DiVA - 1.0

Very good video output, although some color saturation is lost. Unlike MPEG Streamclip, DiVA doesn't seem to drop frames in the output movie. The missing audio support is a fairly big drawback, requiring a fairly complicated procedure to extract and encode the audio (using other applications) then add it back to the video in Quicktime Player. Not ideal and no guarantee that the movie will remain compatible with future versions of Quicktime. Also wish it had an inverse telecine feature.<br>
Unfortunately, it's been two years since 1.0 and it doesn't look like 3ivx will be updating this application either with or without the promised audio support.

Awesome compression and numerous options. A lot of work obviously went into this application and it shows. Compression is excellent, allowing clear pictures without substituting size.
Some complain that it does not convert audio. Call me simple but I want an newsreader for my news, a music player for my music and a video compressor just for my video. When authors get swiss army knife on applications they lose focus on improving what is important.
A queue option would still be greatly appreciated in future versions, and without a queue it is greatly hindered.
Nonetheless, overall great software, and after going through numerous other software compression programs this is one of the few that actually works.

It is a shame that this program does not recognise correct aspect ratios.
I tried the latest Star Wars files, and it told me they had an aspect ratio of 4:3!
Which is not the case, and it spoils a good product.

Also having an encoder without an audio ripper these days is just not good enough.
Having to rip audio seperately and then add in later to the video source is long winded and over the top.

Great product guys sort out the audio!

OpenShiiva since the last update now allowes for exporting in 3ivx and now has no more issue's with crashing Quicktime in OS 9 and on windows.

issue i advice people to use that application now because it also decodes audio :)
this application is great but support for exporting audio would be nice.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18765

Greetings and a bow to the programmer.

I am getting way faster than realtime encoding with 3ivx on a Dual Gig
MDD Mac. Arround 38fps and this keep rectangular pixel thingy (cant remember the exact name) is a blow. How is it possible that QT AND many other Players

are able to identify such a file correctly and shows it not squeeshed?
Doing this with Openshavi (or soemthing similar) is doing this only in
Quicktime, other players do not respect it.

What i dont like is the "finished" sound, I would prefer a orchestral one,
maybe a musican could compose one for the Diva :D


Wishlist:

AAC encoding
DV input
coffee making