from a resized movie in Mac OS X 10.3.
Inappropriate font in feedback window in Mac OS X 10.3.
Fixed AVI incompatibility with hardware devices.
Resolved a severe performance hit when using the deringing mode in postprocessing.
Avoids buffer overruns with extremely small picture sizes (less than 80x32).
Issue within B frames and deblocking.
Product activation process redesigned to be more intuitive and problem-free.
Removing existing codecs.
Crashing on Mac OS 9.x (limited cases) during the running life of the installer.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS 9.2.2 or OS X 10.0 or higher
QuickTime 6.0 or higher

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Installer may cause kernel panic - Version: 7.2, 11/17/2009 06:10PM PST

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mcalmus

The last part of the installation executes an AppleScript designed to tell Safari to refresh its plugin list. Unfortunately to do this the folks at DivX decided to go through the process list. This is an unsafe operation, particularly when you have many programs running. On my machine it paniced the kernel. I highly recommend either doing a manual install using Pacifist or only installing with no programs running.

The problematic AppleScript is this:

tell application "System Events"
set myList to (name of every process)
end tell