DivX Pro 5.2.1 review

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DivX Pro Video Bundle is the professional version of DivX video software.

License: Demo
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 6276K
Developer: DivXNetworks
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Price: $19.00
Updated: 26 Sep 2005
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DivX Pro Video Bundle is the professional version of DivX video software. This download gives you the software you need to create and watch videos in the popular DivX video format. DivX Pro includes professional-quality video tools designed for serious video users.

The 5.0 generation of DivX Pro technology can author video that is fully compatible with MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile and offers a set of advanced features not included in the standard DivX Video Bundle, such as support for encoding video using B-frames, global motion compensation, and quarter pel techniques.

DivX Pro also offers built-in tools for de-interlacing, re-sizing, and cropping your movies. DivX Pro for Mac adds support for interlaced video and features that allow you to create video that plays in officially certified hardware devices (DVD players, etc). Also includes the MP3 encoder.

Here are some key features of "DivX Pro":
1-Step Video Encoding To create a DivX® video from within QuickTime, just pick the DivX export component, choose your settings, and watch the 1-Step Video Encoder encode to the DivX video format. And now you can simply check a box to include an MP3 Encoder (US $6.99 extra) for an easy-to-use audio tool.
Advanced Features for 30% Better Compression and Quality Professional-quality video encoding used to require a studio budget to afford the necessary pricey software programs. The added features of the DivX Pro™ codec allow it to create video that's 30% smaller than video created with the DivX® codec, with no reduction in visual quality. The features of DivX Pro also cut costs while improving on the performance, quality, and compression you expect from DivX encoding. Some of the features you'll only find in DivX Pro include:
Encoder Feedback Window - This exclusive feedback mode lets you modify advanced parameters and visualize results in real-time.
Psychovisual Modeling - This advanced methodology exploits the peculiarities of the human eye to enhance fine details of complex visual scenes without increasing file size.
Crop & Resize - This built-in feature boosts video quality at lower resolutions or bitrates by adjusting video dimensions and removing black bars.
Source Preprocessing - It automatically cleans source video to enable better compression and higher visual quality.
Black Edge Removal - Automatically removes black borders in widescreen DVD format for further reduction in file size.
These powerful encoding tools let anyone produce studio-quality video, with higher quality and compression than can be achieved with Windows Media 9.
Watch DivX® Movies Anywhere The DivX Pro™ codec lets you break away from your monitor and watch DivX movies anytime, anywhere. A growing list of DivX® Certified devices from DVD players to portable devices offer full playback of DivX files, letting you create DivX videos on your Mac to enjoy in your living room or on the go - only where you see the DivX® Certified logo.

Limitations:
15 days trial.

What's New:
New:
User definable height and width for resizing (encoder).
Generic MPEG-4 support. (decoder)

Changed:
Pixel Aspect Ratio changed to the default setting of 1:1 (encoder).

Fixed (Encoder):
Random crash from re-opening the settings GUI after previously closing it in the same session.

Fixed (Decoder):
A delay of up to 8 days may occur when notifying users of an available update.

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