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There are so many codecs available these days, that you are hard-pressed to choose just one. So, you often end up downloading multiple codecs; which is not a problem, but you can save a lot of disk space if you choose just one codec that will fulfil all your video needs. And this brings us to the question of the hour – which codec should you get for an unmatched audio-visual experience? Without doubt, it is the DivX Codec.

For all those not-so-technologically-inclined persons who are reading this, a codec is a computer program or 'software', which encodes as well as decodes signals and streams of digital data. Why do you need it? Well, a lot of audio-visual players come bundled with their own codecs, but you know how sometimes, the video that you’ve just downloaded from the internet just refuses to play on any of your media-players? That's because the video is encoded in such a way that it requires a specific codec to decode them before its streams can be interpreted by your media-player. Only when you download the necessary codec will you be able to play that video through your media-player.

So why the DivX codec specifically? Aren't the other codecs you can get online any good?  Sure they are, but in ways more than one, the DivX codec package is the first choice of many who are familiar with the comfort, ease, and efficiency that DivX affords. In case you've never even heard about DivX codecs before, here's some information you might want to know about the company and its products.

The digital media company DivX, Inc. provides high-quality media-player, codec, and video-ripping packages that make for an excellent audio-visual experience in the areas of not just computers, but also television, DVD players and mobile-devices. The popularity of DivX stems from its ability to compress video-segments of large sizes into smaller bits without compromising on a superior visual quality. While a lot of codecs promise you this and not all of them deliver, DivX is one media codec you cannot accuse of this. DivX is substantially ahead of a lot of its competitors, and not without good reason. Take, for example, DivX 6. It added an optional media container format, called ‘DivX Media Format' to the earlier version which had just a codec and a media player.  The new format supports not just multiple video streams and audio tracks, but also allows for multiple subtitles. You can also add interactive menus, chapter points, et cetera, et cetera. Aside from having a partial backward compatibility with the files that have .avi extensions, the great thing about this is that multiple formats including .mpg and .qt or .mov can be played.

What’s also really nice about DivX is the simplicity and comfort with which devices incorporating the software can be operated. If you log on to the DivX website, you will find a list of devices that are DivX compatible. In effect, this means that you don't need to sit in front of your computer screen when you want to watch a DivX movie; now, you can watch your DivX movies right in the living room, on your television-screen! All you need to do is get a DVD player that has the DivX logo on it. This means that the device is compatible with videos that are in the DivX format, and that you can play all your DivX videos on it. If you’re planning on getting a DivX compatible DVD player, you might want to make sure that it has a USB-port as well, because if it does, then you can plug in your flash-drive or even your external hard-drive and watch all your DivX movies with ease!

If you thought, that's about all the awesomeness and excitement DivX brings to your life, think again. Gone are the days of the Dark Age of Movies, where you'd have to wait for the latest films to be released and stand in line for tickets and then in another for popcorn, and then in another for…and so on. This is the Age of Technology: You can now sit at home in comfort, and order the latest movies online. There are many providers on the Internet, who offer to rent or sell you the latest Hollywood blockbusters, coded in the DivX format. You can choose between Film Fresh, Warner Video Live for the latest in Hollywood offerings, while L'Harmattan TV and INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel) – which is available in France – get you access to rare films, documentaries, and much, much more. When you've selected your movie – you can rent or buy it - pay through your credit card and simply click on the download link to begin downloading the movie in the DivX format! When the download is done, start the DivX media player. Then sit back and relax as you enter the realm of Hollywood for two hours of cinematic bliss, courtesy the good folk at DivX Inc.

You'll have noticed by now that we were not exaggerating when we said that the DivX codec-player package is one of the best media packages you can find on the Internet. So if you don't have one yet, go online and become a part of the amazing, revolutionary DivX experience!

There are different codecs that DivX has developed for different operating systems and this has obviously been done for greater compatibility and a wider range of use.
There are different codecs available for different operating systems and these are as follows:

1. DivX codec v6.8.5 for Windows XP/2000/Vista (32-bit)
2. DivX codec v5.2.1 for Windows ME/98
3. DivX codec v6.7 for Mac OS X
4. DivX codec v5.1.1 for Mac OS

All you need to do is to install the codec in your computer, depending on the operating system that you have and you are all set to go.