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sidpatil | karma 1620 | avg karma 2.29 · 2021-03-24 22:05:06

> No, DivX refers to MPEG-4 Part 2 which is a completely different codec.

Poster is referring to the DivX Plus HD codec [1].

qotgalaxy | karma 5 | avg karma 0.06 · 2021-03-25 03:20:24+00:00

Like nobody else, ever.

smnc | karma 230 | avg karma 5.61 · 2021-03-25 03:22:19+00:00

I wouldn't call that "what was once known in the scene as DivX"...

sidpatil | karma 1620 | avg karma 2.29 · 2021-03-25 14:07:06+00:00

Neither would I. I'm just clarifying, for the benefit of other readers.

Buge | karma 3961 | avg karma 2.44 · 2021-03-25 03:27:49+00:00

Show me any popular torrent using the word "DIVX" to refer to that.

dylan604 | karma 28008 | avg karma 1.81 · 2021-03-24 22:29:08

show me any popular torrent using the word DIVX that isn't actually using Xvid

Buge | karma 3961 | avg karma 2.44 · 2021-03-24 22:38:25

Well at least DivX and Xvid use the same video format: MPEG-4 Part 2.

MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264/AVC is a different format.