Tag: XVID

HandBrake is a cross-platform utility for ripping and encoding DVDs in high quality, compressed video formats including XviD and H.264. And the latest version of HandBrake lets you use the powerful application to encode any video file, no DVD required. There are a handful of other changes as well, including a GUI for the Linux version, improved video quality, and more control over audio tracks. ...

CodecInstaller does exactly what you would think. It installs codecs. Audio codecs, video codecs. All the usual suspects, DivX, XviD, Windows Media, AAC, you name it. Of course, if you've got a good media player like VLC or ZoomPlayer, you probably don't need a separate program to install these codecs. But CodecInstaller can still come in handy if you want a lightweight program for analyzing ...

Here's one for the Mac folks: Perian is a free download for OS X that allows QuickTime to play video files in almost any format known to man. It uses the fantastic open source ffmpeg library to enable DivX, XviD, AVI, and even Flash Video files in a variety of configurations. According to the Perian web site, it will also be bundled with the next version of Democracy Player. Very cool. [Via ...