Dvd players and DivX

[bboy486]

I was just wondering, If i was to burn a divx movie to a cd-r what type of dvd player would be able to view the format?

I know mycomputer and do it with a file layer.... so i assume a dvd player (newer) ones will be able to handle it too

[Enchanter]

You usually need to convert the DivX files into VCDs for viewing on stand-alone players. Hence, when you are getting a DVD player, make sure that they support (S)VCDs as well.

[bboy486]

vcd

Would i lose sound quality or video quality to convert?

And how would i go abou converting them.

Damn i wish i would have know this before i burned all my movies!

[Enchanter]

Would i lose sound quality or video quality to convert?

Video-quality-wise, yes. VCDs have relatively low resolutions compared to most DivX rips (unless they were ripped from VCDs themselves). It is unfortunately a compromise for being able to view it on your stand-alone player.

And how would i go abou converting them.

TMPGEnc will be the tool to use. Visit VCDHelp for guides on converting AVI files to VCD-compliant MPEG files.

Damn i wish i would have know this before i burned all my movies!

Consider them your back-ups.

[gd_nimrod]

Also on vcdhelp.com you can check what types of dvd players play what types of different formats (vcd/svcd/xvcd etc...) Good info if you havent already bought a dvd player and want one that plays most media.

[setarip]

Although Enchanter is absolutely correct about relative resolutions of your DivX video versus that of a VCD, this can be very misleading.

Due to the limited display capability of your television versus that of your PC monitor, the VCD image (if you make a good quality VCD) on your television will appear to be of much better quality than when you view that same VCD on your PC's monitor. A typical "good" VCD will appear, on your television, to be of at least the same quality as a commercial VHS tape...

[sneglen]

Kiss technology (http://www.kiss-technology.com) have actually made a standalone DVD/DivX player, so if you haven't bought a DVD player yet, you might want to check it out.



You should be aware that it only plays DivX movies encoded with DivX 4.0 or above

[Batman]

Divx.com contains information on divx standalone players. However, be aware they offer only limited support of the divx format (e.g. no support for divx 3.11 alpha, Q-PEL, GMC, or possible B-Frames as well as a limited resolution that can be played).

[bboy486]

so then

how do i know what version divx my divx are in?

[Batman]

Virtualdub "File information"

or GSPOT

will allow you to ascertain which codec the divx file was encoded with.