DivX Pro for Windows includes the DivX Player and DivX 6.4 codec. The DivX Player plays all DivX and Xvid files that contain DivX (Xvid) video and MP3 audio (including DivX 3, 4, 5 and 6 video formats. Once you have installed the The DivX codec, you can view DivX media with any media player installed on your computer. DivX Player settings include scene selection menus, chapters, subtitles, video tags and alternate audio tracks. The DivX encoding process includes options for different quality levels: home theatre, high definition, handheld, portable. Using a P4 CPU at 3GHz, the CPU usage was constant between 50 - 54% of the CPU's resources.

What's New:
* Support for non-square pixel aspect ratios

The DivX Codec now allows you to keep the original pixel aspect ratio of your source video, specifying the appropriate aspect when encoding. This allows you to maintain greater resolution and thus improve picture quality during playback, especially when watching videos at full-screen.

The DivX decoder for DirectShow will automatically instruct your video card to use the correct aspect during playback when the option to "Use advanced hardware overlay" is enabled and set to "Original" aspect in the Decoder Configuration Utility (see the DivX programs group in your Start menu). This is now the default setting after installation.

* Support for de-interlacing during playback

The DivX decoder for DirectShow can now de-interlace video during playback. This means that when you play an interlaced video clip you will no longer see jagged edges around objects or horizontal lines running across the picture during playback.

Two de-interlacing methods are available:

1) When de-interlacing is enabled but the advanced hardware overlay is disabled, de-interlacing will be performed in software and the frame rate will remain unchanged. For example, if the DivX video is 30 frames/60 fields per second, then you will see 30 de-interlaced frames per second.

2) When de-interlacing and the advanced hardware overlay are both enabled, de-interlacing will be performed by your video hardware and the frame rate will be doubled. For example, if the DivX video is 30 frames/60 fields per second, then you will see 60 de-interlaced frames per second.

De-interlaceing is enabled by default after installation.

* Improved decoder performance

The DivX decoder is over 10% faster, allowing for either lower CPU use or better deblocking during playback.

* Support for qMobile profile

This encoding profile is designed for certified mobile devices and portable media players that support resolutions of up to 176 x 144 at 15fps.

* Support for Mobile profile

This encoding profile is designed for certified mobile devices and portable media players that support resolutions of up to 320 x 240 at 30fps.