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DivX
DivX® [daiv'eks]
is a video codec created by DivX, Inc. (formerly DivXNetworks,
Inc.), regarded for its ability to compress lengthy video
segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high
visual quality. DivX uses lossy MPEG-4
Part 2 compression, where quality is balanced against file
size for utility. It is one of several codecs commonly associated
with ripping, where audio and video multimedia are transferred
to a hard disk and transcoded. As a result, DivX has been
a center of controversy because of its use in the replication
and distribution of copyrighted DVDs.
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newer "DivX Certified" DVD players are able to play DivX
encoded movies, however, "DivX" is not to be confused
with "DIVX", an unrelated attempt at a new DVD
rental system employed by the US retailer Circuit City.
Early versions of DivX included only a codec, and were
named "DivX ;-)", where the winking emoticon was a tongue-in-cheek
reference to the failed DIVX system.
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