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Divx codec

16 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/divx-codec.71209/

vish786
vish786 Original post #1
Oct 21, 2007 at 1:00 PM
after installing Divx codec, how to run it :confused:
desai_amogh
Oct 21, 2007 at 1:01 PM
dont need to run it ..just open a DivX file with any media player or WMP >> & it shud be decoded.
vish786
vish786 #3
Oct 21, 2007 at 1:37 PM
LOL... not in windows
kalpik
kalpik #4
Oct 21, 2007 at 1:54 PM
Which distro are you on? And please do not install the divx codec from the site.. Linux has gstreamer/xine backends which decode all files..
praka123
Oct 21, 2007 at 4:27 PM
^yes.
vish786
vish786 #6
Oct 21, 2007 at 6:04 PM
@kalpik,

ubuntu feisty running, why shouldn't i use divx codec :( ?, no doubt gstreamer is their, but i wanna try tat, divx codec is better. :idea:
kalpik
kalpik #7
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:06 AM
vish, no divx codec is not better.. :p Just do "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras" that should help you play all files.
vish786
vish786 #8
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:20 AM
i already have other codecs installed :p
kalpik
kalpik #9
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Then what's the problem? Aren't DiVX files playing?
vish786
vish786 #10
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:24 AM
they r playing but "garrrr garrrr " sound is produced when i increase the volume.
mak1012
mak1012 #11
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:25 AM
install VLC it will run every thing.
vish786
vish786 #12
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:54 AM
LOL.... in that itself sound is produced :oops:...

their should be some way of running this codec after installation ?{running is difficult then installing} :(...
praka123
praka123 #13
Oct 22, 2007 at 12:56 AM
@vish: apt-cache search divx ?
vish786
vish786 #14
Oct 22, 2007 at 1:01 AM
@prakash, divx is not their in repo, so i installed from this site. but how do i run it man :confused:... command ?
praka123
praka123 #15
Oct 22, 2007 at 1:07 AM
dude,i never faced so called grr grr while playing divx or xvid.that problem may be with some particular player(totem???).i am sure mplayer or xine will play it perfectly.also try to optimize the options in players.

libdivxdecore0-binary - DivX MPEG-4 library (decoder)
libdivxencore0-binary - DivX MPEG-4 library (encoder)
^these may be what ur trying to download.
pool/restricted/d/divx4linux-binary-i386/libdivxdecore0-binary_5.0.5-1duo1_i386.deb
Size: 118974
MD5sum: 68d26cecf644fe4ed248fdb0a851fca3
Description: DivX MPEG-4 library (decoder)
DivX compression technology is a software application that compresses digital
video so it can be downloaded over DSL or cable modems in a relatively short
time with no reduced visual quality.
.
This package contains the library to decode DivX
mediator
mediator #16
Oct 24, 2007 at 12:30 AM
It says,

DivX Pro features

DivX 6.1.1 codec for Linux is free and includes DivX Pro features.
Known issues

* This version does not support multithreading.
* Provided in this package are libraries, headers, and API documentation for developers. To use the DivX codec for Linux the libraries must be leveraged from an application calling the API.