DIVX codecs

What is DIVX?
Simply put, DivX® is an advanced digital media format. DivX lets you play, create and share digital video by turning bulky videos into lean, mean DivX files. The DivX® codec (short for compressor/decompressor) can compress video to a convenient size without losing any noticeable quality and play those videos back on almost any device. For example, the DivX codec can compress an MPEG-2/DVD file to nearly one-tenth its original size or a home movie (DV) 25:1.

Can you explain DivX video compression through a circus food analogy?

Sure! Have you ever taken a big chunk of cotton candy and packed it like a snowball until it was a tiny ball of pink, sugary goodness? Well, if you could take that piece of compressed cotton candy home and, when you wanted it, fluff it back up to a near-perfect piece of cotton candy again, you'd have a pretty good representation of how DivX technology works. Essentially, you take a huge digital video file, compress it into a tiny DivX video file and re-open it later restoring the video to its original glory, all without getting your hands sticky.

However, DivX is much, much more than simply a technology to compress video files …

Download DIVX codecs:
K-lite Mega codec Pack 1.01
DIVX codecs from DIVX.com